National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Idalia is about 15 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina; maximum sustained winds are 60 mph.

National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Idalia produces heavy rainfall in the Carolinas.

CanSino CEO: Polio vaccine is expected to be available soon.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hiroshi: (When asked about the coup in Gabon) Japan will ensure the safety of Japanese citizens with a sense of urgency.

The Philippine stock index fell 1 percent to 6,232.31.

COMEX silver futures fell back below $25 per ounce, down 0.43% on the day.

Source: The United States restricts the export of some AMD chips to Middle Eastern countries.

Pertamina is studying plans to add ethanol to subsidized gasoline.

Bank of Japan review member Nakamura Toyaki: Tightening monetary policy before rising sales prices lead to rising wages will suppress demand and put pressure on corporate profitability.

The main contract of coke rose by 2.00% during the day and is now quoted at 2247.50 yuan/ton.

Bank of Japan review member Nakamura Toyaki: Uncertainties about Japan’s economic outlook include the sustainability of wage increases and overseas economic development.

Bank of Japan review member Nakamura Toyaki: Japan’s economy is likely to recover moderately.

Bank of Japan review member Nakamura Toyaki: Japan’s economy is gradually recovering.

Toyoaki Nakamura, a review member of the Bank of Japan: It is difficult to foresee the sustainable and stable realization of the price target.

Bank of Japan review member Toyaki Nakamura: It is necessary to carefully examine whether small and medium-sized enterprises have made progress in earning enough profits to maintain wage increases.

Bank of Japan review member Nakamura Toyaki: Fine-tuning monetary policy requires careful consideration of economic conditions and a cautious approach.

Bank of Japan review member Nakamura Toyaki: More time is needed to shift to monetary tightening.

The Australian dollar AUD/USD extended its intraday gains to 0.50% and is now at 0.6509.

Bank of Japan review member Nakamura Toyaki: The current rise in deflation is caused by the transmission of import costs, but has not yet been driven by wage growth.

Toyoaki Nakamura, a review member of the Bank of Japan: The Japanese economy is no longer in a state of deflation, but the deflationary mentality has not yet been eradicated.