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According to the Belarusian state news agency, Belarus and the United States have reached an 'interim' agreement, according to Trump envoy Cole, who shared the statement on September 16. Details of the accord were not disclosed.

According to Jin10 Data, as of August 31, offshore institutions held 3.19 trillion yuan of interbank bonds, with 1,204 participating entities, according to China's central bank Shanghai headquarters. Separately, amid rising expectations of continued U.S. Federal Reserve rate hikes and pricing of potential December tightening, bond market bears hold extreme positioning on bets the Fed will deliver on rate increase expectations. Analysts warn that if the Fed holds policy steady, the bond market ma

According to the UK Office for National Statistics, private rental prices in Britain rose 3.8% over the past year ending in August, compared to 3.7% growth over the previous year-long period through July.

According to Jin10, on September 10, China's National Energy Administration Director Wang Hongzhi met with Brunei's Minister of Energy and Upstream/Downstream Affairs Muhammad Zimi in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation energy cooperation, oil and gas development, renewable energy, and power grid modernization. China's National Energy Administration International Division representatives attended the meeting.

The onshore Chinese yuan closed at 6.7064 against the U.S. dollar at 4:30 p.m. Beijing time on September 16, appreciating 70 pips from the previous trading day's official close and 48 pips from the previous evening's settlement.

According to Coinglass data, over the past 24 hours, $632 million in positions were liquidated across crypto markets, with long liquidations accounting for $526 million and short liquidations for $106 million. Bitcoin experienced $174 million in long liquidations and $37.27 million in short liquidations, while Ethereum saw $181 million in long liquidations and $27.14 million in short liquidations.

According to Bloomberg, Deutsche Bank announced on September 16 the launch of institutional digital asset custody services for Bitcoin, Ether, and select stablecoins, initially targeting German clients. The service will enable secure custody and transfer functionality, with plans to expand to tokenized financial instruments pending regulatory approval. The bank is targeting asset managers, hedge funds, custodians, brokers, sovereign institutions, and corporate clients, alongside digital asset co

According to the Congressional hearing on September 15, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent faced intense questioning from Democratic lawmakers over rising borrowing costs and energy prices. The 10-year Treasury yield surged above 5% and 30-year mortgage rates broke through 7%, while gasoline prices climbed to $4.32 per gallon. Democratic Representative Ayanna Pressley criticized Bessent for claiming an "economic recovery" while ordinary Americans struggle with higher housing, energy, and borrowing

According to Forbes, six founders of Anthropic made the Forbes 400 Rich List on September 16, each with an estimated net worth of approximately $15.5 billion. The co-founders—Daniela Amodei, Dario Amodei, Tom Brown, Jack Clark, Jared Kaplan, and Sam McCandlish—collectively hold about $93 billion in net worth. Forbes estimates each holds roughly 1.6% of Anthropic, valued at $965 billion as of May 2026.

According to Token Terminal, over the past 30 days, xStocks tokenized equity trading volume on DEX platforms reached approximately $1.079 billion on Byreal as of September 15, ranking second after Raydium which captured $805.2 million or 80.5% market share. Orca followed with $72.5 million in trading volume.

According to Odaily, on September 16, Hong Kong tech stocks rose at market close. The Hang Seng Index climbed 0.19% and the Tech Index gained 0.79%. Cambridge Technologies (06166.HK) surged over 10%, while Lenovo Group (00992.HK) rose over 8% and China Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (00981.HK) gained over 4%.

According to FinanceFeeds, on September 15, X launched its U.S. Cashtag Partner Program, adding a Trade button that allows users to move directly from discussions about stocks and cryptocurrencies to participating trading platforms. The five initial partners are Interactive Brokers, Moomoo, Coinbase, Kraken and Gemini. When users select a supported Cashtag such as $AAPL or $BTC , the new Trade button redirects them to a partner's app or website, where existing customers can sign in or new custome

According to Jin10, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi on September 16, 2026 in Beijing. Wang urged all parties to take effective measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and maintain international maritime safety and energy supply stability. He expressed concern over escalating regional tensions spreading to Yemen and the Red Sea, calling on all sides to cease complicating the situation and resolve disputes through dialogue and negotiation.

According to Farside Investors, U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds returned to net outflows on Tuesday (September 15), reversing Monday's rebound. Bitcoin ETFs recorded $288.7 million in net outflows, while Ether ETFs posted $49.5 million in outflows. The reversal followed the Senate's failure to advance the CLARITY Act, with the chamber voting 49-50 against the comprehensive digital-asset market-structure legislation. Bitcoin fell roughly 4% to around $75,900 on the news. Fidelit

According to a Financial Times survey conducted by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, as the Federal Reserve convenes a two-day rate decision meeting, 50 of 51 top economists surveyed support a rate increase from the current 3.5%–3.75% range—the first such hike in over three years. Financial market traders are pricing in a 95% probability of a one-basis-point increase (25 basis points). The personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge,

According to CoinShares' Q2 2026 analysis, Bitcoin miners are rapidly shifting to artificial intelligence compute infrastructure as mining profitability collapses. The average ex-tax cash cost to produce one Bitcoin reached $75,500 in Q2, while Bitcoin traded at $58,400, pushing the sector below cash breakeven. AI compute, by contrast, generates approximately $1.5 million in annualized profit per megawatt for miners—roughly three times the $0.5 million per MW that Bitcoin mining currently produc

According to Huobi HTX data, on September 16, the platform's spot trading volume rose approximately 43% over the past two weeks from its late August low, with consecutive growth recorded through the period.

According to BIT market data, crypto-related stocks declined in pre-market trading on September 16. Circle (CRCL) fell 2.12%, Microstrategy (MSTR) dropped 1.43%, Robinhood (HOOD) declined 1%, Miner Bitfarms (BMNR) fell 1.29%, Marathon (MARA) lost 0.36%, and Banco BNC (BNC) fell 2.04%.

According to PANews, TRON founder Justin Sun launched the "Justin Sun Prize" on September 16, a mathematics award designed to incentivize solutions to important math problems and their formalization into machine-verifiable code. The prize has no age or annual participant limits and requires only that submitted proofs pass complete machine verification from start to finish. Award funds are locked on the blockchain, with only the ability to add to the pool; no withdrawals are permitted. Each probl

According to the UK Grocery Manufacturers Association, food inflation in Britain is projected to reach nearly 7% in 2027, with predicted increases of 5.6% to 6.6% that year, followed by 5.3% to 6.3% in 2028. The forecasts, announced on September 16, cited factors including Middle East tensions, rising production costs, and extreme weather linked to El Niño as drivers.