Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: If foreign exchange fluctuations are too large, appropriate countermeasures will be taken.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The stable operation of the currency is very important. Eagerly monitor foreign exchange fluctuations closely.

Christie and DeSantis, candidates for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, criticized Trump for absenting himself from the Republican debate.

Sources said the settlement would resolve allegations that the executives used WhatsApp and other unauthorized messaging apps.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving closer to settlements with about two dozen Wall Street firms to resolve investigations into improper recordkeeping, sources said. About two dozen brokers and investment advisers will pay fines, admit wrongdoing and agree to remedial measures.

[CICC: The volume and price of industrial enterprises are expected to continue to improve, leading to an improvement in the profits of industrial enterprises] CICC pointed out that in August, the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 17.6% year-on-year, an improvement of 24.2 percentage points from the growth rate in July. Speed has become a regular official for the first time since July 2022. From the perspective of volume and price performance, the added value of industrial enterprises has improved, and the decline in PPI has narrowed, which has promoted the improvement of the income of industrial enterprises. Among them, the contribution of volume to the improvement of operating income is about 40%, and the contribution of price to the improvement of operating income is 60%. Structurally, profits in the mining and manufacturing industries improved, and profits in public utilities maintained a relatively high growth rate. Looking forward, as policies to stabilize growth are gradually implemented, the volume and price of industrial enterprises are expected to continue to improve, driving improvements in the profits of industrial enterprises.

The Bloomberg U.S. corporate bond index turned negative for the year.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: We will develop domestic logistics innovation plans, including promoting the use of electric trucks.

Japan bought foreign stocks in the week to September 22 -6.2 billion yen, compared with the previous value of 62.6 billion yen.

Japan bought 544.4 billion yen of foreign bonds in the week to September 22, compared with the previous value of 885.5 billion yen.

According to Uzbek news website DARYO: A strong explosion occurred in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Reports said that an explosion occurred in a customs warehouse.

Brazilian Finance Minister Haddad: President Lula has clearly expressed his respect for the central bank.

Brazilian Finance Minister Haddad: The meeting between President Lula and Brazilian Central Bank Governor Neto was fruitful and friendly. Both parties meet to build a relationship.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT): British car production fell 9.7% year-on-year in August to 45,052 units.

Market news: Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz’s amendment to the 2024 defense spending bill to ban security assistance to Ukraine was rejected by the House of Representatives. All 93 members who voted in favor were Republicans.

U.S. President Joe Biden approves a state of emergency in Louisiana.