伊朗外長阿拉格齊：伊朗有權自衛，以應對美國軍隊任何進一步的冒險行爲。

Several South Korean brokers raised LG Electronics' target prices after the company’s preliminary Q2 results beat expectations, citing stable core profitability and higher growth hopes for robotics and data-center cooling solutions. Six domestic firms — Hyundai Securities, DB Securities, Samsung Securities, Daol Investment & Securities, Yuanta and Daishin — raised targets in analyst notes; Hana Securities left its target at 260,000 won. The mean target across the seven firms rose to 246,400 won, more than 75,000 won above the prior mean. Foreign houses HSBC and CGSI lifted targets to 280,000 won and 270,000 won respectively.

日本央行：許多地區表示，包括小型企業在內的公司今年提供了高幅度的工資增長，儘管一些地區表示可能難以繼續提高薪資。