US President Biden has no public events scheduled on July 18.

TSMC shares fell more than 4% in early trading.

U.S. White House spokesman: President Biden told senior Democratic Party members Schumer and Jeffries that he is the Democratic presidential nominee and plans to win.

Tokyo Electron shares fell 9.5%, leading losses for Japanese chip stocks.

Market news: Boeing union authorized possible strike after contract expires.

According to a Reuters survey of Japanese companies, 24% of companies have experienced cyber attacks against themselves or their business partners in the past year.

According to a Reuters survey of Japanese companies: 24% of companies have already adopted artificial intelligence, while 41% have no plans to use artificial intelligence.

U.S. House Committee: Secret Service Director agrees to attend July 22 hearing.

According to CNN: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeks to reschedule the hearing for the Secret Service director.

US President Biden said he feels well.

US President Biden was originally scheduled to deliver a speech at an event of a Latin American rights organization.

According to NBC News: Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has told allies that he will resign if he is convicted of bribery.

UBS (UBS.N): With the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates for the first time in September, investors should "act now and put cash to work" as attractive yields on "high-quality fixed income" are unlikely to last long.

Market news: Paypal (PYPL.O) called on the business community to support a customized regulatory framework to promote choice and diversity among financial service providers and across industries. PayPal believes that the digital dollar may be the next reasonable evolution of the dollar in the future.

Market news: Brazil raises foreign exchange transaction limit for non-bank institutions to US$500,000.

Kremlin: Both President Vladimir Putin and the Saudi Crown Prince highly appreciated the friendly relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Kremlin: President Vladimir Putin and the Saudi Crown Prince stressed the importance of continuing to cooperate within OPEC+ to ensure stability in energy markets.

Kremlin: President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Market news: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Patrick Orlando, former CEO of Digital World, accusing him of securities fraud violations.