Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The foreign exchange market is affected by many factors.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Shopping credit card company ZIP is in talks with Apple (AAPL.O) about integrating its "buy now, pay later" service in the United States.

The Bank of Japan will provide 400 billion yen in liquidity through direct purchases of commercial paper.

Australia will cap the number of new international students at 270,000 by 2025.

According to Yonhap News Agency: SK Innovation has obtained shareholder approval for the merger.

According to witnesses and local media reports, explosions were heard in Kiev.

According to the Washington Post: Amazon plans to launch a revamped Alexa in October.

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff: Iran still poses a significant threat as it considers striking Israel.

Senior U.S. general: The immediate risk of a larger war in the Middle East has eased slightly with the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Macquarie downgraded Pinduoduo (PDD.O) rating to neutral; target price $126.

According to Politico: Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Yermak and Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov will visit Washington this week.

The United States held talks with ministers from Colombia and Panama on illegal immigration.

Tesla CEO Musk: I think California should probably pass SB 1047 AI safety bill.

The UK BRC shop price index in August was -0.3% year-on-year, compared with 0.20% in the previous month.

Ukrainian military: Russia launched a drone attack on Kiev and the air defense system in the Kiev area is operational.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand: The outlook for commercial real estate remains weak.

Toyota is recalling approximately 45,300 Sequoia vehicles from the 2023-2024 model years.

ExxonMobil: Two Guyana oil production vessels that had previously suspended production in July have resumed normal production and output has returned to full capacity levels.