Market sources: U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve crude stocks fell by about 3.7 mln barrels last week to 289.7 mln barrels, the lowest level since 1982.

Super Typhoon Saudel was located about 1,520 km east of Taipei at 08:00 on Aug. 24, with maximum winds near the center at force 16 (super typhoon). Under the Zhejiang flood, typhoon and drought emergency plan, the provincial flood-control headquarters decided at 14:00 on Aug. 24 to activate a maritime typhoon emergency response. Coastal localities and relevant provincial units were ordered to closely monitor the storm, immediately activate the "1833" joint-command system, and, per emergency and defense plans, orderly execute key-ship sheltering and port anchoring, suspend maritime routes, close coastal tourist sites, and evacuate aquaculture rafts and offshore construction personnel, among other protective measures.

烏克蘭總統澤連斯基建議利用被凍結的俄羅斯資產部分彌補缺口。