Politico, citing sources, reports several Republican lawmakers plan to meet tonight with Trump and White House staff to discuss his proposal to raise imports of foreign beef. Republican members from agricultural districts have warned the plan would harm U.S. farmers.

South Korean equities plunged on Wednesday, with the KOSPI down 3.99% to 6,562.72 — its lowest close since Aug. 19 and the largest one-day drop in two weeks — as escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict and a global bond sell-off lifted Korean government bond yields and dented risk appetite. Major caps fell: Samsung Electronics -4.02%, SK Hynix -4.73%, LG Energy Solution -5.31%, Hyundai Motor -5.62%, Kia -5.18%. Of 911 stocks, 139 advanced and 735 declined. Foreign investors were net sellers of KRW 1.9 tln of Korean equities.

新西兰联储主席布雷曼：不希望出现机会主义的价格操纵行为。