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According to Guru Club, LME copper touched $14,500.545 per ton on September 17, gaining 1.88% during the day.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. natural gas futures rose 2.1% after the agency reported storage builds lower than expected.

According to the EIA report, U.S. natural gas inventories totaled 329.8 billion cubic feet for the week ended September 11, up 4.4 billion cubic feet from the prior week but down 12.2 billion cubic feet year-over-year, representing a 3.6% decline compared to the same period last year.

According to Royal Bank of Canada analyst Neil Mehta, on September 17, the Bank of England slowed its quantitative tightening annual pace to £46 billion from £70 billion. While the announcement triggered a slight decline in UK gilt yields, government bonds remain under pressure from inflation concerns and fiscal uncertainty, Mehta noted.

According to FinanceFeeds, Gold-i has integrated Crypto Finance Group, a Deutsche Börse-owned firm, into MatrixNET, enabling brokers and fund managers to access regulated digital asset trading and liquidity services through MT4, MT5, DXtrade and CLEO without requiring separate integration work. Crypto Finance AG is supervised by Switzerland's FINMA, while Crypto Finance Germany holds MiCAR (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) approval as of early 2025, providing institutional-grade regulated li

According to NEAR Protocol, the network introduced Chain Signatures on September 16, a cross-chain transaction feature enabling users to move digital assets across more than 30 blockchains and over 180 assets through a single NEAR account without relying on traditional bridging infrastructure. The system executes transactions natively on destination blockchains, eliminating intermediate bridge processing steps. Use cases include transferring assets between Tron and Ethereum. The unified account

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), American natural gas inventories increased by 44 billion cubic feet last week, falling short of analyst expectations of 48.44 billion cubic feet. The weekly gain of 1.35% slightly outpaced the prior week's increase of 1.24%, bringing total inventories to 3.30 trillion cubic feet.

On September 17, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee held its policy rate at 3.75%, with six of nine members voting for the pause and three voting for a 25 basis point increase. The committee cited Middle East tensions as disrupting energy transportation and supply, which has driven up household fuel and utility costs, pushing inflation to 3.1% and likely higher ahead. While evidence of wage-price spirals remains limited so far, the committee noted that prolonged elevated energy cost

According to Gate data, the UK 100 (FTSE 100) crossed 10,800 points today (September 17), reaching 10,800.41, up 1.1% in 24 hours.

According to Binance, the exchange will end the Latest Price Protection (LPP) period for ONEUSDT U-margined perpetual futures today at 22:00 UTC+8, transitioning to standard mark price calculation mode. The transition period may last up to 3 hours, depending on price volatility and index price stability. During the transition, mark price smoothing will be applied to reduce price disruptions. Trading functions will remain unaffected, and open orders and positions will not be canceled.

According to Bubblemaps, Circle has completed the minting and distribution of 10 billion ARC tokens to 11 addresses via on-chain data tracking. The Arc team previously announced the token minting is complete with a total supply of 10 billion ARC. However, the token has not yet gone live for trading, public use, or activation for staking, governance, fees, or utility functions. According to the whitepaper, 60% of ARC tokens are allocated to the ecosystem, 25% to Circle for protocol development an

According to BlockBeats, on September 17, SEC Chair Paul Atkins announced plans to advance 24-hour trading in U.S. capital markets during a roundtable discussion. Atkins stated that key business events no longer fit traditional trading hours and investors need more frequent position adjustments. Extended trading would align American markets with global counterparts, attract international capital, and reduce overnight or weekend risk accumulation. Atkins noted the industry has already taken prepa

According to Xinhua, on September 16 afternoon, Ding Xuexiang, a member of China's Politburo Standing Committee and Vice Premier, met Lao Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay in Nanning, Guangxi. The meeting took place during the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.

According to Xinhua, China's Foreign Ministry and the Hague Conference on Private International Law signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening global governance on September 16, with China's ambassador to the Netherlands Shen Bo and conference secretary general Christophe Bernasconi as signatories. The MOU emphasizes the significance of China's global governance initiative and outlines bilateral cooperation to promote the initiative's implementation in international law, including enh

According to Xinhua News Agency, on September 16 afternoon, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Sinh in Nanning, Guangxi, during the 23rd China–ASEAN Expo and China–ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.

The SEC Division of Trading and Markets said on September 17 that the U.S. stock market data infrastructure will extend to 23×5 trading operations beginning December 6, allowing approved exchanges to offer trading during extended hours. Currently, four alternative trading systems (ATS) provide overnight trading, and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) launched 23×5 stock settlement in June. Further expansion to 24×7 trading remains under consideration.

According to JPMorgan strategists, the Federal Reserve's rate hike on Wednesday (September 16) provided "moderate support" to U.S. investment-grade corporate bond spreads. The bank cited elevated yields and signals of slower rate increases as supporting factors. U.S. high-grade corporate bond spreads, as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index, narrowed 2 basis points to 77 basis points on Wednesday, marking the tightest level since August 10.

According to He Xiaopeng, CEO of XPeng Motors, robot development is approximately 20 times more difficult than automotive manufacturing. He stated that the company has developed its robot hardware, software, design, and supply chain independently. XPeng has begun gradual mass production of robots, with He expecting significant capability improvements starting in Q4 2026 through Q2 2027.

According to Scott Rubner, Castleton Securities' head of equity and derivatives strategy, on September 17, the firm is becoming increasingly constructive on U.S. equity market prospects through year-end. Rubner said negative sentiment around artificial intelligence has already driven down related positions, a trend that should reverse starting in October, beginning with tech stocks and broadening to wider markets. The S&P 500 has fallen 1.8% this month to date and 3.2% from mid-August highs, wit

According to Xinhua News Agency, on September 16, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Myanmar Vice President U Myint Soe in Nanning, Guangxi. The meeting took place as U Myint Soe attended the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.