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By Emily Chow SINGAPORE, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices fell this week to its lowest in over a year on weak demand and ample supply. The average LNG price for November delivery into north-east Asia was $10.60 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), down from $11.20/mmBtu last week, industry sources estimated. This is also its lowest levels since May 2024. "Demand signals across Northeast Asia remain largely muted as countries are well stocked," said Kesher Sumeet, analyst at Energy Aspects, adding this and strengthening global LNG exports are reducing competition for supply with Europe. While extended holidays in China and South Korea are causing demand slowdowns, low prices have stimulated some price sensitive demand in India and Thailand this week, said Martin Senior, Argus head of LNG pricing. PetroVietnam Gas, Indian Oil Corp and Thailand's Gulf Energy are seeking spot cargoes for deliveries through to mid-November in tenders closing on October 3. In Europe, S&P Global Commodity Insights assessed its daily Northwest Europe LNG Marker price benchmark for cargoes delivered in November on an ex-ship basis at $10.099/mmBtu on October 2, a $0.63/mmBtu discount to the November price at the Dutch TTF hub. Argus assessed the price at $10.14/mmBtu, while Spark Commodities assessed it at $10.183/mmBtu. "Continued weakness in Asian LNG demand has moved the JKM-TTF spread to a TTF premium over the last days, which is only being amplified by expectations of a continued additions of LNG volumes in the new year," said Florence Schmit, energy strategist at Rabobank London. Flows from the U.S. and Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project have increased market supply, Schmit added. For the week ahead, Kpler is bearish for the TTF front-month contract, as Norway and Algeria pipeline supply is set to rise as maintenance ends, while strong wind output and rising temperatures should limit gas use on the demand side, supporting storage injections, said analyst Ronald Pinto. Norway's gas operator Gassco said it expects high gas deliveries to Europe during winter, even with a period of temporarily reduced capacity at the Kollsnes processing plant. For the week ending September 26, hedge funds cut their bets on higher TTF gas prices, reducing their net position by selling more and buying less, reflecting weaker market fundamentals in Europe, said independent gas and LNG analyst Seb Kennedy. In contrast, commercial players including utilities and producers increased their net long position to the highest since February 2024 to reduce risk and due to discretionary trades, he added. Meanwhile, the U.S. front month arbitrage to Northeast Asia via the Cape of Good Hope is still narrowly incentivising U.S. cargoes to deliver to Europe, said Spark Commodities analyst Max Glen-Doepel. In LNG freight, Atlantic rates rose to $22,750/day on Friday, while Pacific rates eased to $24,500/day, he added. (Reporting by Emily Chow; Editing by Leroy Leo)

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Oct 3 (Reuters) – Newcastle United full back Tino Livramento will be sidelined for eight weeks after injuring knee ligaments against Arsenal last weekend but the experienced Kieran Trippier will be an able deputy in his absence, manager Eddie Howe said on Friday. Livramento was taken off on a stretcher after landing awkwardly in an aerial duel in the 2-1 loss on Sunday but Howe said the 22-year-old's diagnosis brought relief rather than despair as his return timeline was better than expected. "He went to see a specialist a couple of days ago as the scan initially looked better than we thought it was," Howe told reporters ahead of Sunday's home game against Nottingham Forest. "He has confirmed it is looking like an eight-week injury, which is a blow given our schedule, but it is looking better than what we initially feared," Howe added. INJURY BLOW AMID HECTIC SCHEDULE Howe said Newcastle would turn to 35-year-old Trippier to fill in for the England international amid a busy schedule with the club involved in three competitions. "That is the beauty of the squad and the strength of the squad we have, which will make a difference for us. We have real depth in the strength of the defensive areas," Howe added. "Losing Tino is a big blow for us with his athleticism and quality, but I have spoken many times about the role Kieran plays and his experience and quality he brings to the squad." Meanwhile, Sky Sports reported tat the club's new striker Yoane Wissa, who was sidelined for four weeks after suffering a knee injury on international duty with DR Congo last month, will likely return only in November. Newcastle have work to do in the Premier League, where they are 15th with one victory in six games. "We've got a few clicks to go but I will always be saying that regardless of how well we are playing," Howe said. "We are finding our rhythm, we are a new team and any change takes time to absorb but I am confident we can continue to get better." HOWE 100% COMMITTED TO NEWCASTLE Howe also shot down reports linking him to the Manchester United job with their coach Ruben Amorim under pressure. "My commitment is that I am all in. I am 100% here and always have been," he said. "My family are still here and we are fighting every day to make a success of what we are doing. The season ahead could be a wonderful thing and that is what I want to focus on." Another manager facing fan fury is Forest's Ange Postecoglou, with Sunday's opponents yet to win since the Australian took charge at the City Ground last month, and Howe said that was the 'fragility' of the job. "No amount of success previously can take you out of that firing line," Howe said. "We are all subjected to the same forces and dictated to by results. In any moment, good or bad, you have to be yourself and that is what Ange is." (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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(Adds TikTok comments in paragraph 5) JAKARTA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Indonesia has suspended TikTok's registration to provide electronic systems after it failed to hand over all data relating to the use of its live stream feature, a government official said on Friday. The suspension could in theory prevent access to TikTok, which has more than 100 million accounts based in Indonesia. Reuters, however, could access its application as normal on Friday. The ministry did not immediately respond to a request for clarification. Alexander Sabar, an official at Indonesia's communications and digital ministry, said in a statement some accounts with ties to online gambling activities used TikTok's live stream feature during national protests. Protests rocked the world's third-largest democracy over exorbitant lawmaker allowances and police brutality from late August to September. TikTok temporarily suspended its live feature during the protests, saying this was intended to "keep TikTok a safe and civil space". A TikTok spokesperson said on Friday the company respects the laws in the markets it operates in, adding it is working on the issue with the digital ministry. Sabar said the government had asked the company for its traffic, streaming and monetisation data. The company, owned by China's ByteDance, did not provide complete data, citing its internal procedures, Sabar said without giving further detail. "So the communications and digital ministry deemed TikTok to have violated its obligations as a private electronic provider," and suspended its registration, he said. The regulation regarding the list says every company that has signed up to Indonesia's licensing rules must hand over its data to the government for the purpose of supervision or risk being blocked. (Reporting by Stanley Widianto; Editing by Lincoln Feast. and Barbara Lewis)

