Ofgem proposes amending the licence of the UK's national gas transmission company.

Hanwha Investment & Securities strategist Sung-soo says the Bank of Korea’s hold and lack of clear forward guidance imply policymakers are comfortable with the market‑implied path for policy rates. He expects two further gradual hikes—in November and next February—raising the terminal rate to 3.50%, which he forecasts will be maintained through end‑2027.

Foreign media reported that on Thursday South Korea elevated its cyber alert level for the private sector and launched emergency measures after a critical vulnerability was discovered in the PHP web programming language. The presidential office said the National Security Office convened an emergency meeting on Thursday with intelligence, defense and science officials to assess responses across the public sector, private companies and the military. The Ministry of Science and ICT issued security guidance to about 28,000 firms registered with chief information security officers (CISOs), 5,900 members of the government information‑sharing network, and to critical infrastructure operators, web‑hosting providers and data‑center operators.