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%.

Swedish government: The fight against inflation has been won, so the government has shifted the focus of economic policy from fighting inflation to investment. The task ahead is to ensure that high inflation does not return while implementing reforms and investments.

Swedish Government: Plans to increase fiscal spending by 60 billion Swedish kronor in 2025.

According to the Times of Israel: An anti-tank missile attack occurred near Menara in Upper Galilee, Israel, injuring many people.

HSBC Holdings (00005.HK): The US dollar savings rate will be reduced from 1.0% to 0.75%, effective from September 20.

Bank of China (Hong Kong) lowered the Hong Kong dollar prime rate from 5.875% to 5.625%.

HSBC Holdings (00005.HK): The Hong Kong dollar prime rate will be lowered by 25 basis points to 5.625% from September 20.

On September 19, local time, the Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction Committee released information stating that the disasters caused by recent tropical cyclones have caused 23 deaths in the country, with 15 people missing and 13 injured.