Governor of the Bank of Thailand: Be prepared to adjust policies if the situation changes.

Governor of the Bank of Thailand: We see signs of deteriorating credit quality and expect credit growth to slow down.

Governor of the Bank of Thailand: Solving high household debt is not easy.

Governor of the Bank of Thailand: The economic growth forecast for 2024 and 2025 is not optimistic.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA): The Australian dollar is likely to hit a new high for the year after recovering its losses since the beginning of the year.

Bank of Thailand: Despite low inflation levels, no signs of deflation are seen.

Due to unfavorable weather conditions expected in the Dragon spacecraft landing area, SpaceX has decided to suspend the Falcon 9 launch of the "Polaris Dawn" mission tonight and tomorrow.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshio Hayashi: A nuclear power ministerial meeting will be held next week.

According to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.AN, BRK.BN) sold approximately 24.7 million shares of Bank of America (BAC.N) common stock between August 23 and August 27, with a transaction amount of approximately US$981.9 million.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino: A strong yen could reduce profits of yen-denominated export industries and Japanese multinational corporations.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino: The recent appreciation of the yen may ease the problems of rising import costs and profit squeeze currently faced by many small and medium-sized enterprises.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino: We need to closely monitor the development of recent market fluctuations, including weak stock markets and a stronger yen.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Yoshizo Himino: We will achieve the 2% inflation target in a sustainable and stable manner based on appropriate monetary policy, while maintaining close communication with market participants and other stakeholders.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino: The Bank of Japan also intends to carefully examine the impact of these domestic and foreign market developments on the outlook for economic activity and prices, the risks to the outlook, and the level of confidence in the outlook.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino: Financial and capital markets remain unstable, and the Bank of Japan needs to monitor their developments with great vigilance.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino: If there is more confidence in expectations for economic activity and price prospects, the Bank of Japan will adjust the intensity of monetary easing.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced that it would not conduct foreign exchange transactions on Wednesday; the Philippine Stock Exchange said it would trade on Wednesday.

The Bank of Japan plans to purchase 375 billion yen of Japanese government bonds with a maturity of 3 to 5 years, 400 billion yen of Japanese government bonds with a maturity of 5 to 10 years, 150 billion yen of Japanese government bonds with a maturity of 10 to 25 years, and 750 billion yen of Japanese government bonds with a maturity of more than 25 years.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) canceled 28 domestic flights in Japan on Wednesday and 79 flights on Thursday due to the typhoon.

Sources: A global aluminum producer is seeking a premium of $185/tonne in negotiations with Japan, up 8% from the current quarter.