NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Oct. 14)

President Trump said Taiwan has agreed to buy 30% of the natural gas from a pipeline project in Alaska, speaking at a rally on Tuesday in the state. The terms of the deal were not immediately clear.

In February, Taiwanese officials said they would ramp up purchases of US natural gas to make up about one-third of its imported supply this year, and reduce purchases from other countries. Taiwan's economic ministry had no immediate comment.

Surging energy prices lifted the U.S. annual inflation rate to 3.7 percent in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The consensus estimate among economists was 3.6 percent. Stripping out the volatile energy and food categories, the 12-month core inflation rate was 2.6 percent, slightly above the market forecast of 2.5 percent.