The U.S. Treasury issued a general license authorizing certain telecom and enterprise-software transactions involving the International Criminal Court.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio urged Venezuela to continue electoral reforms.

The Philippines will adopt international pricing conventions for peso-denominated government bonds from Jan. 4 next year, removing withholding tax from bond pricing. Quoted yields excluding investor-specific withholding will better reflect market fundamentals and align pricing with international benchmarks. JPMorgan plans to include Philippine local-currency debt in its widely followed emerging-market bond index. Authorities said the move is expected to attract more investors and lower government funding costs, though some investors will need to adjust settlement-value calculations under the new convention.