ECB Governing Council member Centeno: There is no problem with monetary transmission and it will gradually affect inflation.

ECB Governing Council member Centeno said there are no signs that inflation expectations are unanchored.

German Finance Minister Lindner: The government is considering how to alleviate the high energy costs faced by enterprises, and we have proposed a concept for temporary industrial electricity prices.

French government spokesman: France condemns the coup in Gabon.

German Chancellor Scholz: Germany will promote economic growth through a bill that includes comprehensive tax cuts and investment incentives. The current economic growth situation is not satisfactory, so it is hoped that these measures will promote larger-scale growth and encourage enterprises to invest.

Hong Kong Observatory: Alert Signal No. 1 will be maintained until noon tomorrow, and Strong Wind Signal No. 3 will be issued later tomorrow.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: New subsidy measures will be maintained until the end of the year.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: It is planned to introduce new measures with the goal of reducing retail gasoline prices from the current level of about 185 yen to about 175 yen per liter in October.

According to the British Guardian: Ukrainian officials said that Russia launched its largest airstrike since spring on Kiev earlier on Wednesday, killing two people.

According to Ukrainian Pravda: The Ukrainian General Staff stated that the Ukrainian army made progress in the settlements of Novoprovka and Verbove in Zaporozhye and consolidated the positions it had captured.

According to RIA Novosti: Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Belarusian President Lukashenko.

The annual rate of M4 money supply in the UK in July was -0.9%, the previous value was 0.10%.

WTI crude oil hit $81/barrel down, down 0.15% on the day.

Money markets are pricing in a 50 percent chance the ECB will raise rates by 25 basis points in September, compared with around 60 percent earlier in the session.

Austrian Chancellor: Austria will limit annual rent increases to 5%.

Austrian Chancellor: Austria will impose limits on housing rent increases.