Shenzhen airport port of entry reported 5.024 million passenger crossings year-to-date through Sept. 20, up 5.7% YoY; this is a record for the period and the 5 million threshold was reached 16 days earlier than last year.

Financial Times reports Trump is continuing to press Zelensky to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries.

Indian government data show El Nifio-related heat has driven power demand higher, leaving nearly 40% of coal-fired plants with critically low coal stocks. Central Electricity Authority (CEA) daily data as of Sept 19 show the number of plants with coal stocks below 25% of required levels or able to run for less than three days rose to 74 from about 60 a week earlier. Power utilities' coal imports in Aug hit a 15-month high. With hydro generation still low, utilities are turning to higher-cost overseas coal.