U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Kirby: Ukrainian financial assistance and border policy should not be tied together.

According to RIA Novosti: Russia summoned the Moldovan ambassador.

U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Kirby: The interruption of financial support may have a significant impact on Ukraine.

U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Kirby: Congress needs to take action to ensure that there will be no disruption to our support for Ukraine.

The Fed accepted a total of $1.348 trillion from 97 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

Central Bank of Ukraine: Sees growth in foreign exchange demand; allows only slight fluctuations in hryvnia.

Fed Bostic: The share of commodities with faster price increases has declined; companies agree that the slowdown may continue.

[An illegal oil refinery explosion in Nigeria] According to local media reports on the 3rd, an explosion occurred at an illegal oil refinery in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, on the 2nd, causing dozens of casualties. Olufemi Ayodele, spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, confirmed that the explosion occurred in the Emohua area of Rivers State and that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps had sent a team to investigate the incident. Ayodele did not disclose the exact number of casualties. Local police said they were investigating the cause and collecting specific information on the casualties.

BHP Billiton (BHP.N) has requested mediation in wage negotiations with Chilean regulators.

IMF: Mexico’s GDP growth forecast for 2023 is now 3.2%, compared with the July forecast of 2.6%.

International Nickel Research Group (INSG): The implicit market balance of the nickel market will be 104,000 tons in 2022, 223,000 tons in 2023, and 239,000 tons in 2024

Market news: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed matters related to the Arctic sea lanes with the Security Council.

International Nickel Research Group (INSG): Global nickel demand is expected to increase to 3.47 million tons in 2024 and 3.2 million tons in 2023.

Brazilian Offshore Tax Bill Speaker: The issue of taxation of interest on equity and offshore tax rates will be discussed.

Petrobras CEO: The company is considering readjusting fuel prices before the end of the year, but has not yet made a final decision.

Brent crude oil exceeded $91 per barrel, rising 0.95% on the day.

WTI crude oil futures exceeded $90 per barrel, rising 1.36% during the day.

The U.S. 10-year Treasury bond yield rose 10 basis points to 4.78% during the day.

Toyota Motor Corp. (TM.N) North America: sold 203,904 vehicles in the United States in September 2023, a year-on-year increase of 13.9%.