Bank of Japan July meeting minutes show one member said the bank must normalize monetary policy by raising the policy rate above the lower bound of the estimated neutral-rate range.

伊朗议会议长卡利巴夫：伊斯兰体制正处于历史上最关键的时刻之一，在地区和全球安全与稳定中发挥着无可替代的作用。

Iran foreign minister Araghchi said on the 9th that Iran and Oman are in final-stage consultations to adjust shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz. He stressed that even if they agree on route adjustments, that would not amount to the Strait being reopened; reopening would require meeting a series of conditions. Araghchi said the plan under discussion would replace the current lane with a new channel and that technical work is underway by experts.