ING analyst Frantisek Taborsky said the yen, which fell to a two-week low against the dollar after the BOJ raised its policy rate to 1.25%, may weaken further after two board members — appointed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi — voted against the move, saying the hike was unnecessary. Taborsky said the dissent signals market resistance to the fastest tightening in over 30 years and could increasingly constrain further rate hikes this year.

Romanian president says he will give Muresan time to consider before submitting the nomination.

People familiar with the matter said Baidu (09888.HK) AI office agent Dazi Enterprise edition posted ARR growth of nearly 10x MoM in July and August. The pace has driven multiple internal upward revisions to Dazi’s annual revenue target; the latest target is roughly 3–5x the goal set at the start of the year. Management has high-frequency engagement with the Dazi team and is prioritizing the agent’s Harness direction—aiming for competitive end-to-end task execution—over strict revenue or user-growth mandates.