Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Bullock: Regional investment in renewable energy should bring significant economic benefits.

Reserve Bank of Australia Chairman Bullock: The committee believes that the current interest rate remains consistent with its inflation target.

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Bullock: Inflation is not expected to return to the target range of 2-3% before the end of 2025.

Reserve Bank of Australia Chairman Bullock: We remain vigilant about inflation risks and will not hesitate to raise interest rates if necessary.

National Hurricane Center: The center of Hurricane Debbie is about to cross the South Carolina coast, and parts of the Carolinas still face significant flooding threats.

The Nikkei 225 index closed up 0.2% at 35,148.10 in early trading, while the Topix index rose 0.2% to 2,493.10.

USD/JPY reversed trend; latest up 0.09% at 146.80.

The Topix erased an earlier drop of as much as 1.8%.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Algorithmic trading is one of many factors that led to the market crash, not the only reason.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The stock market is affected by economic conditions, foreign exchange, corporate activities and many other factors.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The wage increase agreement reached in the spring in Japan is now showing up in the data.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Plans to support wage growth rates exceeding inflation through various policies.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Pay attention to whether market trends affect wage increases.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Pay close attention to market trends.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: No comment on the remarks made by Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Uchida.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The specific details of monetary policy are decided by the Bank of Japan.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi: Japan will host a business forum and issue a joint statement when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with Central Asian leaders.