Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: Real interest rates may continue to fall.

Bank of Japan deliberation member Takada So: The degree of monetary easing is being strengthened.

Hajime Takada, a member of the Board of Review of the Bank of Japan: I think that given the high degree of uncertainty about the outlook, the Bank of Japan must patiently maintain an accommodative policy.

Bank of Japan deliberation member Takada So: Need to act flexibly to deal with uncertainty.

Bank of Japan deliberation member So Takada: There are signs of a change in inflation trends in Japan as rising wages push inflation expectations higher.

Bank of Japan deliberation member Takada So: There are signs of changes in corporate wages and pricing behavior.

Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: There may be an opportunity for the public to change their view that prices and wages will not rise significantly.

Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: Japan is showing early signs of achieving 2% inflation.

Market news: ASEAN has established a cross-border haze control center in Jakarta, Indonesia.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Tesla CEO Elon Musk borrowed $1 billion from SpaceX the same month he bought Twitter, and repaid the loan shortly after.

Brent crude oil stood at $90/barrel, up 0.16% on the day.

New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins outlined his economic priorities if he is re-elected: plans to lead a delegation to India within 100 days and increase venture capital funds to invest in agtech companies.

Masato Kanda, Deputy Minister of Finance of Japan: Rapid foreign exchange fluctuations have brought uncertainty to businesses and households.

Japanese Vice Minister of Finance Masato Kanda: We will pay close attention to the foreign exchange market and maintain a high sense of urgency.

The U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen USD/JPY fell nearly 10 points in the short term and was last at 147.48.

Japanese Vice Minister of Finance Masato Kanda: Seeing speculative behavior in the foreign exchange market.

Japanese Deputy Finance Minister Masato Kanda: Foreign exchange should remain stable.

Japanese Vice Minister of Finance Masato Kanda: Foreign exchange fluctuations should reflect fundamentals.

[The probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in September is 92%] According to CME "Fed Watch": The probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25%-5.50% in September is 92%, and the rate will be raised by 25 basis points to 5.50%-5.75 The probability of the % range is 8%; the probability of maintaining interest rates unchanged by November is 54.8%, the probability of accumulative rate hikes of 25 basis points is 42.0%, and the probability of accumulative rate hikes of 50 basis points is 3.2%.