Philippine Stock Exchange: Index changes will take effect on September 26, local time.

Vietnam and Thailand aim to increase bilateral trade volume to US$25 billion by 2027.

According to a Reuters survey: 78% of economists said the Bank of Japan will end yield curve control (YCC) by December 2024, compared with 77% in the August survey.

According to a Reuters survey: 26 economists unanimously believe that the Bank of Japan will not lift its easing policy at its meeting on September 21-22.

According to a Reuters survey: 52% of economists said the Bank of Japan will end its negative interest rate policy in 2024; the proportion in the August survey was 41%.

Thai Prime Minister: The weaker baht is not all bad, it is good for exports and tourism.

Thai Prime Minister: The government will not intervene in the weak trend of the Thai baht.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian peacekeeping forces have received approximately 5,000 residents of the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Witnesses said they heard explosions in Kyiv.

Korea Fair Trade Commission: It will temporarily impose a fine of 19.1 billion won on Broadcom and its affiliates for forcing a long-term supply agreement that was unilaterally detrimental to Samsung Electronics.

Eyewitnesses said air raid sirens sounded in Kiev.

USD/CAD broke through 1.35, rising 0.28% on the day.

GBP/USD fell to its lowest since April and is now at 1.2309.

The Australian dollar AUD/USD fell more than 0.50% on the day and is now at 0.6416.

The Philippine peso fell 0.5% to 56.925 against the dollar, its lowest level since September 7.

Chevron spokesperson: We have received advice from the Australian Industrial Arbitration Authority regarding labor disputes at LNG facilities and we are reviewing it.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hiroshi: Maintain close communication with other countries on foreign exchange issues.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hiroshi: We have reached a consensus with international institutions that excessive foreign exchange fluctuations are undesirable.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hiroshi: I hope the Bank of Japan will continue to implement appropriate policies.