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According to MS NOW, three sources revealed that Trump held a private meeting with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday following the Republican National Convention. The meeting was initiated by Altman, with discussions centering on artificial intelligence and its growing influence. In the following days, both expressed markedly different stances on whether the pace of cutting-edge AI development should be slowed. Meanwhile, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed 63% of Americans oppose Trump's proposed $5,00

According to CoinDesk and security researchers BlockSec, Blockaid, and SlowMist, a Gnosis Safe wallet was recently attacked and drained of approximately 2,900 rsETH tokens worth around $7.8 million. The attack exploited a critical authorization check vulnerability in the wallet's authorized Multicall contract—the flaw allowed attackers to bypass permission verification by setting the contract itself as the target. Kelp DAO, the rsETH issuer, confirmed that its contracts remain secure and rsETH i

According to stockanalysis.com, Honeywell Aerospace (HONA) closed at $164.08 on 14 Sep 2026, with a 12-month base case target of $195, representing +19% upside. SpaceX (SPCX) closed at $148.15, with a $165 target, or +11%. HONA has fallen 25.5% since its first regular-way session on 29 June after cutting 2026 organic growth guidance to 4-5% from 7-9%, while SPCX trades at 19.5 times its $100bn annualised revenue run-rate target for December. On a probability-weighted basis, HONA offers a higher

According to Denmark's Defense Minister, a Russian frigate fired illumination rounds within just meters of a Danish helicopter in recent days. The incident marks an escalation in tensions in the region.

According to Jin10 Futures, on September 15, SC crude oil futures closed at 893.8 yuan per barrel, briefly touching 930 yuan earlier, while Brent crude held above the $100 per barrel mark. The rally is driven primarily by geopolitical escalation in the Middle East translating into tangible supply chain disruptions rather than mere market sentiment, industry analysts noted. Saudi Arabia's critical East-West pipeline, which can transport 7 million barrels daily, has been shut down due to attacks.

According to Fortune magazine, Microsoft's AI chief executive Mustafa Suleyman predicted today that artificial intelligence is likely to reach human-level performance on most professional tasks within 12 to 18 months, with most computer-based work potentially becoming fully automated. Affected fields include accounting, law, marketing, and project management. Suleyman attributed this advancement to exponential growth in computing power. However, Fortune noted that current AI applications in prof

According to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks $2,594, cumulative short liquidations on major centralized exchanges would reach $1.131 billion. Conversely, if ETH drops below $2,365, cumulative long liquidations would reach $685 million.

India's unemployment rate in August came in at 5.0%, lower than the market expectation of 5.2%.

According to Bloomberg, UBS strategists led by Bhanu Baweja said AI-driven stock gains are broadening as AI-related spending converts into profits across industrial, healthcare, utilities, and financial sectors. The team maintains bullish exposure to AI while adding macro hedges, targeting the S&P 500 at 8,100 by end-2026 (up 6% from Monday's close) and 8,900 by 2027. Europe's Stoxx 600 index is forecast to reach 690 by year-end 2026 (up 8%) and 760 by end-2027.

According to Maersk's announcement on September 15, the shipping company will impose a temporary emergency inland fuel/energy surcharge on all overland transport to seven Nordic countries starting September 16, citing supply disruptions in the Middle East. The affected nations are Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. The surcharges, effective for all Store Door (SD) transport with pick-up dates from September 9 onwards, vary by country: Estonia 20%, Latvia 17%, Denma

According to Jin10, China's central bank halted its increase in buy-sell repurchase operations on September 15, with both two-week and one-month tenors rolled over equally. This marks the end of two consecutive months of increased operations. The overnight secured lending rate (DR001) traded at a weighted average of 1.4281% as of 3 p.m., while the seven-day rate (DR007) averaged 1.4234%. The central bank's move reflects efforts to guide money market rates to operate smoothly around the policy ra

According to the World Trade Organization report released on September 15, AI is projected to contribute 13.2% to global GDP growth by 2040. The WTO also forecasts AI could increase global trade by 40% in the same period, with digital services seeing the largest gains.

According to the World Trade Organization's 2026 World Trade Report released recently, strengthening the multilateral trading system could boost global GDP by approximately 2.9% to 2050 compared to baseline scenarios, equivalent to adding roughly $3 trillion, with global exports rising 17.9%. The report warns that if countries fail to act and allow multilateral trade rules to weaken, global output could decline by up to 10%.

According to Cnyes, Hong Kong's stock market declined on September 15 as the Hang Seng Index fell 1% to close at 24,667.24 points, marking a two-month low. The National Enterprises Index dropped 0.96% to 8,204.91 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index declined 0.62% to 4,291.34 points. Daily trading volume reached 187.2 billion Hong Kong dollars, the lowest in four months. The downturn was driven by AI-related valuation concerns triggered by calls from tech giants to slow advanced model developm

According to minutes from the Bank of Korea's August monetary policy meeting released on September 15, the BOK's operations department suggested that the neutral interest rate may have risen. The department stated that while the neutral rate had declined over the long term since the 2000s, it has rebounded since the pandemic in line with major economies. The BOK noted that medium to long-term neutral rates will be significantly affected by demographic changes and AI technology adoption, with the

According to Bybit, Bitcoin may face sharp price swings around the Federal Reserve's decision on September 15-16, with historical analysis of 40 FOMC meetings showing nearly unpredictable direction. Bybit's analysis tracked Bitcoin's movement in the first five minutes after each FOMC announcement between 2022 and 2026, finding roughly half saw price gains and half saw losses. Bitcoin was trading near $78,100 on September 14, as futures markets priced an 87% chance of a 25-basis-point rate increa

India's Central Consumer Protection Authority is now examining Apple's warranty terms after complaints that iOS 18 allegedly caused display, microphone and other hardware problems on iPhones, with customers then asked to pay repair costs. The regulator has escalated the investigation following reports that replacing an iPhone 15 display costs approximately 27,900 Indian rupees (around $291), more than one-third of the phone's retail price. Apple disputes the allegations, stating it found no syst

The US House Ways and Means Committee will consider a crypto tax package on Wednesday that excludes a provision allowing miners and stakers to defer taxation of rewards until the tokens are sold. The Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 10357) was published on Monday alongside the committee's markup notice. The omitted provision, from Representative Mike Carey's Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act introduced in June, would have let taxpayers choose to recognize tokens as income when received

According to Jin10, China's Ministry of Finance will issue 20 billion yuan in discount treasury bonds with a 28-day maturity tomorrow, September 16. The bonds will be offered through competitive bidding from 10:35 a.m. to 11:35 a.m., with pricing determined by auction and issued at a discount to face value. Interest accrual begins September 17, 2026, with redemption at par value on October 15, 2026.

According to Jin10, China's Ministry of Finance will auction CNY 35 billion in 91-day discount bonds (2026 Accounting Discount Bonds, Series 60) on September 16, 2026. The competitive bidding will take place from 10:35 to 11:35 a.m. The bonds will begin accruing interest on September 17 and mature on December 17, 2026 at face value.