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After a late summer lull, the event calendar is starting to fill up again in the world of commodities. Singapore will host the three-day APPEC oil and energy industry conference starting Monday as well as the four-day Gastech 2023 Conference starting Tuesday. Meanwhile, natural gas investors will be focused on the Australian labor disputes that have roiled markets over the past month with work stoppages slated to begin at two Chevron Corp. facilities as soon as Thursday.

President Joe Biden said he did not think a threatened strike by the United Auto Workers union against Detroit’s big three legacy carmakers would take place, as the two sides struggle to reach a new contract.

Iran’s oil exports, which have been rising following secret diplomacy with the US, are likely to have peaked for this year as demand in Asia wanes with the end of summer, according to people with knowledge of the country’s sales.

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer re-jigged his top team as he puts in place the shadow ministers that are likely to lead Labour’s campaign at a general election expected next year.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was “utterly wrong” to blame him for the government’s failure to fix crumbling concrete in England’s schools, following an accusation that he approved cuts to rebuilding programs when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer.

A judicial probe uncovered no evidence to back up allegations that South Africa supplied weapons to Russia last year, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.

Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad called on Congress to pass laws that will help the economy sustain its momentum after gross domestic product expanded more than expected in the second quarter, local newspaper O Globo reported.

Iran slowed its production of near weapons-grade uranium in recent months, the latest in a series of signals that the Islamic Republic may be ready to re-enter talks about the scope of its nuclear program.