European natural gas futures fell 3.6%, erasing earlier gains.

The U.S. Climate Prediction Center said that the probability of moderate to strong La Niña occurring in the fall and winter is currently less than 50%.

The U.S. Weather Prediction Center said La Nina monitoring has been activated and is expected to occur between September and November and is expected to last from January to March 2025.

Lufthansa extends suspension of Middle East flights.

U.S. short-term interest rate futures fell after the release of the U.S. economic data, with traders betting that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 25 basis points in the next step.

The International Grains Council (IGC) lowered its forecast for global wheat production in 2024/25 by 1 million tonnes to 798 million tonnes.

U.S. stock futures held gains after the release of U.S. jobless claims data.

U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly as the number of initial jobless claims in the United States fell.

The U.S. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Shipping Index in September was -14.3, compared with 8.5 in the previous month.

The U.S. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Price Index was 24.6 in September, up from 13.7 in the previous month.

Egyptian Prime Minister: Natural gas reserves remain sufficient, but corporate production has decreased.

Egyptian Prime Minister: Government has arranged $2.5 billion to ensure power outages do not recur.

The German government said an initial public offering was its preferred option for the sale of energy giant Uniper.

Vincent, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada: The message we want to convey is that as the 2% target becomes clearer, we are more concerned about the risk that inflation may fall below the target.

The Baltic Dry Index rose 4.55% to 1,976 points.