On Monday Aug 3, Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down 607.12 points (-0.94%) at 63,754.90. South Korea's KOSPI fell 338.04 points (-5.13%) to 6,257.41, while the KOSDAQ rose 2.44%. Chip heavyweights SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics each dropped nearly 9%.

日本最高外匯事務官員三村淳：FIMA回購工具只是干預手段之一。

Treasury Secretary Bessent said coordinated FX action with Japan last Friday addressed disorderly yen moves. The Treasury is closely monitoring markets and in close contact with colleagues at Japan’s Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan, and will not hesitate to join further joint intervention. He called the FIMA repo facility an important backstop and encouraged expanding its size in the coming months. Bessent said the US strongly supports Japan’s decisive market and monetary measures to correct substantial yen undervaluation.