Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshio Hayashi: A nuclear power ministerial meeting will be held next week.

According to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.AN, BRK.BN) sold approximately 24.7 million shares of Bank of America (BAC.N) common stock between August 23 and August 27, with a transaction amount of approximately US$981.9 million.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino: A strong yen could reduce profits of yen-denominated export industries and Japanese multinational corporations.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino: The recent appreciation of the yen may ease the problems of rising import costs and profit squeeze currently faced by many small and medium-sized enterprises.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino: We need to closely monitor the development of recent market fluctuations, including weak stock markets and a stronger yen.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Yoshizo Himino: We will achieve the 2% inflation target in a sustainable and stable manner based on appropriate monetary policy, while maintaining close communication with market participants and other stakeholders.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino: The Bank of Japan also intends to carefully examine the impact of these domestic and foreign market developments on the outlook for economic activity and prices, the risks to the outlook, and the level of confidence in the outlook.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino: Financial and capital markets remain unstable, and the Bank of Japan needs to monitor their developments with great vigilance.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino: If there is more confidence in expectations for economic activity and price prospects, the Bank of Japan will adjust the intensity of monetary easing.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced that it would not conduct foreign exchange transactions on Wednesday; the Philippine Stock Exchange said it would trade on Wednesday.

The Bank of Japan plans to purchase 375 billion yen of Japanese government bonds with a maturity of 3 to 5 years, 400 billion yen of Japanese government bonds with a maturity of 5 to 10 years, 150 billion yen of Japanese government bonds with a maturity of 10 to 25 years, and 750 billion yen of Japanese government bonds with a maturity of more than 25 years.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) canceled 28 domestic flights in Japan on Wednesday and 79 flights on Thursday due to the typhoon.

Sources: A global aluminum producer is seeking a premium of $185/tonne in negotiations with Japan, up 8% from the current quarter.

The yields of major interest-bearing bonds in the interbank market mostly declined, with the 7-year "24 Interest-bearing Treasury Bond 13" falling 1.05bp to 2.075%; the 10-year treasury bonds and government development bonds fell by about 1bp, with the "24 Interest-bearing Treasury Bond 11" reporting 2.175% and the "24 Government Development Bond 10" reporting 2.255%; the 30-year "23 Interest-bearing Treasury Bond 23" fell 0.9bp to 2.37%.

The Rostov governor said four Ukrainian-launched drones were destroyed over Rostov, but did not mention that oil depots had been attacked.

According to the Economic Times of India: Amazon plans to launch fast business services in India in 2025.

Barclays: In our baseline forecast, we expect OPEC+ to continue to phase out, at least partially, additional voluntary production cuts.

Huya (YY.O) reported net revenue of $565.1 million in the second quarter, compared with an estimated $551.4 million. The company expects net revenue of $555 million to $569 million in the third quarter. Live streaming revenue in the second quarter was $459.7 million, compared with an estimated $446.3 million.

Samsung SDI: Invest 2.29 trillion won to build a joint venture with General Motors, with an initial annual production capacity target of 27 GWh.