Japanese Current Account (May) 3.968B vs. Exp. 4121B (Prev. 3907B)
[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac equities open entirely in the red (ASX 200 -1.0%, Nikkei 225 -1.6%, KOSPI -2.7%) as energy prices hold onto Tuesday's post settlement gains (Brent +2.7%)
South Korean Finance Minister says they are to watch risk factors around stock market volatility, will enhance FX monitoring system to respond to night-time volatility
Japanese Current Account (May) 3.968B vs. Exp. 4121B (Prev. 3907B)
US President Trump approved the Iran strike plan and ordered it while in Turkey, a US official tells Axios' Ravid; the official says it is still unclear how long the strikes are going to contine
A US official says the response is a direct result of the acts of international terrorism that have been perpetrated by Iran on innocent ships passing through Hormuz, Axios' Ravid reports
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