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                                    CARBON (€/T) TUE WED VAR D-1 VAR W-1AVG.MAXMIN 9/12 10/12FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEARCO2 EUA DEC 202582.85 82.42-0.430.6374.2383.9360.94CO2 EUA DEC 202685.12 84.70-0.420.776.2486.3562.54CO2 EUA DEC 202787.73 87.37-0.360.9278.5489.0764.54CO2 EUA DEC 202890.63 90.30-0.331.0781.1391.9466.86UK ETS DEC 25 EUR 64.34 63.67-0.67-0.8757.7267.0437.35UK ETS DEC 26 EUR 67.27 66.57-0.7-0.9160.3870.0439.48UK ETS DEC 27 EUR 70.36 69.66-0.7-0.9163.1973.1442.14On Wednesday, European carbon prices softened amid profit-taking after theICE  Commitment  of  Traders  report  revealed  that  investment  funds’  net-longEUA positions climbed to 113.3 m tonnes, up 3.6 m from the previous week. Asa  result,  the  EUAs  expiring  in  Dec-2025  slipped  by  0.5%  to  end  at  82.42EUR/tonne.CO2 EUAEXCHANGE RATES TUEWEDVAR D-1 VAR W-1AVG.MAXMIN 9/1210/12FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEARRATE EUR/USD1.1637 1.1634-0.0003-0.00341.12761.18371.0198RATE EUR/GBP0.8735 0.87410.0006-0.00250.85590.88460.8253RATE GBP/EUR1.1448 1.1440-0.00080.00321.16881.21171.1305The  EUR/USD  pair  was  little  changed  at  1.1634  on  Wednesday,  with  FXmarkets in wait-and-see mode ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision.Meanwhile,  the  EUR/GBP  rate  inched  up  by  0.1%  to  0.8741  as  the  Poundremained subdued amid a quiet UK data calendar. With no new indicators toguide  markets,  traders  focused  on  Tuesday’s  testimony  from  BoE  officials,whose contrasting views on inflation underscored the bank’s recent 5–4 policysplit. The mixed signals, combined with expectations that the upcoming budgetcould ease inflation, left Sterling lacking direction.
                                
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