Japan’s Deputy Minister of Finance Masato Kanda: Always keep in touch with overseas authorities (on exchange rate issues).

Japanese Vice Minister of Finance Masato Kanda: We do not want excessive fluctuations in the yen.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC): The September mid-term gas survey report predicts that wholesale gas supply and demand in the east coast market will remain balanced between January and March next year.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC): The outlook for natural gas supply in the first quarter of 2024 indicates a possible surplus.

[The probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged tomorrow morning is 99%] According to CME "Fed Watch": the probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25%-5.50% in September is 99%, and the probability of raising interest rates by 25 basis points is 1% ; The probability of keeping interest rates unchanged by November is 70.8%, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point interest rate hike is 28.9%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point interest rate hike is 0.3%.

[New economic forecast may give hints of interest rate hikes, but Powell cannot avoid oil price issues] Analysts pointed out that sometimes, in a long game, you need to stop and evaluate performance. Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell will do just that tomorrow. Officials are expected to pause raising interest rates for a second time after raising rates by 500 basis points in 18 months. New economic forecasts are likely to increase bets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again this year. However, things have changed a lot since August. Oil prices have risen more than 16% to a 10-month high since Fed officials met eight weeks ago. While Yellen expects prices to stabilize and fall over time, a spike in oil prices could reignite inflation and create political risks for Biden. Powell is sure to be asked about rising oil prices at his press conference tomorrow.

According to Nikkei: Japan will cut drug prices starting in April 2024.

Indonesian president: ongoing dialogue with Tesla (TSLA.O) and other companies on electric vehicle projects.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: Slowing demand growth is "natural and desirable."

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: Solving supply chain problems will take longer than expected.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: If inflation expectations remain stable, energy prices will have no impact.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in the South Island of New Zealand.

U.S. API Cushing crude oil inventories for the week to September 15 were -2.564 million barrels, compared with the previous value of -2.417 million barrels.

API crude oil production in the United States in the week to September 15th was -206,000 barrels per day, compared with the previous value of 225,000 barrels per day.

U.S. API refined oil imports in the week to September 15 were -64,000 barrels per day, compared with the previous value of 252,000 barrels per day.

U.S. API crude oil imports in the week to September 15 were -862,000 barrels, compared with the previous value of 400,000 barrels.

U.S. API heating oil inventories in the week to September 15 were 178,000 barrels, compared with the previous value of 110,000 barrels.

U.S. API refined oil inventories for the week to September 15 were -258,000 barrels, compared with expectations of -667,000 barrels, and the previous value of 2.592 million barrels.

API gasoline inventories in the United States for the week to September 15 were 732,000 barrels, compared with expectations of -467,000 barrels, and the previous value of 4.21 million barrels.