Japan's Seasonally Adjusted Merchandise Trade Balance In May Was -¥904.01 Billion, Compared With An Expected Deficit Of ¥2,070 Billion And A Prior Surplus Of ¥2,364 Billion

Japan's Core Machinery Orders In April Rose 15.6% Year-on-Year, Exceeding The Expected 9.3% And Following A Prior Reading Of 5.90%

Japan's Unadjusted Merchandise Trade Balance In May Was -¥378.7 Billion, Compared With An Expectation Of -¥547.6 Billion And A Previously Reported Figure Of ¥301.9 Billion, Revised Down To ¥299.3 Billion

Japan's Year-on-Year Merchandise Imports Rose By 12.5% In May, Versus An Expected Increase Of 12.8% And A Prior Reading Revised Upward From 9.70% To 9.80%

Japan's Year-on-Year Merchandise Exports Rose By 17% In May, Exceeding The Forecast Of 16.5% And Up From The Previous Reading Of 14.80%

The G7 Reaffirmed That Iran Must Never Acquire Nuclear Weapons

The Trump Administration Is Once Again Pushing To Transfer The Functions Of The Department Of Education

Japan's June Reuters Tankan Non-manufacturing Business Conditions Diffusion Index Stood At 32, Up From The Previous Reading Of 29

New Zealand's Current Account Deficit Stood At -3.6% Of GDP On An Annualized Basis In The First Quarter, Compared With An Expected -3.70% And A Previous Reading Of -3.70%

U.S. Treasury Options Traders Are Divided On The Federal Reserve's Interest-rate Trajectory, With Attention Focused On The Tone Of Chairman Powell's Press Conference

Powell Declined To Release The Fed's Dot Plot Projections, Breaking A 14-year Tradition

The Probability That The Federal Reserve Will Hold Interest Rates Steady This Week Stands At 99.5%

WTI Crude Oil Opened Slightly Lower On Wednesday And Is Currently Trading At $76.54 Per Barrel