A candidate for Indonesia's commodity trading regulator said establishing rules on which types of commodities may be traded on exchanges will be a priority.

Ukrainian media report Russian attacks have forced postponement of planned Kyiv visits by the U.S. Middle East special envoy and Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner.

US long-term yields have risen to levels roughly comparable with those before the 2008 global financial crisis. Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi said the war involving Iran is the primary driver and added the Federal Reserve is also a factor: Fed chair Kevin Warsh appears to favor withholding forward guidance — and even the Fed's policy reaction function — a stance that raises uncertainty and is prompting bond investors to demand higher yields as compensation.