Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D rose 1.28% in early trade on Oct 12 to 909.45 yuan/gram; Shanghai Gold Exchange silver T+D gained 1.91% to 14,859 yuan/kg.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators urged President Trump on Sunday to rescind his decision allowing imports of Russian diesel, saying it violates a 2022 congressional ban on Russian energy and hands Moscow an economic lifeline amid its military action in Ukraine. The senators said the administration failed to consult Congress or provide a legal explanation as required by the law. Signatories include Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Thom Tillis and John Curtis, and Democrats Jeanne Shaheen, Richard Blumenthal and Ron Wyden.

伊朗最高國家安全委員會祕書雷扎伊：美國總統特朗普受征服伊朗這一幻想的矇蔽，又遭以色列總理內塔尼亞胡的欺騙，從而發動了人類歷史上最愚蠢的戰爭之一。如今，在美國海軍艦隊未能重新打通霍爾木茲海峽之後，他竟轉而訴諸走私手段。美軍從未墮落到如此可恥的地步。