Bank of Thailand Central Bank: The Bank of Thailand is gradually approaching the interest rate target position.

White House: President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed starting training of Ukrainian fighter pilots, and they also discussed expediting approval of F-16 transfers from other countries.

EUR/USD fell below 1.08 for the first time since June 14, down 0.10% on the day.

USD/JPY rose above 146 against the yen, up 0.11% on the day.

German Geoscience Research Center GFZ: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit the east coast of Honshu Island, Japan.

European Central Bank Governing Council Nagel: We should wait for more data to decide the decision in September.

The California power system operator ISO announced that due to excessive load and temperature, restricted maintenance operations will be carried out from 12:00 to 22:00 local time on August 29.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has lent 3.95 billion Hong Kong dollars to the banking industry through the discount window, a record high since 2021.

Argentine Minister of Economy: Measures to simplify foreign exchange transactions need to be carried out after December 10.

Argentine Economy Minister: Argentina needs to take steps to simplify foreign exchange transactions.

Deputy Administrator of the Panama Canal: Bulk carriers and ships carrying coal have been seen diverting to other waterways.

Deputy Administrator of the Panama Canal: We recommend that ship owners book space, and more ships are expected to arrive before Christmas.

Deputy Panama Canal Administrator: Panama Canal maximum ship draft and daily navigation restrictions will remain in place for at least another 10 months.

National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Franklin is now moving east-northeast and is expected to become a hurricane by the weekend. It is currently located approximately 1,170 kilometers south-west of Bermuda and has maximum sustained winds of 95 km/h.

As of the week of August 23, the scale of discount window loans provided by the Federal Reserve was 2.19 billion U.S. dollars, compared with 1.97 billion U.S. dollars last week; the financing loans of the new facility (BTFP) rose to 107.4 billion U.S. dollars from 107.2 billion U.S. dollars a week ago.

For the week ending August 19, foreign central banks held U.S. Treasury bonds -$12.142 billion, up from $3.083 billion before.

Market news: The US Republican presidential debate broadcast on Fox News Channel attracted 11 million viewers to watch.