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The bid-to-cover ratio for the Japanese 30-year government bond auction was 3.79, lower than the 3.86 of the previous auction.

CEO of Sberbank: Russia's accelerating inflation is mainly due to the loss of oil refining capacity.

CEO of Sberbank: Russian consumption is beginning to decline, which is worrying.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: (Following Germany's drone allegations) Russia will close the Goethe-Institut branch.

Xiyin-W (00625.HK) fell more than 3% on its third day of trading in Hong Kong.

Australia's imports fell 2.5% month-on-month in July, compared with a previous decline of 0.20%.

Australia's exports fell 3.3% month-on-month in July, compared with 9.60% in the previous month.

Australia's trade balance for goods and services in July was A$1.923 billion, below the expected A$1.45 billion and the previous month's A$1.929 billion.

The Hang Seng Index (HSI) opened 171.35 points higher, or 0.68%, at 25482.56 on Thursday, September 3rd; the Hang Seng Tech Index opened 32.2 points higher, or 0.71%, at 4549.36 on Thursday, September 3rd; the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index opened 63.02 points higher, or 0.75%, at 8513.12 on Thursday, September 3rd; and the Hang Seng Red Chip Index opened 11.74 points higher, or 0.28%, at 4165.19 on Thursday, September 3rd.

The yield on Japan's 30-year government bonds fell 10 basis points to 4.065%.

The yield on 30-year Japanese government bonds fell to 4.075%.

According to the Wall Street Journal: U.S. Defense Secretary Hergsays will extend the troop presence in the Middle East until 2027, increasing pressure on the forces.

According to Japan's Kyodo News, the Secretary-General of Japan's ruling party is likely to remain in his post during the high-level personnel reshuffle.

A U.S. judge blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from submitting California's iconic vehicle emissions regulations to the Republican-controlled Congress, preventing their potential repeal.

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday denied the Department of Justice's request to force divestiture of Alphabet's Google (GOOG.O) online advertising business. Judge Leonie Brinkema, who last year found Google had illegally monopolized the complex online advertising market, rejected the DOJ's argument that selling Google's ad exchange was the only way to curb its dominance and instead issued a two‑page order adopting alternative remedies to limit Google's ability to control publishers' use of its ad tech. The ruling is historically significant and effectively closes a nearly 20‑year chapter of antitrust risk for Google.

Japan's final services PMI for August was 52.5, compared to 52.3 in the previous month.

Japan's final composite PMI for August was 53.5, compared to 53.4 in the previous month.

The yield on Japan's 20-year government bonds fell 7.0 basis points to 3.815%.

The yield on Japan's 5-year government bonds fell 2.0 basis points to 2.290%.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index opened 6.50 points higher, or 0.07%, at 8984.9 on Thursday, September 3.