Market news: Six Swiss exchanges said trading was temporarily suspended due to technical problems.

Polish central bank official Wnorowski: It is unlikely that Poland will discuss interest rate cuts in 2024.

Turkish President Erdogan: Strongly condemns the despicable assassination of Hamas chief Haniyeh in Tehran.

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin today.

The total number of unemployed people in Germany in July was 2.802 million, seasonally adjusted, compared with 2.781 million in the previous month.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to achieve its 2% inflation target.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The Bank of Japan is expected to continue to pay attention to the stability of the bond market.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: We will continue to closely monitor the impact of rising interest rates on the real economy.

According to TASS: Two Gazprom refineries are about to complete maintenance.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We need inflation as a trend to reach the 2% target.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: I apologize for the burden that continued high inflation has brought to the people.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The main reason for the interest rate hike is that the inflation trend is in line with expectations, and the main reason for this interest rate hike is not necessarily the weakness of the yen.

Russian Ministry of Energy: The supply of AI-95 gasoline has stabilized.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: There is still some distance to achieve the 2% inflation target.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We will pay careful attention to the gap between small and medium-sized enterprises as some companies are unable to keep up with the pace of wage growth.

Russian Energy Ministry: Gasoline stocks are 1% higher than in 2023.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Our decision to raise interest rates is based on the expectation that wages will rise.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The weaker yen does not change our central price outlook, but we recognize that it is an important risk that could affect the outlook.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: There are frequent exchanges of views between the Bank of Japan and the government.