Market news: Volkswagen and the union will start wage negotiations on September 25.

Fast Retailing: There are more than 2,500 UNIQLO stores worldwide.

Roche shares fell 4.1% on side effects of its obesity drug.

Novo Nordisk shares rose 3% in early trading, on track for their best day in a month.

Gazprom: Will continue to supply natural gas to Europe through Ukraine, with volumes reaching 42.4 million cubic meters on Thursday.

Market news: The North American Aerospace Defense Command said that two Russian aircraft were "detected and tracked" in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, but did not enter US or Canadian airspace.

According to The Times of Israel: Australia has introduced new hate crime legislation due to an increase in hate crimes in Australia during the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

According to the Times of Israel: German local authorities said the former director of a local Islamic center has left Germany after receiving an expulsion order for the center, which was banned for alleged links to extremist and terrorist organizations.

According to the Israeli Times: Syrian media reported that Israel attacked vehicles on the Damascus-Quneitra highway, causing casualties.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, as of noon local time on the 12th, due to the impact of Typhoon Makar and its subsequent impact, 199 people have died, 128 people are missing, and 807 people have been injured in Vietnam.

According to Interfax: The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Tu-22M3 bombers conducted exercises simulating attacks on enemy fleets in the Baltic Sea.

Ricoh, a Japanese manufacturer of office machines and optical machines, expects to incur 26 billion yen in expenses due to layoffs in fiscal 2024.

Japanese office machine and optical machine manufacturer Ricoh: Will implement a voluntary retirement program in Japan and plans to cut about 2,000 jobs worldwide.

Market news: The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has brought forward the implementation date of Basel Accord 3.1 by six months to January 1, 2026.

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis: The Schengen area cannot be abolished unilaterally to deal with immigration issues.

Ukrainian Air Force: Shot down 44 of 64 Russian drones in night raids.

Market news: The Bank of England estimates that the overall impact of the capital requirements to be phased in over the next four years will be less than 1%. Taking into account competitiveness and growth, the Bank of England will revise the proposed rules on small business and infrastructure loans.

Market News: Türkiye condemns defense cooperation agreement reached between the United States and Cyprus.

According to Yonhap News Agency: South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol will visit the Czech Republic from September 19 to 22.

Naoki Tamura, board member of the Bank of Japan: I believe that the 1% neutral interest rate estimate is not set in stone. It is a guiding reference that I think will be helpful in determining the pace of future interest rate hikes.