Qatar foreign ministry spokesman said the government is working closely with regional partners and the international community to end the current crisis.

State Street's head of Asia‑Pacific investment strategy and research said with US midterm elections approaching Asian investors should prioritise market moves in U.S. Treasury yields, the dollar and corporate credit spreads rather than treating congressional outcomes as direct buy/sell triggers. The core issues for Asia are whether the US policy outlook will dent export demand and whether tech investment can be sustained. For bondholders the key question is whether inf and fiscal risks will continue to push global borrowing costs higher. Greater policy clarity after the vote could lift sentiment but will not necessarily lower rates; investors should not assume the election will alter the monetary policy backdrop given the Fed still describes inf as elevated.

UK Unite union says Apache offshore platform workers have escalated strike action.