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The yen has moved closely to a highly watched level of 150 per dollar, keeping investors in alert for possible interventions aimed at supporting the Japanese currency. At the moment, the yen is roaming around the level of 149 per dollar.

Oil prices were flat Tuesday as the market weighed signs of a tightening crude supply amid growing fears that a global economic slowdown will reduce oil demand this year.

The president's executive office intends to release at least another 10-15 million barrels of oil from the strategic reserve (SPR) in case of an emergency to balance markets and prevent further increases in gasoline prices.

It was revealed that the papers submitted by the planemaker Boeing for certification of its 737 MAX 7 airliner, don’t contain all the necessary documents, and some of the documents require review by the manufacturer. Boeing was informed about this by the US Federal Aviation Administration.

The start of sales of government bonds worth billions of pounds is likely to be postponed by the Bank of England for a longer period. According to the Financial Times, this measure is necessary in order to stabilize government bond markets after the failure of the British "mini-budget".

On Tuesday, Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki warned that Japan would take appropriate and strong action against excessive currency fluctuations caused by currency speculators.

In its first U.K. partnership, Uber Technologies Inc. will offer customers the opportunity to get their order from the Iceland Foods chain of frozen food stores in minutes.

YouTube, the video service of Alphabet Inc, will provide advertisers with more opportunities to attract new customers: music listeners and podcast fans, as well as viewers on connected TVs.

On Tuesday, Statistics New Zealand reported a decline in annual inflation in the second quarter from 7.3% to 7.2%. Economists' expectations were associated with a decline to 6.5%. There was an increase in consumer prices by 2.2% compared to the previous quarter, which exceeded the forecast of 1.5%.

On October 17, it was revealed that Moderna, an American biotech company, will provide the world's poorest countries with a new adapted version of the COVID-19 vaccine.