UK Government: New policies could almost completely eliminate smoking among young people by 2040.

UK Government: Will stop selling cigarettes to people born on January 1, 2009 and after.

Qatar set the official selling price of offshore crude oil in November at a premium of US$1.70/barrel to the average price in Dubai, Oman, and set the official selling price of land crude oil at a premium of US$1.80/barrel to the average price in Dubai, Oman.

ECB Vice President Guindos: Economic activity will remain stable in the coming months.

Market news: Saudi Crown Prince’s planned visit to the UK may be later than expected.

British Prime Minister Sunak: Every penny of the 36 billion pounds will be reinvested in new transportation projects.

EU official: EU member states reach preliminary agreement to deal with migration crisis.

British Prime Minister Sunak: You can’t borrow your way out of inflation.

British Prime Minister Sunak: I know that party members want tax cuts, I also hope and will achieve this goal, but the best tax cut is to halve inflation.

Sources: The OPEC+ Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting will not make any recommendations on oil production policy.

British Prime Minister Sunak: Inflation destroys jobs, industry and society.

The Australian dollar AUD/USD rose to 0.50% during the day and is now at 0.6334.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Media reports on Russia’s nuclear test program show Russia’s weakness, not its strength.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Although there is a sense of fatigue, Ukraine will make every effort to win and the counterattack is underway, even if the progress is slow.

Fitch: Unemployment in Europe is expected to rise moderately, which should support the asset quality of European banks.

The MBA mortgage refinancing activity index in the United States for the week ending September 29 was 384.6, compared with the previous value of 411.7.

In the United States, the MBA 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 7.53% in the week ending September 29, compared with the previous value of 7.41%.

Fitch: Large European banks will continue to benefit from high interest rates in the second half of 2023 and into 2024, but net interest margins are unlikely to increase further.