Qatar said Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's repeated attacks can only be interpreted as an attempt to deflect attention from his political responsibility for local policy.

Bank of England MPC member DHINGRA said calls to raise UK interest rates ignore that UK growth is below the US and that UK rates already exceed the euro area.

Sept 23, Beijing — The eighth China‑OPEC high‑level dialogue was held, co‑chaired by National Energy Administration director Wang Hongzhi and OPEC Secretary‑General Haitham Al Ghais. Officials exchanged views on the global energy market, the energy transition and deeper cooperation, and reported broad consensus. Wang said China regards OPEC as an important partner in global energy governance and is willing to continue cooperation to deepen oil and gas policy coordination, strengthen energy‑transition collaboration, jointly engage in changes to global energy governance and help safeguard the long‑term healthy, stable development of global energy markets.