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MUMBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters) – India's 360 One Prime plans to raise up to 5 billion rupees ($56.32 million) through the sale of bonds maturing in two years, three bankers said on Friday. It will pay a coupon of 8.75% and has invited commitment bids for the issue on Monday, they said. The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters email seeking comment. Here is the list of deals reported so far on October 3: Issuer Tenure Coupon (in %) Issue size (in Bidding bln rupees)* date Rating 360 One 2 years 8.75 5 October 6 AA Prime (Icra) *Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues ($1 = 88.7790 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia and Khushi Malhotra)

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Oct 3 (Reuters) – HKEX: * STANDARD CHARTERED BOUGHT BACK TOTAL 505,871 SHARES ON OTHER EXCHANGES FOR GBP7.4 MILLION ON OCT 2 Further company coverage:

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(Adds details and background throughout) Oct 3 (Reuters) – Crude oil exports from Iraq's Kurdistan region to Turkey's Ceyhan port were halted on Friday because storage tanks had reached capacity, two energy sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. One of the sources said flows stopped at around 1 a.m. local time (2200 GMT) on Saturday after the storage tanks became overloaded, leaving no space for further shipments. The same source said flows were expected to resume between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. once a vessel had completed loading and freed up space. The source cited problems at storage facilities and maintenance work on some of the tanks. Another source confirmed the halt and said there was also an issue with Kirkuk blend being priced too high, complicating sales. Flows resumed on Saturday from the semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq to Turkey for the first time in two and a half years, after eight oil companies operating there reached agreements with Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government. The flows are being closely watched by oil markets, where prices have come under pressure from concerns about excess supply. The agreement allowed 180,000 to 190,000 barrels per day of crude to flow to Turkey's Ceyhan port. (Reporting by Maha El Dahan and Ahmed Rasheed. Writing by Enas Alashray Editing by Mark Potter)

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Oct 3 (Reuters) – China Castson 81 Finance Co Ltd : * TO PLACE UP TO 33.9 MILLION SHARES AT HK$0.112 PER SHARE Further company coverage:

