- A senior official of South Korea’s presidential office says the government will deal resolutely with Japan’s stricter export restrictions against the country.
- The finance ministers of the Group of Seven economies will kick off a two-day meeting in France on Wednesday for which the regulation of crypto-assets is going to be high on the agenda.
- A U.S. State Department official says the United States will brief other countries on Friday on a new initiative to ensure security in the Strait of Hormuz.
July 17, Wednesday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Michael Reese and Ms. Mariko Kojima