Italian Economy Minister: Events in the Middle East add further instability to a framework already complicated by geopolitical conflicts and tensions.

International Energy Agency (IEA): Israeli gas outages could harm Egypt’s ability to export LNG.

Reuters calculations: Italian bank lending to non-financial companies saw their largest ever decline in August, according to Bank of Italy data.

South African Energy Minister Mantashe: South African electricity utility Eskom is postponing its renewable energy auction.

The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said: Russia has seen signs that the United States is preparing to conduct a nuclear test in Nevada.

Deputy Energy Minister of Ukraine: As of last week, Ukraine’s natural gas reserves exceeded 15.7 billion cubic meters.

The Swedish krona continued its gains and became the best-performing G10 currency on the day; the US dollar fell 0.76% against the Swedish krona during the day and is now at 10.90.

The Israeli military said reports of aerial infiltration from Syria or Lebanon proved false.

UN Humanitarian Office: Gaza is expected to experience "serious shortages" of drinking water due to cuts by Israeli authorities.

U.S. National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Lidia is intensifying and will approach western and central Mexico. Hurricane-force winds and flooding rains are expected to occur in central Mexico this afternoon.

A spokesman for the United Nations Humanitarian Office: The number of people displaced in the Gaza Strip has increased sharply since Saturday to 187,500, and more people are expected to be displaced.

Danish shipping giant Maersk: Israel’s main ports are operating normally and will continue to accept freight bookings with Israel.

Market News: EasyJet will suspend flights to and from Tel Aviv, citing "evolving circumstances" as the reason.

The Riksbank: It will begin selling foreign currencies on September 25, 2023, and is expected to complete it within four to six months; it will participate in foreign exchange swap transactions in the foreign exchange market to maintain the scale of foreign exchange reserves.

Riksbank: Information on Riksbank sales of US dollars and euros will be published weekly on its website. The report will be released retroactively with a two-week delay. The report will be published every Friday at 10:30 a.m. local time, starting in October 2023. Starting Friday the 13th.

Bank of Italy: Deposits of Italian residents in domestic banks fell by 5.4% year-on-year in August, after falling by 6.5% in July; Italian bank loans to non-financial companies fell by 6.2% year-on-year in August, after falling by 4.0% in July.

IMF Chief Economist: IMF research shows that a 10% increase in oil prices will reduce global output by about 0.2% over the next year and increase global inflation by about 0.4%.

IMF Chief Economist: The International Monetary Fund expects UK economic growth to remain relatively weak.

IMF Chief Economist: The International Monetary Fund expects a considerable slowdown in the UK economy.

IMF Chief Economist: We hope that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can quickly deescalate and end the violence.