Thai Oil: Dealing with 60,000 liters of oil spill.

India has signed eight agreements with other countries on digital public infrastructure.

Market News: The Monetary Authority of Singapore issued a lifetime ban on former Goldman Sachs Singapore executive Ng Chong Hua.

GBP/USD fell to 1.26, down 0.17% on the day.

ECB Chief Economist Lane: Inflation of 10% will not quickly drop to 2%.

Lane, chief economist of the European Central Bank: This year is the second peak year of inflation.

European Central Bank Chief Economist Lane: We are seeing significant wage growth.

ECB Chief Economist Lane: Eurozone inflation remains high.

Market news: Vietnam and Indonesia strive to reach a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Citigroup: Raised Q3 US Henry Hub natural gas price to $2.6/MMBtu from $2.4/MMBtu.

Citi: Hurricanes in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico are an important upside risk to JKM and TTF natural gas, but there are downside risks to U.S. Henry Hub natural gas prices in the short term.

Citi: Raise its price forecasts for European TTF natural gas and Asian JKM LNG in the third and fourth quarters of 2023. In Q3 2023, JKM LNG in Asia should average $12.6/MMBtu and European TTF gas should average $10.4/MMBtu; Q4 TTF gas should average $9.2/MMBtu , JKM natural gas should average $12/MMBtu.

TD Securities: The Reserve Bank of Australia is unlikely to be in a hurry to raise interest rates again.

Indian Finance Minister Sitharaman: India is in dialogue with multiple countries on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

Lane, chief economist of the European Central Bank: The slowdown in service sector inflation will help limit the argument that tourism keeps service sector inflation high; we expect the slowdown in energy and food inflation to be volatile.

The seasonally adjusted monthly rate of retail sales in Singapore in July was 0.6%, compared with the previous value of -0.80%.

Chevron exec: will work hard to find solution to LNG strike threat.

Reserve Bank of Australia: Recent data are consistent with inflation returning to target.