U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: We believe housing inflation is declining over time, and this is a long process.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The Bank of Japan adjusted the yield curve control (YCC) in July to prevent market fluctuations that may arise from maintaining this framework.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Our view on the global economic outlook has not changed significantly.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: The G7 unanimously and strongly supports Ukraine.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: Iranian funds unfrozen in Qatar have not been used yet.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: We have imposed many sanctions on Hamas and are constantly working to find ways to strengthen sanctions.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Excessive foreign exchange fluctuations are undesirable.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): Speculative net long positions in gasoline futures decreased by 16,913 contracts to 31,982 contracts last week.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): Speculative net long positions in Brent crude oil futures decreased by 65,161 contracts to 153,174 contracts last week.

Kaiser Permanente: The agreement tentatively sets a minimum wage of $25 an hour for employees in California and $23 an hour for employees elsewhere. The preliminary agreement guarantees a 21% salary increase, covering more than 85,000 employees.

The World Health Organization calls for the immediate revocation of the Gaza evacuation order to protect civilian lives and reduce suffering.

The volatility of the fear index VIX rose by 20.5% during the day to 20.13.

The total number of natural gas rigs drilled in the United States in the week to October 13 was 117, compared with the previous value of 118.

A United Nations spokesman said it was necessary to prevent the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from spreading to the West Bank and the wider region.

According to the US political news website Politico: The White House will hold a meeting with lawmakers on Friday on aid to Israel.

White House: The United States has not seen other external actors express willingness to expand the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The Islamic State extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack on a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan.

White House: We intend to advance the normalization process between Israel and Saudi Arabia.