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The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, with an estimated deal value of $24.3 billion. The sale marks a significant military hardware transaction between the two countries.

SpaceX aims to conduct the 14th test flight of Starship as early as September 28, according to the company's official announcement.

According to CNBC's Squawk on the Street on Thursday (Sept 17), Palantir CEO Alex Karp called for AI developers to face civil and criminal liability for their technology's consequences. Karp stated that "the first line of defense is you're liable for your own actions" and argued for enforceable AI guidelines. He also suggested frontier AI labs may need to be nationalized to protect businesses' intellectual property from being absorbed by closed AI models, noting that companies using such models

According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will launch AI-powered airspace management tools as soon as next week (September 21).

According to Fireblocks, AbraGlobal has expanded its partnership today, enabling tokenized strategy tokens to mint directly into qualified custody at Fireblocks Trust Company with dual control on every transfer. The enhanced custody solution is designed to strengthen security measures for institutional investors managing crypto assets.

According to CME FedWatch data, as of September 18, the probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates at its December meeting stands at 13.3%, while the probability of cumulative increases of 50 basis points through year-end reaches 37.2%. For the remaining two Federal Open Market Committee meetings in 2026 (October and December), the market currently prices in a 49.1% probability of unchanged rates in October, with a 5.9% probability of a 25 basis point increase.

According to CBS, Iran shot down at least two U.S. drones recently.

According to a U.S. State Department spokesperson, an American delegation of officials traveled to Naypyidaw, Myanmar's capital, during the week of September 15 to hold talks with Myanmar officials.

According to U.S. Treasury data, on September 16, the Treasury auctioned $19 billion in 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) at a discount rate of 2.653%, the highest level since 2008. The previous auction in July recorded a rate of 2.438%. The auction drew a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.24. On the same day, the 10-year TIPS yield reached 2.69% intraday, marking the highest level since November 2008.

Intel (INTC) stock rose 10.02% during intraday trading on September 17, 2026, reaching $111.34 per share.

U.S. 10-year Treasury yields climbed to 5% this year for the first time in three years, but options markets have shown relative calm compared to past similar episodes. The three-month implied volatility for 10-year rate options stood at approximately 79.5 basis points, significantly below the 134 basis points recorded when yields approached 5% in October 2023, according to market analysis. Market participants have shifted expectations from anticipating Federal Reserve rate cuts at the start of t

According to Axios, President Trump stated that the Iran conflict is approaching a critical juncture and he needs to decide whether to resume large-scale military operations to push toward an end to the conflict.

According to BIT(bit.com), on September 18, U.S. CPU stocks surged, with Intel up 10%, Arm climbing over 8%, and AMD rising over 7%. High-end processor makers continue to gain momentum as the sector maintains strength.

According to Gate data, USD/JPY broke through 156.0 and now trades at 156.004, up 0.5% in the past 24 hours.

According to ChainCatcher, Nvidia has committed $2 billion in investment to Brookfield's artificial intelligence fund, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico warned on Sept 17 that the risk of pan-European military conflict has become more severe than ever before.

LME base metals closed mixed on September 17. Copper rose $259 to $14,492/ton, aluminum gained $32 to $3,302/ton, zinc climbed $69 to $3,882/ton, lead advanced $24 to $1,910/ton, and nickel increased $123 to $16,290/ton. Tin surged $762 to $53,186/ton, while cobalt declined $340 to $39,780/ton.

On Sept 17 during European market close, Germany's 10-year government bond yield fell 3.1 basis points to 3.477%, while the 30-year yield declined 3.7 basis points to 3.735%. The 2/10 curve flattened 3.687 basis points to +24.855 basis points. French, Italian, Spanish, and Greek 10-year yields also retreated 2.0–2.8 basis points, reflecting broader eurozone debt market softness.

According to StablecoinX, the company's entire ENA holding will have its lock permanently lifted on October 5, 2026, following the filing of a Form 8-K exemption agreement with Ethena OpCo and Ethena Foundation. ENA will remain held as treasury assets, with any sales requiring prior written consent from the foundation.

According to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a US federal court in September 2026 ordered Michael Frederick Staryk to pay $6,455,336—comprising $547,616 in restitution and $5,907,720 in civil penalties—in a default judgment for options fraud. The court found Staryk fraudulently solicited funds from at least 26 retail clients between 2021 and 2022 for purported commodity futures options trading that never occurred, with approximately $600,000 misappropriated. The judgment also permanent