USD/CHF fell 0.50% on the day and is now at 0.9039.

Market news: The court postponed social media restrictions on US President Biden until October 20.

Dutch Government: Advise against non-essential travel to Lebanon.

Hamas media reported that 17 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes in northern Gaza.

According to AFP: The US weather agency said that 2023 will almost certainly be the hottest year on record on Earth.

Central Bank of Russia: Annual inflation will continue to rise, but tighter monetary policy will curb demand growth and its inflationary effects.

Syrian Ministry of Transport: Aleppo Airport in Syria will resume operations on Saturday morning. (Previously Israel attacked the Syrian capital Damascus and Aleppo airport)

EUR/USD fell back below 1.05, down 0.27% on the day.

Sources: UBS (UBS.N) is laying off about two dozen bankers in Asia.

General Motors Co (GM.N) fell more than 1% and Ford Motor Co (FN) fell nearly 1% after the chairman of the UAW said that due to progress in negotiations, the UAW will not launch a new strike against the automakers.

The New Zealand dollar NZD/USD fell more than 0.50% on the day and is now at 0.5896.

Afghan government officials: A suicide bombing killed seven people in a mosque in northern Afghanistan.

UAW President: Automakers protected from new strikes as talks progress.

Market news: Jordan, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, said he will run for Speaker of the House of Representatives again.

Hamas said it fired missiles at Tel Aviv, Israel.

The euro fell 0.6% against the Swiss franc to 0.9511, its lowest level since September 2022.

Market News: Sirens are heard in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Bank of Canada Governor MacCallum: The strong performance of the Canadian economy means people’s wages are growing, which will help make it easier to deal with the impact of mortgage loan renewals after high interest rates. Long-term inflation expectations remain a good anchor, and short-term expectations have fallen but remain too high.