US Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy: If elected president, I will appoint a new chairman of the Federal Reserve.

According to TASS News Agency: The Ukrainian army has surrendered collectively. In recent weeks, more than 10,000 Kiev armed personnel have laid down their weapons and contacted the Russian military through a special radio channel.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hiroshi: Arrangements are being made for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to attend the labor union conference.

US Geological Survey: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred 125 kilometers north-northeast of HIHIFO, Tonga.

Market news: Japan suspended subsidies for wind power projects.

Reserve Bank of India: Bond and foreign exchange markets will trade on September 28-29.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki was asked about plans to review interest rates and declined to comment.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: If foreign exchange fluctuations are too large, appropriate countermeasures will be taken.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The stable operation of the currency is very important. Eagerly monitor foreign exchange fluctuations closely.

Christie and DeSantis, candidates for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, criticized Trump for absenting himself from the Republican debate.

Sources said the settlement would resolve allegations that the executives used WhatsApp and other unauthorized messaging apps.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving closer to settlements with about two dozen Wall Street firms to resolve investigations into improper recordkeeping, sources said. About two dozen brokers and investment advisers will pay fines, admit wrongdoing and agree to remedial measures.

[CICC: The volume and price of industrial enterprises are expected to continue to improve, leading to an improvement in the profits of industrial enterprises] CICC pointed out that in August, the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 17.6% year-on-year, an improvement of 24.2 percentage points from the growth rate in July. Speed has become a regular official for the first time since July 2022. From the perspective of volume and price performance, the added value of industrial enterprises has improved, and the decline in PPI has narrowed, which has promoted the improvement of the income of industrial enterprises. Among them, the contribution of volume to the improvement of operating income is about 40%, and the contribution of price to the improvement of operating income is 60%. Structurally, profits in the mining and manufacturing industries improved, and profits in public utilities maintained a relatively high growth rate. Looking forward, as policies to stabilize growth are gradually implemented, the volume and price of industrial enterprises are expected to continue to improve, driving improvements in the profits of industrial enterprises.

The Bloomberg U.S. corporate bond index turned negative for the year.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: We will develop domestic logistics innovation plans, including promoting the use of electric trucks.

Japan bought foreign stocks in the week to September 22 -6.2 billion yen, compared with the previous value of 62.6 billion yen.