NZD/USD is down 1.00% on the day and is now trading at 0.6261.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: No decision has been made on a potential cabinet reshuffle.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: It is expected that the debt problem will make rapid progress.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Reiterate commitment to the foreign exchange market.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: reached an agreement with the Gulf countries to increase diplomatic and defense dialogue.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The global economy still faces downside risks.

The U.S. dollar index DXY fell 10 points in the short term and is now at 99.77.

U.S. manufacturing capacity utilization was 78% in June, up from 78.4% in the previous month.

The U.S. capacity utilization rate in June was 78.9%, expected to be 79.50%, and the previous value was 79.60%.

OpenAI: A new $5M+ partnership with the U.S. News Project to support the local journalism industry. Up to $5 million in API credits will also be provided to AJP and its portfolio organizations.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: We will strengthen cooperation in ammonia and hydrogen energy to realize this vision.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: Saudi Arabia and the UAE have confirmed their vision to make the Middle East a hub for clean energy and critical minerals.

Google (GOOG.O, GOOGL.O): Conversational artificial intelligence on a universal app builder is now available to whitelisted customers.

In the United States to July 15, the annual rate of commercial retail sales in the Red Book was -0.2%, and the previous value was -0.4%.

Bank of America (BAC.N) CFO: Securities portfolio fell $177 billion from the previous quarter.

Spot palladium extended its intraday gain to 2% and is now at $1,317.00 an ounce.

Bank of America (BAC.N): Still in discussions with the Fed on stress test results.