IEA report: Ukraine faces 6,000 MW electricity supply shortage this winter.

Bank of Italy: Foreign investors bought 300 million euros of Italian government bonds in July.

London Metal Exchange (LME): Increase the minimum capital adequacy requirement for LME-listed warehouse companies to £5 million and the minimum insurance compensation to £1 million.

Indian government sources: Indian refiners are jointly negotiating a Russian oil import deal.

The UK FTSE 100 index rose 1.00% during the day.

Norwegian Central Bank: The committee believes that tight monetary policy is still needed to reduce inflation to the target level within a reasonable time frame. The key policy interest rate is expected to be 4.1% in 2025, which is consistent with the June forecast.

London Metal Exchange (LME): Aluminum stocks decreased by 500 tons, copper stocks decreased by 325 tons, nickel stocks increased by 198 tons, lead stocks decreased by 800 tons, tin stocks increased by 35 tons, and zinc stocks increased by 4,950 tons.

Norwegian Central Bank: International policy rates appear to be falling faster.

Norwegian Central Bank: The core consumer price index is expected to be 3.0% in 2025, lower than the 3.4% forecast in June.

Russell 2000 futures rose 1.7%.

Indian Trade Minister: Indian Railways to provide container storage discounts to exporters.

Israeli security services: An Israeli citizen has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in an Iran-backed assassination plot.

Gazprom: Will continue to supply natural gas to Europe through Ukraine, with volumes reaching 42.3 million cubic meters on Thursday.

Chairman of the Japan Bankers Association: For banks with large overseas businesses, the negative impact of the US interest rate cut is not significant.

Chairman of the Japan Bankers Association: The previous focus was on the timing of the US interest rate cut, but now the focus has shifted to the speed of the cut.

Chairman of the Japan Bankers Association: I hope that whoever becomes the new prime minister will be able to continue the success of the Fumio Kishida government in promoting the shift from savings to investment.

Chairman of the Japan Bankers Association: The banking industry is receiving more and more inquiries from individual customers regarding the impact of interest rates and fixed-rate products such as housing loans.

UK Government: The new consumer integrated investment regime will provide more targeted and flexible rules to address concerns about current disclosure requirements, including costs. The new disclosure regime is expected to be implemented in the first half of 2025.

UK Government: The government and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced plans to reform UK retail disclosure rules and will temporarily exempt investment trusts from EU law requirements.

The Philippine peso rose to 55.520 per dollar, its highest level in six months, a gain of 0.4%.