According to The Times: Britain invites UAE investors to participate in the Sizewell C nuclear power plant construction project.

New Zealand Prime Minister-elect Luxon: Plans to visit Australia before the end of the year.

New Zealand Prime Minister-elect Luxon: Worried about the risks of recent fiscal deterioration.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC): Proposed reforms include calls for targeted consumer protection and service-specific regulations to prevent anti-competitive behaviour.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC): New competition laws are needed to deal with the expansion of digital platforms.

Futures on the three major U.S. stock indexes opened slightly lower on Monday, with Nasdaq futures falling 0.22%.

Spot gold opened flat on Monday at $2,001.44 per ounce, and WTI crude oil opened 0.4% higher at $75.58 per barrel.

British Prime Minister Sunak: There is no basis for claims that the UK is heading towards austerity.

British Prime Minister Sunak: "Not paying attention" to the British election and will not discuss the timing.

British Prime Minister Sunak: I hate anti-Semitism from anyone, including Musk.

British Prime Minister Sunak: Tax cuts are "the way to go now."

According to Nikkei: Tokyo Financial Exchange will launch a loan trading platform.

According to Nikkei: Japan will expand tax exemptions for stock options.

A U.S. warship responded to a distress call from the chemical tanker USS Central Park, which was hijacked in the Middle East, and the tanker is now safe, sources said.

Former Sierra Leone President Koroma said that the military guard assigned to his residence was shot at close range and another guard was taken away.

New Zealand Institute of Economic Research: The RBNZ shadow committee recommended keeping the official cash rate unchanged in November.

On the evening of the 26th local time, the Yemeni government accused the Houthis of hijacking the oil tanker "Central Park". It is reported that earlier that day, the oil tanker "Central Park" owned by an Israeli businessman was hijacked near the Gulf of Aden.

Australian government spokesman: Legislation will be introduced to reform and modernize the Reserve Bank of Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia will establish a monetary policy management committee.

Hamas stated that it hopes to extend the ceasefire by working to increase the number of detainees released after the four-day ceasefire ends.

US President Biden: We expect Hamas to release more Americans. My goal is to have the ceasefire extend beyond tomorrow. It is hoped that the ceasefire will last until the prisoners are released.