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Norway's government pension fund: Telecommunications, technology, and energy achieved the strongest stock returns in the first half of the year.
Norway's government pension fund: The fund's value at the end of the first half of the year was 22.683 trillion Norwegian kroner.
Norway's government pension fund: The return on equity investments was 16% in the second quarter.
The Norwegian government pension fund received inflows of 89 billion Norwegian kroner in the first half of the year.
The yield on Japan's 40-year government bond rose 4.5 basis points to 4.055%.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 41.70 points, or 0.45%, at 9208.90 on Wednesday, August 12.
Norway's sovereign wealth fund: This performance was mainly due to strong returns in the stock market, particularly from Asian technology stocks.
Norway's sovereign wealth fund: Investment returns from January to June were 0.22 percentage points higher than the benchmark index.
Norway's sovereign wealth fund earned 1.753 trillion Norwegian kroner between January and June.
Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.02%, German DAX futures fell 0.02%, and UK FTSE 100 futures fell 0.24%.
Germany's final harmonized CPI annual rate for July was 2.8%, in line with expectations and down from 2.80% previously.
Germany's final July CPI month-on-month rate was 0.8%, in line with expectations and unchanged from the previous month's 0.80%.
Germany's final July CPI annual rate was 2.8%, in line with expectations and down from 2.80% previously.
Germany's final harmonized CPI monthly rate for July was 0.9%, in line with expectations and unchanged from the previous month's 0.90%.
The final monthly CPI rate for July in Germany will be released in ten minutes.
According to Interfax news agency, Russia claims to have shot down 502 Ukrainian drones overnight.
The local governor said drone debris struck four industrial facilities in Russia’s Krasnodar region.
The local governor said that last night's drone attack on Russia's Krasnodar Krai resulted in multiple deaths and injuries, including children.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: Canadian crude oil arrived in Japan today, the first time since the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East.
According to the Financial Times, Boston Fed President Collins will support a September rate hike if inflation remains high.