Politico reports that, despite a court order, its reporter was still denied entry to the White House.

MET Group CEO Hubert Weiglvino said Europe needs more seaborne long-term LNG contracts to hedge against price spikes after the Middle East war has effectively cut roughly one-fifth of global LNG flows. European gas prices have more than doubled this year as Asian buyers increasingly purchase flexible spot cargoes, raising interregional competition ahead of winter. "Many long-term LNG supplies have gone to Asia while Europe relies more on the spot market — whether that's wise is debatable. If Europe had more long-term contracts, it would certainly have helped this year."

Turkey will hold two-day talks starting Thursday, chaired by Finance Minister Simsek, to discuss payments to investors in 131 investment funds now in liquidation after a wave of redemption failures triggered market turmoil. Officials will cover technical details of the liquidation process and investor payouts; meetings are expected to run through Friday. Participants include the Capital Markets Board, Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA), the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) and Istanbul Settlement and Custody Bank (Takasbank). The talks are the authorities' latest step to contain a fund-industry crisis that erupted last week when some asset managers failed to meet redemption requests, prompting a sell-off in Turkish equities.