Tesla's China-made Model Y was Japan's top-selling imported single model for new-car sales in 1H.

Fed Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday denied repeated, unproven mortgage-fraud allegations from Trump as he considers restarting efforts to remove her. In a letter to the White House, Cook’s lawyer called the claims "baseless and untrue," said Cook never committed mortgage fraud or any intentional misconduct, and argued there is no legal basis to remove her from the Federal Reserve Board; the move is likely to trigger another heated legal dispute over Fed independence.

Statistics Korea: South Korea real household disposable income rose 2.2% YoY in Q2, up from 0.7% in Q1.