Ukrainian President Zelensky: Met with British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps in Kiev. All financial, humanitarian and military support from the UK, including vital long-range strike capabilities, is greatly appreciated.

Bank of England: Regulatory agency reforms are expected to be completed and implemented by June 30, 2024.

The Bank of England and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have released a review of Solvency II insurance capital rules, with proposed reforms increasing investment flexibility for insurers by allowing them to invest more broadly and more quickly.

Longdian Huaxin is reported to have hired Citigroup and Goldman Sachs to help it prepare for its U.S. IPO.

The consumer price index in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia increased by 4.2% year-on-year in September, compared with a year-on-year increase of 5.9% in August. The euro fell more than 10 points against the U.S. dollar in the short term, reaching as low as 1.0495.

Volkswagen said it had no evidence that an external hacker attack caused the failure.

Spokesperson of the Prime Minister of Armenia: 65,000 people entered Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh.

Market news: Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 34 of the 44 drones launched by Russia.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the Russian army lost 330 soldiers in the past day, as well as 4 tanks, 12 armored vehicles, 38 artillery systems, 9 tactical drones and other equipment.

According to the Ukrainian National News Agency: U.S. Ambassador to NATO Smith said that NATO will produce more ammunition for Ukraine and NATO member states that donate large amounts of weapons to Ukraine.

According to the Financial Times: France is considering imposing a windfall tax to control electricity prices.

Indonesia has set its palm oil reference price for October 1-15 at $827.37 per ton.

The overnight Hong Kong interbank offered rate (Hibor) rose 14.5 basis points to 5.80964%, the highest level since at least 2006. One-week Hibor exceeded 6% for the first time since 2007. The two-week Hong Kong interbank offered rate (Hibor) rose 3 basis points to 5.75143%, the highest level since 2007.

Market news: Vietnam-related associations predict that the country’s textile exports will reach US$40 billion in 2023.

Market news: Singapore announced a S$1.1 billion cost-of-living support package.

The baht fell to 36.76 against the dollar, its lowest level since November last year.

Market News: In response to a question about gasoline prices, US Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy talked about his desire to appoint a Federal Reserve Chairman who focuses on stabilizing the dollar. That was an allusion to one of his proposals to tie the dollar to a basket of commodities including corn, gold and silver, the latest iteration of past Republican primary calls for a return to the gold standard that the U.S. abandoned during the Great Recession. The gold standard.

US Republican presidential candidate Pence: Will "repeal the Green New Deal", but probably should check to see if it is passed into law.