EghtesadOnline: Iran's LPG shipments loaded, or due for lifting, in August rose by 84,000 million tons versus July to around 568,000 million tons, the highest since the previous international sanctions for its nuclear program were lifted in January 2016, fixtures from shipping sources showed recently. A majority of the shipments are destined for China, where importers are grappling with higher import tariffs for US LPG in an escalating trade war and are scrambling for Middle Eastern cargoes instead, Global S&P Platts reported.

EghtesadOnline: U.S. consumer confidence rose to an 11-month high in August , with households more upbeat about the labor market, in a further sign that the economy was regaining steam after faltering in the first half of the year.