Riksbank Minutes: Several members noted that the likelihood of inflation risks becoming persistent at excessively high levels was increasing.

Governor of the Nagoya Branch of the Bank of Japan: The global IT industry will take longer to adjust, so it is necessary to review the impact of the global economic slowdown on business activities in Central Japan.

Bank of Japan Nagoya Branch Governor: Wage growth and summer bonus payments may be stronger this year, but the outlook is uncertain.

Senior German government official: The exact wording of the final NATO summit declaration is still under discussion.

Senior German government official: Need to focus on providing military equipment to Ukraine now.

Senior German government official: Now is not the time to invite Ukraine to join NATO.

Central Bank of Poland: It is expected that the core consumer price index will reach 10.5% in 2023, and the overall inflation rate is expected to be 11.9% in 2023 and 5.2% in 2024.

Chairman of the Budget Committee of the Indonesian National Assembly: The national budget surplus for January-June 2023 is 152.3 trillion rupiah.

Gazprom: will continue to deliver gas to Europe via Ukraine, with a volume of 40.7 million cubic meters on Monday.

Uni-President’s June sales were NT$4.698 billion.

Bank of Japan Osaka Branch Governor: (When asked about the weaker yen) Many companies in the region want the foreign exchange market to remain stable and want to review the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations on the economy.

Governor of the Bank of Japan Osaka Branch: It is too early to judge whether wage increases are sustainable due to the uncertain economic outlook.

Association of Mutual Funds of India: Indian equity funds attracted inflows of Rs 8,640 crore in June, while Indian debt funds saw outflows of Rs 1,411 crore in June.

The dollar rose to a record 141 against the Kenyan shilling.

Market news: Australia agrees to sign a A$1 billion defense export deal with Germany.

The euro fell as much as 0.33% against the Norwegian krone to an intraday low of 11.61 after Norwegian CPI data beat expectations.

Market news: Thames Water shareholders agree to provide a further 750 million pounds of equity financing.

The Nikkei 225 index closed down 0.6 percent at 32,189.73 points.

Indian gas regulator: India needs to store gas.