伯克希爾哈撒韋已委任瑞穗銀行和美國銀行證券，負責其日元計價無擔保高級債券的發行事宜。

現貨黃金回升至4070美元/盎司，此前一度下探至4057.16美元/盎司。

Brazilian President Lula, in his first TV address since winning a fourth term on Sunday, pledged to uphold public finances while preserving social programs to reassure investors. He said the trajectory of public debt and high interest rates worry him and reiterated a commitment to fiscal responsibility to ensure social-policy sustainability and spur investment. Lula flagged lowering borrowing costs as a key challenge and said his government would create conditions to reduce rates and lift investment above 20% of GDP, but he gave no details on spending cuts, revenue measures or other steps to support public accounts — a central investor concern as he begins a new four-year term.