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Bank of Japan meeting minutes: One member stated that the Bank of Japan must accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes because if inflation risks materialize, it will cause significant damage to the economy.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: One member stated that the Bank of Japan must be flexible in adjusting policy interest rates, with a focus on upside price risks.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: One member stated that the market seemed to expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates approximately every six months, but in reality, it might raise rates at a faster pace.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: Several members said the Bank of Japan is gradually shifting to a phase where it needs to focus on stabilizing underlying inflation at around 2%, rather than seeking to push inflation up.

The NI225 opened 205.43 points higher on Monday, September 28, a gain of 0.31%, at 66,569.63.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: One member stated that the Bank of Japan must raise the policy rate to ensure flexibility in policy decisions, as the current policy rate remains below the expected range for the neutral rate.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: One member said that the effects of the interest rate hike would take 1 to 1.5 years to alleviate inflation and the economy.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: One member said that the recent weakness of the yen and developments in the Middle East could push up inflation expectations, leading to increased upside risks to prices.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: One member said that it is necessary to pay attention to whether long-term inflation expectations will stabilize at around 2%.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: Several members said that core inflation has been close to 2% recently, and attention needs to be paid to stabilizing price growth around this level.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: Several members indicated that the rise in consumer prices may begin to widen starting in the summer.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: Several members indicated that medium- to long-term inflation expectations among households and businesses are rising.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: Many members said that businesses are steadily passing on rising raw material costs, keeping wholesale inflation high.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: Some members indicated that consumer prices were showing signs of rising, reflecting increased import costs.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: Members unanimously agreed that financial conditions were accommodative.

Japan's corporate services price index rose 0.3% month-on-month in August, down from 0.4% in the previous month.

Japan's corporate services price index rose 3.7% year-on-year in August, down from 3.60% in the previous month.

U.S. stock index futures opened lower on Monday, down about 0.1%.

Trump stated that the United States will win the military and economic war with Iran, whose inflation rate has reached 318%, and predicted that the war will end "soon" and oil prices will fall.

US President Trump said he would discuss artificial intelligence with the CEO of Anthropic, and said of the meeting, "Let's go, let's win."