German Geoscience Research Center GFZ: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred near the central coast of Chile.

CEO of Spanish natural gas company Naturgy: Spain needs more renewable natural gas production capacity.

Bank Negara Malaysia: Tourist arrivals and spending are expected to improve further.

Malaysia kept its overnight policy rate at 3%, in line with market expectations.

European stocks collectively opened lower. The European Stoxx 50 index fell 0.44%, the German DAX index fell 0.49%, the British FTSE 100 index fell 0.56%, the French CAC40 index fell 0.16%, and the Italian FTSE MIB index fell 0.46%.

Gazprom: Gas shipments to Europe continue via Ukraine, with 42.3 million cubic meters delivered on Thursday.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg: Ukraine is gradually making progress in its counteroffensive.

Vietnamese Government: Will sign an intergovernmental rice agreement with the Philippines.

France imported 60.731 billion euros in July, the previous value was 58.767 billion euros.

French Finance Minister Le Maire: Willing to hold multiple food price negotiation meetings every year.

Chairman of the Budget Committee of the Indonesian Parliament: Agreed with the government on an inflation target of 2.8% in 2024 and a GDP growth target of 5.2% in 2024.

Chairman of the Budget Committee of the Indonesian Parliament: Agreed with the government on the exchange rate of the rupiah against the US dollar in 2024, setting it at 15,000 rupiah per US dollar.

Chairman of the Budget Committee of the Indonesian Parliament: Reached an agreement with the government on the average price of crude oil in Indonesia at US$82 per barrel in 2024, compared with the original proposal of US$80 per barrel.

French Finance Minister Le Maire: Call on Total to extend gasoline price cap.

Chairman of the Budget Committee of the Indonesian Parliament: Agreed with the government to increase crude oil production from 625,000 barrels per day in the original proposal to 635,000 barrels per day in 2024.

Chairman of the Budget Committee of the Indonesian Parliament: It is agreed with the government that the natural gas production in 2024 is expected to be 1.03 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.

The dollar rose 0.3% against the Israeli new shekel to 3.844, its highest level in three-and-a-half years.

Central Bank of Belarus: As of September 1, Belarus’ gold/foreign exchange reserves were US$79.91 billion, a slight increase from US$79.74 billion a month ago.

Real gross domestic product rose 1.2 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, Saudi government data showed.

Oil trader Gunvor: Partnering with European fuel supplier Varo for sustainable aviation fuel production in Rotterdam. Production is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026.