A Reuters poll showed 59% of economists believed the Bank of Japan would first reduce its monthly bond purchases to around 5 trillion yen.

Economists polled by Reuters were divided over which month the Bank of Japan will raise rates; 43% said October, 30% said September and 24% said July.

The Philippine stock index rose 1% to 6,780.65, its highest level since early April.

German Geoscience Research Center GFZ: A 6.02-magnitude earthquake occurred on Fox Island in the Aleutian Islands.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore: A fire broke out on a Singapore-flagged tanker and rescue operations are underway for crew members in distress. Naval vessels have provided assistance.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump pointed to immigration issues, inflation and international crises, and said it was time for change.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore will release its monetary policy statement on July 26.

UK Maritime Trade Operations Office: Received reports of incident 83 nautical miles south east of Aden, Yemen.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: The government must be wary of the impact of rising prices caused by a weak yen on the economy in order to achieve a recovery driven by domestic demand.

Japan attracted a record 3.14 million tourists in June as a weak yen boosted a tourism boom.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Exchanged views with Taro Kono regarding his remarks on foreign exchange.

According to the Israeli Times: The Houthis said they would announce military action in the next few hours.

Japanese government: Lowered its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2024 from 1.3% to 0.9%, and expects the economy to expand by 1.2% in fiscal 2025.

USGS: 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits San Pedro de Atacama region of Chile.

According to the German Geoscience Research Center GFZ: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in northern Chile.

According to CNN: Former US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky have arranged a phone call tomorrow.

Former US President Trump: (Regarding Israeli hostages) It’s better that the hostages come back before I take office, otherwise someone will pay a heavy price.

Former US President Trump: I will end the electric vehicle transition plan on my first day in office.

Former US President Trump: The core of our economic relief plan is to provide massive tax cuts for workers.