Gazprom Neft: Fuel export restrictions have not affected the company’s oil refining volumes.

Gazprom Neft: Oil processing volume is expected to be the same as last year in 2023.

JPMorgan Chase: Conducted $2 billion in common stock repurchases in the third quarter.

JPMorgan Chase: The non-performing loan rate for credit card services is expected to be approximately 2.50% in 2023.

JPMorgan Chase expects full-year net interest income to be about $88.5 billion, compared with its previous forecast of about $87 billion.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) fell more than 1% in pre-market trading.

Analysts lowered their 2024 EU carbon price forecast by 9.9% to 83.55 euros/ton; analysts lowered their 2025 EU carbon price forecast by 11.3% to 88.95 euros/ton.

Ukrainian Ukre Energy Company: will receive 76 million euros in funding from Germany’s KFW to strengthen winter energy network defense capabilities.

Market news: Egypt needs to pass a delayed International Monetary Fund (IMF) review before it can receive support. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation may visit Egypt around the end of October to begin the review.

Market news: Egypt is negotiating to increase its IMF loan to more than $5 billion.

Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson: We have fulfilled our agreement with Turkey on NATO membership and there is nothing more we need to do.

Palestinian President Abbas: We reject the forced expulsion of our people from Gaza and must immediately allow humanitarian access to Gaza.

Central Bank of Russia: Inflation is currently closer to the upper limit of the 6%-7% range.

BlackRock (BLK.N) rose more than 0.5% before the market opened, and its Q3 net profit was higher than market expectations.

European officials: The IMF is not expected to issue a communiqué on Saturday due to differences in wording on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The United States Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 5 earthquake occurred 29 kilometers southwest of present-day Beijin City, Japan.

Central Bank of Russia: Inflation will begin to slow down in the spring and summer of 2024.

Data shows: BlackRock (BLK.N) manages US$9.10 trillion in assets, and the market expects it to be US$9.23 trillion.