The head of Norwegian operations at Statoil stated: "We plan to approve the development of the Linnorm gas discovery next autumn and the Wisting oil discovery in the Barents Sea before Christmas next year."

The Thai baht rose to 32.610 against the US dollar, a new high since mid-June.

[Key Events and Data Preview This Week: US PCE, Global Central Bank Annual Meeting, Nvidia & BYD Earnings Reports] 1. Monday: ① Events: US Treasury Secretary Bessenter holds a press conference on specific actions to increase economic sanctions against Iran; Pinduoduo earnings call. ② Earnings Reports: Leapmotor, Pinduoduo, XPeng Motors. 2. Tuesday: ① Data: Germany's final Q2 unadjusted GDP annual rate; Germany's August IFO Business Climate Index; US ADP employment change for the week ending August 8; US June FHFA house price index month-on-month; US June S&P/CS 20-City Composite House Price Index year-on-year (unadjusted); US July new home sales (annualized); US August Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index; US August Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index. ② Events: Reserve Bank of Australia releases minutes of its August monetary policy meeting; 2027 FOMC voting member and Richmond Fed President Barkin speaks on "The Mysterious US Economy". ③ Earnings Reports: Laopu Gold, WuXi Biologics. 3. Wednesday: ① Data: US API crude oil inventories for the week ending August 21; Australia's July unadjusted CPI year-on-year rate; Switzerland's August ZEW investor confidence index; UK's August CBI retail sales balance; US July core PCE price index year-on-year rate; US July personal spending month-on-month rate; US Q2 annualized GDP quarter-on-quarter rate (revised); US July core PCE price index month-on-month rate; US July durable goods orders month-on-month rate; US EIA crude oil inventories for the week ending August 21; US EIA Cushing, Oklahoma crude oil inventories for the week ending August 21; US EIA strategic petroleum reserves for the week ending August 21. ② Events: 2027 FOMC voting member and Richmond Fed President Barkin attends a symposium. ③ Earnings Reports: Li Auto, Nvidia (after US stock market close). 4. Thursday: ① Data: Germany's September GfK Consumer Confidence Index; Canada's Q2 Current Account; US Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending August 22; US EIA Natural Gas Storage for the week ending August 21. ② Events: Jackson Hole Economic Symposium held August 27-29; Nvidia holds earnings call; ECB releases minutes of its monetary policy meeting. ③ Earnings Reports: Vanke, Bilibili, and Marvell Technology (after US stock market close). 5. Friday: ① Data: Japan's July unemployment rate; France's August CPI (preliminary), France's Q2 GDP (final); Switzerland's August KOF Leading Economic Index; Germany's August seasonally adjusted unemployment figures, Germany's August seasonally adjusted unemployment rate; Eurozone's August industrial sentiment index, Eurozone's August economic sentiment index; Canada's June GDP (monthly); US August Chicago PMI, US 2026 non-farm payrolls baseline change (preliminary), US August University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (final), US August one-year inflation expectations (final). ② Events: A new round of domestic refined oil price adjustments will begin; Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh delivers his first speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium [simultaneous interpretation]. ③ Earnings Reports: BYD, Meituan, ICBC, PetroChina, etc. 7. Saturday: ① Data: US total oil rig count for the week ending August 28.