Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: The Bank of Japan must implement monetary policy in a timely and appropriate manner without setting a fixed timetable, while taking into account various uncertainties.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The uncertainty facing the economy and prices is high.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: If economic and price trends are in line with the forecasts in our quarterly outlook report, we will raise interest rates.

RBA: In the three months to August, employment grew by an average of 0.3% per month. The unemployment rate remained at 4.2% in August, higher than the low of 3.5% in mid-2023. However, the participation rate remains at a record high, job vacancies remain high, and average working hours have stabilized.

RBA: Policy will need to be sufficiently restrictive until the Committee is confident that inflation is moving sustainably towards the target range.

RBA: The Committee will guide its decisions based on data and evolving risk assessments.

Jefferies Group: Lowered the target price for BP (BP.N) from $43.8 to $40.1.

According to TASS, Russian air defense forces destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones during the night.

IDF: Two rockets fired from Lebanon at the city of Nahariya fell into the sea.

ECB President Lagarde: Talked with Fed Chairman Powell, but there was a lack of coordination.

ECB President Lagarde: Inflation has not yet been conquered.

U.S. National Hurricane Center: Severe Hurricane John has made landfall in Mexico.

According to the Times of Israel: An alarm has been activated in the city of Nahariya in northern Israel.

The U.S. Embassy in Israel has imposed restrictions on personal travel for government employees.

The National Hurricane Center: Severe Hurricane John is very close to the coast and is producing destructive hurricane-force winds, life-threatening storm surges and flash floods.