IMF European Director Kammer: The IMF recommends that the European Central Bank maintain tight monetary policy "as long as possible."

US Defense Secretary Austin: Arms, air defense capabilities and other equipment and resources are flowing to Israel.

ECB Governing Council member Hernandez Decos: The impact of the third phase of the Basel Agreement on capital requirements will be "significantly" lower than in previous phases.

According to RIA Novosti: Russia advises citizens to take flights out of Israel as planned.

Israeli Defense Minister Gallant: Israel will receive the second batch of arms airlift today.

European Commission Vice President and "Foreign Minister" Borrell: It is unrealistic for 1 million people to evacuate Gaza within 24 hours.

Senior EU diplomat: EU foreign ministers unanimously believe that Israel has the right to self-defense, but must abide by international humanitarian law.

Gazprom Neft: Fuel export restrictions have not affected the company’s oil refining volumes.

Gazprom Neft: Oil processing volume is expected to be the same as last year in 2023.

JPMorgan Chase: Conducted $2 billion in common stock repurchases in the third quarter.

JPMorgan Chase: The non-performing loan rate for credit card services is expected to be approximately 2.50% in 2023.

JPMorgan Chase expects full-year net interest income to be about $88.5 billion, compared with its previous forecast of about $87 billion.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) fell more than 1% in pre-market trading.

Analysts lowered their 2024 EU carbon price forecast by 9.9% to 83.55 euros/ton; analysts lowered their 2025 EU carbon price forecast by 11.3% to 88.95 euros/ton.

Ukrainian Ukre Energy Company: will receive 76 million euros in funding from Germany’s KFW to strengthen winter energy network defense capabilities.

Market news: Egypt needs to pass a delayed International Monetary Fund (IMF) review before it can receive support. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation may visit Egypt around the end of October to begin the review.

Market news: Egypt is negotiating to increase its IMF loan to more than $5 billion.

Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson: We have fulfilled our agreement with Turkey on NATO membership and there is nothing more we need to do.

Palestinian President Abbas: We reject the forced expulsion of our people from Gaza and must immediately allow humanitarian access to Gaza.