文件显示，伊拉克国家石油营销组织SOMO向买家提供10月合同原油供应，其价格较地区基准的折价最高达每桶37美元。

MBA seasonally adjusted index showed weekly mortgage applications fell 6%. The average contract rate on 30-year fixed conforming loans (≤ $832,750) rose to 7.30% from 7.12%. Points including origination fees on loans with 20% down ticked up to 0.75 from 0.73. Refinance activity was hardest hit: refinance applications fell 9% week and were down 56% YoY; refinance share of total mortgage volume slipped to 38.3% from 39.3%. Government-backed refinances dropped 13%, with FHA and VA applications posting double-digit weekly declines, MBA economist Joel Kan said.

UK Prime Minister Burnham said he hopes to align UK energy costs with those of neighbouring countries within ten years.