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India's 10-year benchmark sovereign yield hit its highest level since June 11 on August 31.

According to Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, compliant crypto trading framework launches on September 1, with first-year volumes projected at approximately 464.3 billion USD (4 trillion rubles), according to Anatoly Popov, first deputy chairperson of Sberbank's executive board. The framework sets investment limits: non-qualified investors can purchase up to 300,000 rubles in crypto annually through licensed brokers after passing a risk assessment test; qualified investors face a 3 million ruble

According to Anatoly Popov, deputy chairman of Sberbank's management board, Russia's largest state-owned bank plans to accept bitcoin, ether, and tether as collateral for loans on Aug. 28. The expansion will take effect once Russia's new cryptocurrency regulations, signed by President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 4, become effective on Sept. 1. Sberbank previously conducted a crypto-backed loan pilot with Intelion, a Russian mining company, in December 2025.

According to TradingBeats data, a whale with address starting 0x3200 closed multiple Bitcoin short positions on August 31 morning, generating $82.195 million in trading volume and $2.148 million in profit within 54 minutes.

According to Nomura Research Institute, U.S. Treasury Secretary Benson is expected to meet with Bank of Japan Governor Ueda on September 1 during the G20 finance ministers meeting. Nomura's chief economist Kiuchi Takahide noted that the Japanese yen has fallen below 160 against the dollar and 10-year Japanese government bond yields have approached 3%, which may prompt Benson to urge Japan to adopt "prudent fiscal policy" and raise interest rates to mitigate risks from currency weakness and bond

According to Front Office Sports, the US Open has entered into an exclusive prediction market partnership with Kalshi, effective immediately as of August 31. Under the agreement, the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) will prohibit other prediction market platforms from advertising at US Open venues and during broadcasts, including on ESPN. Craig Tiley, USTA CEO who took office in February 2026, accelerated the partnership timeline. Kalshi has already launched US Open prediction markets. As of Sunda

According to The Information, on August 31, OpenAI and other artificial intelligence labs have purchased tens of thousands of Mac mini and Mac Studio devices for AI agent training and reinforcement learning. The report notes that OpenAI urgently needs additional units. Separately, Anthropic is renting Mac mini devices from Amazon Web Services, with some startups also building Mac-only cloud services in preparation for increased demand for Apple hardware.

According to Goldman Sachs on August 31, the bank raised its diesel production margin forecast more than twofold, citing Middle East tensions and the Russia-Ukraine war that are tightening global refining markets. Refinery outages are currently 60% above seasonal normal levels, while finished fuel inventories continue to decline. Goldman Sachs now projects average U.S. diesel margins relative to Brent crude at $63 per barrel next year, up from its prior forecast of $27, while EU margins are fore

According to Guru Club, on August 31, para-xylene (PX) futures contracts rose 4% intraday to 8,360 yuan per ton.

According to Goldman Sachs (via Jin10), on August 31, the bank raised its profit forecast for diesel production by more than double, citing increased attacks on refineries in the Middle East and Russia that are tightening the global refining market. Goldman Sachs now predicts that refining one barrel of diesel relative to Brent crude will generate average profits of $63 in the U.S. and €49 in the EU next year, up from prior forecasts of $27 and €19 respectively. The bank's analysts noted that cu

According to Jin10, the 19th China-EU Investment Trade Technology Cooperation Fair will be held October 21-23 in Chengdu's China-Europe Center. The event, themed "Dialogue, Cooperation, Mutual Benefit," is expected to attract government officials, businesses, and trade associations from over 20 European countries, along with representatives from multiple Chinese provinces and enterprises.

China Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced on August 31 that it issued 736,400 certificates in July, including certificates of origin and commercial certifications. Preferential certificates of origin reached $109.24 billion in transaction value, up 24.77% year-over-year. Non-preferential certificates totaled $323.32 billion with 7.38% growth, while RCEP certificates of origin hit $8.73 billion, up 16.81% compared to the same period last year.

According to China Council for Promotion of International Trade, its arbitration and maritime arbitration commissions received over 289 arbitration cases involving Belt and Road countries in the first seven months of 2026, with a combined value of 20.815 billion yuan. The council has signed cooperation agreements with 69 international dispute resolution institutions from 44 co-construction countries, and its mediation system handled nearly 300 mediation cases during the same period.

According to Jin10 Data, on August 31, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to campaign for Republican congressional candidates this fall with the same intensity as his 2024 presidential campaign. In an interview on Fox News' "America's Newsroom," Trump acknowledged that governing parties typically lose seats in midterm elections but expressed confidence that Republicans would perform well. Republicans currently hold majorities in both the U.S. House and Senate.

According to fileAI, the Singapore-based enterprise AI startup received undisclosed investment from SMBC Asia Rising Fund and Singtel Innov8 on August 31. The funding will support the company's expansion in Japan and strengthen its capabilities for financial services clients. FileAI also introduced fileScout, an AI-native tool designed for unstructured data mapping in enterprise workflows.

According to Barclays, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points in both September and December 2026. The forecast represents a shift from the bank's prior prediction, which anticipated rates would remain unchanged.

According to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the global trade friction index reached 102 in June 2026, marking a high level. Trade friction measures involving amounts rose 2.4% year-over-year and 11.8% month-over-month. Among 13 major industries monitored, electronics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and machinery sectors faced the most trade friction tensions, with the electronics industry recording the highest index.

According to Jin10, the Japanese yen fell below the 160 mark against the U.S. dollar on August 31, exposing further weakness and raising the likelihood of Bank of Japan intervention. Strategists warned that key resistance levels likely sit near 161, followed by 162.9 to 163.3, where authorities conducted their last intervention. Rinto Maruyama, a senior rates and FX strategist at Nomura Securities, noted that "161 is the first level to watch." However, the yen has already erased more than half t

According to Jin10, Hong Kong's HKD overnight interbank offered rate rose to its highest level since December 2024 on August 31.

According to BlockBeats, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh delivered his maiden speech at the Jackson Hole Global Central Bank conference on August 31, emphasizing inflation control as the priority despite limited disinflation progress. Warsh highlighted that U.S. consumer spending, business capital expenditure, and financial markets remain resilient with unemployment at 4.1%, yet PCE inflation stands at 3.7%, well above the Fed's 2% target. He stated that policy makers' key task is ensuring prices decline