South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho: South Korea is expected to continue to maintain a trade surplus in September.

South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho: South Korea’s export decline in September may ease.

The Russian Defense Ministry said it shot down a Ukrainian drone in the Kursk region of Russia.

According to the Japan Mainichi Shimbun: The Japanese government will seek to dissolve the Unification Church.

According to Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun: The Japanese government will invest 10 billion yen to support the space industry.

U.S. natural gas futures fell more than 3.00% within the day and are now at $2.681 per million British thermals.

[The probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged in September is 93%] According to CME "Fed Watch": the probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25%-5.50% in September is 93%, and raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 5.50%-5.75 % range is 7%; the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged by November is 65.3%, the probability of a cumulative interest rate hike of 25 basis points is 32.6%, and the probability of a cumulative interest rate hike of 50 basis points is 2.1%.

At the opening of trading on Monday, spot gold and U.S. stock index futures opened basically flat, while WTI crude oil opened slightly lower.

According to Nikkei: Japan and the UK plan to jointly develop minerals in Africa.

Director of Renault Engineering: A good strategy is to maintain prices and adjust fixed costs. Renault cannot afford to compete with Tesla on low prices.

Nigerian Presidential Spokesperson: At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Nigerian President will attend the G20 summit in India.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa: Investigation finds no evidence to support claim that Russian cargo ship was transporting weapons from South Africa to Russia. South Africa does not issue arms export licenses and does not export weapons.

Ukrainian President Zelensky said he had held talks with French President Macron and reached a very important agreement on pilot training in France.

According to Ukrainian Pravda: Ukrainian Defense Minister Leznikov predicts that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will have F-16s in the spring of 2024 and use them on the front lines.

[Iranian Foreign Minister Meets with Turkish Foreign Minister] On September 3, local time, Iranian Foreign Minister Abdullahiyan met with visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan in the capital Tehran. The two sides held consultations and discussions on topics such as the latest progress of bilateral relations and bilateral cooperation. In addition, Fidan also said that Iranian President Rahim will pay an official visit to Turkey in the next few days.

Market news: Iran said that Saudi Arabia seeks to hold a trilateral summit together with Turkey.

Italian oil company Eni plans to invest US$7.7 billion in Egypt over the next four years.

Italian Economy Minister: Government supports policies to reduce debt.

Market News: Israeli diamond tycoon BENY STEINMETZ was detained in Cyprus on an arrest warrant issued by Romania.