Yata, advisor to the Japanese Prime Minister: This year’s wage increase may exceed last year’s, and wage growth must continue next year and beyond to defeat deflation. Workers’ wages must be raised nationwide, in every county.

Turkish bankers said that Turkish banks with assets exceeding 100 billion lira will implement a 15% lira reserve ratio.

A fire at an oil refinery in Ryazan, Russia, has been extinguished, regional officials said.

Two security sources said Israel attacked a car near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, killing two passengers.

Turkish bankers said that Turkish banks with assets exceeding 500 billion lira will implement a 25% lira deposit reserve ratio.

The Central Bank of Georgia set the key refinancing rate at 8.25%, from 9% previously.

South African Central Bank Governor Kanyago: Interest rates will remain high for a longer period of time.

South African Central Bank Governor Kanyago: High interest rates are necessary to stabilize inflation, but rising interest rates will also cause pressure.

South African Central Bank Governor Kanyago: South Africa’s bimodal regulation model is not yet mature.

ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: We will remain highly vigilant until inflation reaches 2%.

The difference between Italian and German 10-year government bond yields once hit a 26-month low of 123.80 basis points, and was last at 125.40 basis points.

ECB Governing Council member Cazacs: There is no need for the ECB to delay interest rate cuts too much.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Cazacs: Inflation has almost been contained.

National Stock Exchange of India: Regulator should consider hurdles for small futures and options traders.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Cazacs: The European Central Bank will make decisions on interest rate cuts in the next few meetings.

ECB Governing Council member Cazacs: Uncertainty remains high.

Bitcoin exceeded $73,000 per coin, rising 2.77% during the day.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: The spending measures announced in his speech to the parliament are expected to reach 14 trillion rubles by 2030.