2027年FOMC票委、里奇蒙聯儲主席巴爾金將於十分鐘後就《神祕的美國經濟》發表講話。

Goldman Sachs analysts have revised their Bank of Japan policy-rate outlook, now expecting the BOJ to deliver a rate hike in September versus their prior forecast for January 2027. They see a further move in January 2027 conditional on strong wage momentum from the 2027 spring wage negotiations (Shunto), and another increase in July 2027 that would lift the policy rate to 1.75%. Goldman says the BOJ is increasingly wary of upside inflation risk above 2%, which raises the odds of earlier tightening, though the bank still judges policy is not behind given underlying inflation remains below 2%.

CNN on Aug 24 published a letter in which two senior Democratic U.S. senators asked the PENTAGON to investigate living conditions aboard multiple Navy vessels, citing carriers USS Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford and destroyer USS Benfold. The letter cites clogged toilets, a laundry-room fire, generally poor habitability, reports of multiple personnel mental-health breakdowns including attempted overboard jumps on the carriers, and last month’s four-day power loss that left USS Benfold dead in the water in the South China Sea.