13:06:57
According to the Financial Times: The UK will extend some tax benefits for free ports for five years.
12:45:07
The Monetary Authority of Singapore launches a digital platform for environmental, social and governance data collection and access.
12:40:59
Russian Defense Ministry: Three Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Black Sea, and two more were shot down in the Bryansk region.
12:21:51
Lenovo Group’s second-quarter revenue was US$14.41 billion, compared with market expectations of US$14.43 billion; second-quarter net profit was US$249.2 million, compared with market expectations of US$224.9 million.
12:18:45
The U.S. Senate passed a bill aimed at averting a government shutdown and sent it to U.S. President Joe Biden.
12:10:53
Market News: The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap spending bill with a majority vote to avoid a partial government shutdown; voting continues.
11:58:47
Thai Prime Minister Srettha met with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
11:56:20
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer: The government will not shut down.
11:30:50
At the close of early trading, the main domestic futures contracts were mixed. Shanghai lead and pulp rose nearly 2%, while alumina, eggs, No. 20 plastic (NR), and starch rose more than 1%. In terms of decline, SC crude oil fell by more than 3%, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) fell by nearly 3%, iron ore and fuel oil fell by more than 2%, and soda ash, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), vegetable oil, and lithium carbonate fell by more than 1%.
11:19:07
U.S. Central Command: Shot down a drone from Yemen; there were no U.S. casualties.
11:16:52
According to Nikkei: Starting from April next year, Japanese workers will receive an average salary increase of 5.1%.
11:08:42
U.S. Capitol Police: The House of Representatives building has returned to normal operations.
11:01:38
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer: The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday to pass a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown.
10:52:07
Market news: A policeman was injured when a car hit a roadblock near the Israeli Embassy.
10:42:22
WTI crude oil fell below $76/barrel, down 0.83% on the day.
10:42:01
Vice Chairman of South Korea’s Financial Services Commission: South Korea will meet with foreign investors to explain the government’s reasons for banning short-selling transactions.
10:41:17
Vice Chairman of the Korean Financial Services Commission: South Korea will do its best to resume short-selling transactions in July next year.
10:17:00
Governor of the Monetary Authority of Singapore: The Monetary Authority of Singapore will work with regional banks to pilot a wholesale central bank digital currency.
09:52:07
The Australian dollar AUD/USD fell 0.50% on the day and is now at 0.6476.
09:51:31
WTI crude oil futures fell 1.00% during the day and are currently trading at $75.89 per barrel.