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(The opinions expressed here are those of the authors.) By Anna Szymanski LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Anna Szymanski, Editor-in-Charge, Reuters Open Interest Hello Morning Bid readers! Global equity markets mostly shrugged off the U.S. government shutdown this week, with all three major U.S. indices recording record highs on Thursday and Asian and European markets on track to deliver weekly gains early on Friday. While history suggests markets may be right not to panic, this shutdown will likely delay the release of vital government data, making the Federal Reserve’s job even more challenging. The Fed already faces a head-scratching economic environment, with almost 4% annualized growth and little job creation, something that might be explained by the artificial intelligence boom. Staying on the AI theme, ROI Financial Markets Editor-at-Large Mike Dolan argues that if the AI equity “bubble” bursts, it might take the U.S. economy down with it. Private payrolls for September were released on Wednesday. While economists tend not to put too much stock in this data, investors took note of the biggest monthly drop in employment in over two years. Meanwhile, hopes for continued Fed easing helped put gold on track for its seventh consecutive weekly gain. In the energy markets, oil prices fell throughout much of the week on expectations of rising supply, including possible accelerated production increases from OPEC+, but Brent crude was down 1% early on Friday following news of a fire at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery, one of the largest on the U.S. West Coast. Zooming out, ROI Energy Columnist Ron Bousso argues that Big Oil is becoming increasingly bullish about the future outlook even as it grows ever more bearish about the near term. Predicting what’s going to happen in oil markets this year has become quite tricky, argues ROI Asia Commodities Columnist Clyde Russell, given that three of the biggest current drivers of crude prices are the unwinding of OPEC+ production cuts, China storage flows and geopolitical tensions – all of which are challenging to forecast accurately. On the renewables side, ROI Energy Transition Columnist Gavin Maguire explains why Italy’s economic woes may have a climate upside. And Clyde Russell discusses critical minerals and why the weak pricing for many of them does not reflect their supposed importance to the global energy transition. And, finally, over in the metals world, ROI Metals Columnist Andy Home looks at the fragility of the copper supply chain, highlighting the catastrophic events at Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg mine last month. As we head into the weekend, check out the ROI team’s recommendations for what you should read, listen to, and watch to stay informed and ready for the week ahead. I’d love to hear from you, so please reach out to me at This weekend, we're reading… GAVIN MAGUIRE, ROI Global Energy Transition Columnist: This analysis by Carbon Brief explains that electricity demand in Great Britain was fully covered by clean energy sources for a record long stretch in 2025. That's pretty impressive for a country that was over 75% powered by fossil fuels up to 2010. ANDY HOME, ROI Metals Columnist: My read of the week comes courtesy of Anjana Ahuja in the Financial Times. She writes about ground-breaking work on the concept of black hole stars, which pose the cosmological question of which came first: galaxies full of matter or black holes? RON BOUSSO, ROI Energy Columnist: The book More and More and More by Jean-Baptiste Fressoz is a fascinating overview of the history of energy through the centuries. It argues that the idea of an energy transition is false, suggesting instead that the world has always been adding new sources of energy. JAMIE MCGEEVER, ROI Markets Columnist: United States, Inc. is a collection of four Project Syndicate articles highlighting several fundamental flaws in trying to run the U.S. government like a business. We're listening to… does a deep dive on the UN General Assembly. From broken escalators to high-stakes diplomacy, Reuters correspondents explore the challenges facing global multilateralism at a challenging moment in history. Facing Coming Storms"is a podcast by the British Army's Centre for Historical and Conflict Research and the Project for Study of the 21st Century. In this episode, Reuters columnist and PS21 executive director Peter Apps speaks with Admiral Nils Vang, former head of the Danish Navy, about the . Want to receive the Morning Bid in your inbox every weekday morning? Sign up for the newsletter here . Reuters website LinkedIn X. Opinions expressed are those of the authors. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias. (By Anna Szymanski)

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(Adds details) MUMBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters) – India's central bank on Friday proposed linking corporate foreign borrowing limits to financial strength and scrapping cost caps on most such debt in a push to improve funding flows under wider measures unveiled this week by Governor Sanjay Malhotra. The RBI's proposal allows firms to raise up to $1 billion or 300% of net worth, whichever is higher. This replaces the earlier $1.5 billion cap under the automatic route, which needed specific approval for larger sums. The central bank also suggested scrapping cost caps, permitting external commercial borrowings at market-determined interest rates, instead of the previous ceiling of a global benchmark, plus 500–550 basis points. For borrowings of less than three year maturity, costs will be capped in line with those applicable for trade credit. Along with that, the RBI also proposed widening the pool of eligible borrowers and lenders and easing restrictions on the use of such borrowings. The central bank proposed allowing any India-incorporated entity, including firms under restructuring or investigation, to tap external borrowings. Companies under restructuring would need approval under a resolution plan, while those under investigation could borrow with adequate disclosures. Previously, only entities eligible for foreign direct investment could access overseas debt. The RBI has invited feedback on the proposals until Oct. 24 before finalising the rules. (Reporting by Ira Dugal; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala and Nivedita Bhattacharjee)

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RUSSIA SAYS ITS CITIZEN DETAINED IN SINGAPORE AT REQUEST OF U.S.

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