Market news: US Secretary of State Blinken will go to New York from September 17th to 22nd and will hold a working breakfast meeting with the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

US White House: Biden has arrived in New York and will attend the United Nations General Assembly.

Spot gold and the three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat on Monday; WTI crude oil opened slightly lower, at $90.25 per barrel.

Market News: U.S. President Biden boarded Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews for his trip to New York City and the United Nations General Assembly.

Norwegian natural gas transportation management company Gassco: The Troll oil field will undergo an unplanned shutdown from September 18 to September 19, reducing production by 40 million cubic meters per day.

According to the Financial Times: British Labor Party leader Keir Starmer has pledged to seek major changes to the Brexit deal.

U.S. House Speaker McCarthy reiterated his opposition to a government shutdown.

US House of Representatives Speaker McCarthy: A defense spending bill will be submitted this week. I believe we will reach an agreement on the Republican spending bill this week.

Czech Central Bank Governor: Don’t expect us to cut interest rates in September and October.

The statement showed that Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves are sufficient for local consumption for five months.

National Hurricane Center: Nigel is expected to be upgraded to a hurricane on Monday.

ECB Governing Council member Kazaks: Eurozone wage growth has not yet reached its peak.

ECB Governing Council member Kazaks: It is currently impossible to determine whether the ECB interest rate has reached its peak.

According to TASS: Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan said that a peace agreement with Azerbaijan may be reached before the end of the year.

Mayor of Moscow, Russia: A drone was shot down in the Ramenskoye district of Moscow.

Market News: Commodity trader Trafigura faces difficulties in its metals business after posting losses. The company may be willing to bring in outside investors into the business, and it has explored a number of potential deal options.

U.S. President Biden will meet with Brazilian President Lula next Wednesday.

US President Joe Biden will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next Wednesday.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian air defense system destroyed four more Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the northwest and east coast of Crimea.