The New Zealand government allows electricity companies to own their own power plants.

The New Zealand government is removing regulatory barriers to liquefied natural gas import facilities.

Market news: Vietnamese rice prices rose to their highest level in three months.

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto: Implementing the B50 biodiesel mandate will reduce fuel imports by $20 billion per year.

The union representing pilots and cabin crew at Lufthansa subsidiaries said a four-day strike was due to begin on Tuesday local time.

Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) will expand hard disk drive production in Thailand.

National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Horn is weakening but remains a hurricane and is moving away from Hawaii.

ANZ Bank: The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates in October. For the Federal Reserve, the September non-farm payroll report is crucial to its policy path.

The dollar fell to 4.343 against the Malaysian ringgit, its lowest level since mid-February 2023, a drop of 0.7%.

The latest official data from Bangladesh shows that as of August 25 local time, the floods in Bangladesh have affected more than 5.2 million people, and 20 people have lost their lives due to the floods.

The dollar fell to 15,310.00 against the rupiah, a drop of 1.1%, the lowest level since early September 2023.

UBS Group AG has cut its lithium price outlook for 2024-2027 as a global supply glut worsens.

According to the Palestinian Wafa News Agency, Israeli troops bombed a house near a hospital in Gaza City, killing at least five Palestinians and injuring several others.

Traders said Asian high-grade dollar bond spreads narrowed by at least 1 basis point, while the Markit investment-grade credit default swap (CDS) index for Asia ex-Japan fell 2 basis points.

Pilbara Mining CEO Dale Henderson: Pilbara Mining has not received any acquisition proposals.

Market news: New Zealand will announce its liquefied natural gas import policy.

Dale Henderson, CEO of Pilbara Mining: There appears to be some cuts in lithium supply.

Dale Henderson, CEO of Pilbara Mining: The long-term outlook for lithium is extremely positive.

Goldman Sachs: The recovery in long-term yield spreads on Asian investment-grade bonds is attractive.

On August 25, local time, US President Biden declared a state of emergency in New York State and ordered federal assistance for the emergency caused by the severe storms and floods in New York State from August 18 to 19.