U.S. Department of Transportation said passenger cars will be required to meet a fuel-economy standard of 34.9 mpg.

Yonhap reports Korean Premium Week 2026, the country's largest investor-relations program, opened on the 28th and runs through Oct. 16 with 42 institutions and 55 listed companies participating. In a recorded opening remark, South Korea's Lee said the government is pushing structural reforms to eliminate a long-standing Korean discount and turn it into a Korean premium, concentrating resources to fundamentally improve capital-market structure, citing significant progress and pledging further efforts to build a transparent, fair market to boost Korea's appeal in Asia.

泰銖兌美元跌至1美元兌33.56泰銖，創下自7月30日以來的新低。