Japan's Economy Minister Kiuchi rejects reports that the government is pushing the BoJ to lower rates; says the government blueprint's reference to monetary policy is no different from its previous approach

[MARKET ANALYSIS] Crude unfazed by fresh IRGC strikes on commerical ships

[MARKET UPDATE] USD/JPY falls from 162.02 to a trough of 161.69 but has since pared back slightly, amid the denial by Kuichi that the government is pushing for lower rates

Japan's Economy Minister Kiuchi rejects reports that the government is pushing the BoJ to lower rates; says the government blueprint's reference to monetary policy is no different from its previous approach

Korea Exchanges activates sidecar to halt Kospi programme selling

PBoC injects CNY 10bln via 7-day reverse repos with rate maintained at 1.40%