North Korea has fired a total of 3 ballistic missiles this morning (Asia time)

BOJ board member Tamura said underlying inflation has already reached 2% and called for rate hikes every few months toward a 2% neutral rate, adding the BOJ should not hesitate to accelerate if upside price risks heighten.

PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 6.8209 (vs. estimate at 6.8048)

Bitcoin hits 20-month low under $60K, dragging ETH, XRP, DOGE down. Crypto stocks dive.

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JPMorgan's Michael Cembalest said non-US equities trade at roughly a 25% forward P/E discount to US stocks, near record lows, but attractive valuations have failed to redirect flows away from US markets.

PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.8048 – Reuters estimate

South Korea equities surging at the open, Kospi up more than 5% ... Sidecar invoked to halt program trading for 5 minutes