Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Changyong: Population aging and low birth rate are long-term growth pressures.

Lee Changyong, Governor of the Bank of Korea: Uncertainty in the chip industry is high.

Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Changyong: Core inflation remains high.

Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Changyong: The foreign exchange rate is not only affected by the interest rate difference with the United States.

Lee Changyong, Governor of the Bank of Korea: For the household debt problem, we have a variety of options such as interest rates and prudential measures.

Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Changyong: Short-term financial stability risks need to be addressed through micro-policies.

Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Changyong: Several members expressed concern about rising household debt.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from July 16 to 18.

GBP/USD rose to a 15-month high against the dollar and is now at 1.3002.

The Philippine stock index rose 1 percent to 6,532.49.

Nasdaq: The Trade Desk will join the Nasdaq 100 starting July 17.

Spot gold stood at $1,960 per ounce, up 0.13% on the day.

Bank of Korea: Will monitor trends in household debt.

Bank of Korea: Risks in some non-bank financial sectors have risen.

Bank of Korea: Will monitor financial stability risks.

Bank of Korea: will maintain a tightening policy stance for a considerable period of time.

Bank of Korea: The CPI in May will be in line with expectations, and the core consumer price index in May is expected to be slightly higher than expected.

Bank of Korea: Domestic economic growth is expected to gradually recover.

Bank of Korea: Economic growth will be in line with May forecast.

TASS: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Russian online media Lenta.ru that the report about "the possibility of peace talks on Ukraine in July" is false news.