Swiss Aug producer/import price index MoM +0.7%; prior -0.10%.

Chevron Australia president expects LNG prices to remain elevated over the next six months.

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rejected a Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) proposal for prepaid power totaling about KRW25 trillion — roughly five years of bills — intended to fund grid upgrades for a new technology cluster, foreign media report. KEPCO said a spokesperson via text that the two companies ultimately declined the offer. Local reports said the chipmakers cited uncertainty that the current semiconductor boom will persist over a five-year prepayment horizon. The dispute underscores funding strains for Asian utilities as electricity demand from semiconductors and AI rises.