JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SANAE TAKAICHI HAS STRONGLY CONDEMNED RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN'S VISIT TO ITURUP (ETOROFU), ONE OF THE FOUR DISPUTED KURIL ISLANDS CLAIMED BY JAPAN, SAYING THE VISIT WAS INCOMPATIBLE WITH JAPAN'S POSITION THAT THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES ARE INHERENTLY JAPANESE TERRITORY AND CALLING IT 'ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE'.
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JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SANAE TAKAICHI WARNED THAT THE VISIT COULD FURTHER DAMAGE ALREADY STRAINED JAPAN-RUSSIA RELATIONS, WHICH HAVE DETERIORATED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE, SAYING IT HAD STRENGTHENED ANTI-RUSSIAN SENTIMENT IN JAPAN AND MADE EFFORTS TO RESTORE BILATERAL RELATIONS OVER THE MEDIUM TO LONG TERM MORE DIFFICULT.
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JAPANESE INVESTORS BOUGHT ¥963.5 BLN OF FOREIGN STOCKS AFTER SELLING ¥276.4 BLN THE PRIOR WEEK, AND BOUGHT ¥1,629.4 BLN OF FOREIGN BONDS AFTER BUYING ¥477.9 BLN.

FOREIGN INVESTORS SOLD ¥368.5 BLN OF JAPANESE STOCKS AND ¥58.7 BLN OF JAPANESE BONDS AFTER BUYING ¥558.9 BLN OF BONDS THE PRIOR WEEK.
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IRAQI MEDIA: ERBIL HIT BY DRONE ATTACKS, WITH 5 POWERFUL EXPLOSIONS REPORTED
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DeepSeek releases official V4 Pro model with sharply higher user prices - NA
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OIL PRICES REMAINED UNDER PRESSURE AS TRADERS WAITED FOR PROGRESS ON REOPENING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, WHILE CONTINUED ATTACKS ON TANKERS AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE KEPT SUPPLY RISKS ELEVATED, WITH WTI TRADING NEAR $81 A BARREL AFTER FALLING 2.4% IN THE PREVIOUS SESSION AND BRENT SETTLING AROUND $87.
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Asia-Pacific equities are mostly trading higher after Wall Street advanced, with the S&P 500 reaching a new record and the Nasdaq leading gains on tech strength and softer PPI data
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Zhu Rongji’s unbalanced reforms still haunt China - RTRS
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EURO STOXX 50 FUTURES UP 0.3%; DAX AND FTSE FUTURES EACH GAIN 0.4%
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ASIAN STOCKS GAINED AS FURTHER EVIDENCE OF MODERATING U.S. INFLATION AND A PULLBACK IN OIL PRICES REINFORCED BETS THE FED WILL REFRAIN FROM RAISING RATES NEXT MONTH, WITH MSCI'S ASIA PACIFIC GAUGE UP 0.4% AND SOUTH KOREA'S KOSPI JUMPING ALMOST 3%, AFTER THE S&P 500 ROSE 0.7% TO A RECORD AND THE NASDAQ 100 CLIMBED OVER 1% ON INCREASED HYPERSCALER SPENDING, WHILE THE TWO-YEAR YIELD FELL TO 4.14% AND MONEY MARKETS NOW PRICE LESS THAN A 40% CHANCE OF A SEPTEMBER HIKE.
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Trump Orders Navy to Restore Older Tech on Aircraft Carriers, Costing Billions - WSJ
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Karoline Leavitt, the Press Secretary Who Perfected the Art of Defending Trump - WSJ
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South Korea’s moon landing, quantum chips: Seoul bets big on post-AI economy -SCMP
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KCNA: NORTH KOREA DENOUNCES U.S.-SOUTH KOREA MILITARY EXERCISES
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BAHRAIN CONDEMNS TARGETING OF TWO UAE TANKERS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ, FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS
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JGBs Rise, Tracking Gains in U.S. Treasurys - WSJ
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ASX Loses Bulls Following Stock’s Rerate - WSJ
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JAPAN’S TOPIX UP 1.06% AT 4,220.31
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2-YEAR JGB YIELD EASES 1 BASIS POINT TO 1.635%
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Yen Consolidates; May Be Buoyed by Prospects of BOJ Rate Hike -WSJ
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SMIC CO-CEO ZHAO HAIJUN: AI TO CONTINUE DRIVING DEMAND FOR CHIPMAKING CAPACITY IN SECOND HALF
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