Bank of Japan data indicate that despite a sudden yen surge on Monday that had traders pricing in a third consecutive day of FX intervention, Japan may not have intervened that day. BoJ's forecast for Wednesday money-market conditions shows a funding shortfall of ¥3.38 trillion (about $21.4 billion), above broker estimates of ¥2.32–2.6 trillion. Data published Tuesday showed no large outflows from BoJ current-account balances; large outflows are typically linked to the size of government FX inte

SK Hynix and its Korean union held a fifth round of bonus talks on Tuesday at the company’s Cheongju plant and remain deadlocked over the size and structure of a generous bonus package. Last year SK Hynix agreed to allocate 10% of annual operating profit to employees; a Reuters calculation implies that would amount to about KRW 779 mln per employee for 2026 (≈$547,127). In a notice to members the union said management proposes paying more than half the bonus in stock with sale restrictions and reserves the right to adjust payouts if the company posts a loss; the union said it will not accept any arrangement that forces members to bear share-price risk.

Ukraine's prime minister said today the government approved an initial emergency support decision for farmers, temporarily adjusting minimum export prices for certain agricultural products to prevent disruptions to grain and oilseed exports during a stabilization period. He ordered an urgent plan to expand domestic agricultural processing to increase in‑country production and processing and said additional measures to stabilize the agricultural sector are being prepared.