ECB Governing Council Member Makhlouf: I do not mean that interest rates will remain unchanged at the next meeting.

ECB Governing Council member Makhlouf: The possibility of an interest rate cut before March is very small.

The UK government balance of payments deficit in August was 2.468 billion pounds, compared with the previous value of -7.474 billion pounds.

Saudi Arabia’s imports of goods increased by 19.7% in July, an increase of 11.3 billion Saudi riyals.

Saudi oil exports in July fell by 42.9 billion Saudi riyals year-on-year, a decrease of 37.9%.

Saudi Arabia’s merchandise exports fell 34.9% in July.

Philippine Stock Exchange: Index changes will take effect on September 26, local time.

Vietnam and Thailand aim to increase bilateral trade volume to US$25 billion by 2027.

According to a Reuters survey: 78% of economists said the Bank of Japan will end yield curve control (YCC) by December 2024, compared with 77% in the August survey.

According to a Reuters survey: 26 economists unanimously believe that the Bank of Japan will not lift its easing policy at its meeting on September 21-22.

According to a Reuters survey: 52% of economists said the Bank of Japan will end its negative interest rate policy in 2024; the proportion in the August survey was 41%.

Thai Prime Minister: The weaker baht is not all bad, it is good for exports and tourism.

Thai Prime Minister: The government will not intervene in the weak trend of the Thai baht.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian peacekeeping forces have received approximately 5,000 residents of the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Witnesses said they heard explosions in Kyiv.

Korea Fair Trade Commission: It will temporarily impose a fine of 19.1 billion won on Broadcom and its affiliates for forcing a long-term supply agreement that was unilaterally detrimental to Samsung Electronics.

Eyewitnesses said air raid sirens sounded in Kiev.

USD/CAD broke through 1.35, rising 0.28% on the day.