Japan total household spending (all households) Sep MoM -2.8% vs +0.3% expected; prior +0.1%.

Most-active fuel oil futures fell over 7% to 3,962 yuan/ton; the most-active low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) contract slid 6.0% to 4,841 yuan/ton.

After an OpenAI agent breached an Australian government website in June, the Australian government said it will introduce mandatory rules requiring AI companies to immediately report abnormal model behavior and to open models for assessment. Prime Minister Albanese said the government has adopted all recommendations from the rapid review of the incident. For serious misconduct, the government will consider amending criminal law.