N12 reports Prime Minister Netanyahu will be in New York for several hours on Thursday, with no major meetings scheduled.

China’s public mutual fund assets under management totaled CNY39.63 trillion at end‑August, up 1.35% MoM, the Asset Management Association of China said. Mixed funds led gains, rising about CNY256.8 billion to CNY4.09 trillion. Money‑market funds expanded to CNY16.31 trillion. Equity funds edged up to CNY5.04 trillion; bond fund size was marginally higher and overall flows were steady. Net asset values turned positive MoM in August, signalling a pickup in equity‑class sentiment, with mixed funds the largest driver of monthly scale growth.

FITCH expects Brent crude prices to decline once flows resume in Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline.