Al Jazeera reports Houthi senior official Mohammed al-Bukhaiti said the group will respond to "every reckless Saudi action" by striking economic and military targets.

China's Customs reported rare earth exports of 39,441.4 tonnes in Jan-Aug.

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose 9 points (0.25%) to 3,584 on Tuesday, driven by gains in capesize freight. The Capesize Index (BCI) climbed 27 pts (0.4%) to 6,313; capesize daily earnings increased $242 to $53,570. The Panamax Index (BPI) fell 17 pts (-0.7%) to 2,414, with panamax daily earnings down $154 to $21,724. The Supramax Index (BSI) gained 11 pts (0.7%) to 1,693, and the Handysize Index (BHSI) rose 7 pts to 913.