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According to Japan's Ministry of Finance, the country's thermal coal imports in July fell 9.1% year-over-year to 8.816 million tons.

For the week ending August 14, foreign investors reduced net purchases of Japanese government bonds by 12.499 trillion yen, compared to a revised net outflow of 567 billion yen in the prior period.

Foreign investors had net outflows of 12.499 trillion yen from Japanese bonds during the week ended August 14, compared to net outflows of 587 billion yen in the previous week.

Japan's adjusted merchandise trade balance for July came in at 685.6 billion yen in deficit, falling short of the forecasted 407.6 billion yen deficit. The result shows a modest improvement from June's 881.9 billion yen deficit.

Japan purchased 1.39 trillion yen in foreign stocks in the week ended August 14, according to official data. The prior week's figure was revised down to 927.4 billion yen from the initially reported 963.5 billion yen.

According to Japan's Ministry of Finance, the country's exports rose 22% year-over-year to the United States in July, while exports to the European Union increased 19.1% and shipments to Asia grew 24.5%.

Japan's seasonally adjusted merchandise trade balance fell to a deficit of 697.93 billion yen in July, worse than the expected deficit of 442 billion yen and compared to a deficit of 881.9 billion yen in June.

According to Bloomberg on August 20, AI chip startup Fractile is seeking approximately $600 million at a $6.5 billion pre-money valuation, with Lightspeed Venture Partners and Redpoint Ventures leading the round, joined by Thrive Capital and Founders Fund. Sources indicated negotiations remain ongoing and details may change. The company has signed a preliminary agreement with Anthropic to supply approximately $250 million in chips, with delivery expected in 2027. Fractile, founded in 2022 by Oxf

Japan's unadjusted merchandise trade balance for July came in at a deficit of 634.5 billion yen, beating the forecasted deficit of 649 billion yen. The figure marks an improvement from June's deficit of 406.9 billion yen.

According to Yonhapnews, on August 20, South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo Yoon-chul announced that the 9th oil price cap will take effect from midnight on August 22, with the specific rate to be announced on August 21 at 7 p.m. The decision will factor in recent rises in international crude prices and household economic burden. The government is also extending urea export restrictions by two months through October and implementing measures to stabilize prices on essenti

Japan's exports in July rose 23.2% year-on-year, exceeding economist forecasts of 20.1% and the previous month's 19.3% growth.

Japan's merchandise exports rose 23.2% year-over-year in July, exceeding the forecast of 19.9% and accelerating from the previous month's 19.30% growth. The stronger-than-expected performance reflects robust international demand.

Japan's unadjusted merchandise trade balance for July came in at -634.5 billion yen, better than the forecast of -680 billion yen. The prior month's figure was revised to -409.9 billion yen from an initial -406.9 billion yen.

Foreign investors made net purchases of 621.2 billion yen of Japanese equities during the week ending August 14. The previous week's figure was revised to negative 368.6 billion yen (net sales).

Japan purchased 11,351 billion yen in foreign bonds in the week ending August 14, according to official data. The previous week's figure was revised upward to 16,367 billion yen.

Japan's commodity imports surged 27.8% year-over-year in July 2026, exceeding the forecasted 26.5% and marking an acceleration from June's 25.40%, according to official data.

According to Federal Reserve meeting minutes released on August 20 following the July 28-29 policy meeting, multiple officials favored rate hikes, with Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan, Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack, and Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari voting against the consensus decision, advocating for a 25 basis point rate increase. Kansas City Federal Reserve President Thomas Schmid and St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard, who

According to BlockBeats, on August 20, President Trump met with executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Robinhood, Gemini, and Chainlink at the White House and declared his administration has "completely ended the war on crypto." Trump stated that the U.S. government has discussed accumulating a "substantial quantity" of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to ease pressure on the dollar. He urged Congress to quickly pass a "fair version" of the Clarity Act (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act), saying it

According to Korea Exchange, South Korea's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw daily average trading volume drop 47.6% to 17.44 trillion won in the first three weeks of August (August 3-19), down from 33.29 trillion won in July. The decline follows stricter regulatory measures on single-stock leveraged products, which have significantly reduced related trading activity.

According to The Block, Trump said on Wednesday (August 20) that CFTC chair Michael Selig is working to bring Hyperliquid, a perpetual futures trading platform, to the U.S. in a fully compliant manner. Following the announcement, Hyperliquid's native token HYPE surged over 20% in 24 hours.