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According to Bitget trading data, spot gold fell below the $4,300 per ounce level to $4,297.68 on September 14, declining 1.17% intraday.

According to China Earthquake Networks Center, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck Mojiang County in Pu'er, Yunnan Province on September 14 at 5:07 PM. The epicenter was located at 23.15°N, 101.61°E with a depth of 10 kilometers.

According to Iran's state broadcaster IRIB, Iranian authorities confiscated assets of 240 people on September 14, accusing them of connections with Israel and other hostile nations. The charges include legitimizing Israel and sharing images or information with foreign parties. Iran's judiciary stated these individuals conducted propaganda or actions causing widespread damage to the nation's infrastructure. The confiscated assets will be used to compensate victims, according to a judiciary spokes

According to People's Bank of China, in the first eight months of 2026, bonds and stocks surpassed lending in new social financing, reaching 50.31% of total new financing, up nearly 20 percentage points from five years earlier. Corporate bonds accounted for 11.67% of new social financing, up 5.8 percentage points year-over-year.

According to Jin10 and LSEG data, UK gilt yields hit multi-year highs on September 14, with 30-year gilt yields rising to 5.951%, the highest level since March 1998, and 5-year yields reaching their highest since July 2008. The surge was driven by rising oil prices amid escalating Middle East supply tensions. Investors are betting that inflation pressures from higher oil prices will prompt the Bank of England to gradually tighten monetary policy over the coming year. Sahil Mahtani, head of inves

According to CryptoQuant report cited by ChainCatcher, spot and perpetual futures trading volumes surged on August 21 as prices rebounded from multi-year lows. Spot trading volume reached approximately $75 billion, the highest since February, with Binance leading at $19.4 billion, followed by Coinbase at $8 billion and Gate at $5.1 billion. Perpetual contract volume hit around $336 billion, the highest since March, as Binance dominated with $124 billion and OKX recorded $46 billion. The surge ac

According to ChainCatcher, citing Lisk business development head Leon Waidmann, Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange reserves are diverging significantly. Bitcoin's exchange supply ratio stands at 16.5%, while Ethereum has dropped below 12.7%—a gap of nearly 4 percentage points. Bitcoin's exchange supply remains relatively stable, while Ethereum continues to experience outflows, indicating structural tightening in ETH's on-chain liquidity supply.

According to China Earthquake Networks Center, a 4.6 magnitude earthquake occurred near Mojiang County, Puer, Yunnan at 17:07 on September 14. The epicenter was located at coordinates 23.15°N, 101.61°E. Official seismic data is pending confirmation.

According to Goldman Sachs Chief U.S. Equity Strategist Ben Snider on CNBC, artificial intelligence capital expenditure is driving approximately half of the S&P 500's earnings growth, with the gains heavily concentrated among hyperscalers. Nvidia reported Q2 revenue of $96.22 billion (up 105.8% year-over-year), with data center revenue at $89.02 billion. Broadcom saw Q3 AI chip revenue surge 221% year-over-year to $16.7 billion, while Microsoft's annual capital expenditure reached $115.95 billio

According to Financial Times, the UK Financial Conduct Authority is considering bespoke rules and fund exemptions for tokenized gold later on Monday, in coordination with the Bank of England and HM Treasury. The FCA said tokenization could enhance divisibility and transferability of gold across digital markets, potentially increasing use of London's bullion reserves as collateral. London accounts for approximately 70% of global over-the-counter gold trading volume, according to the World Gold Co

According to Jefferies on Sept 14, Apple iPhone 18 Pro series showed diverging pre-order demand signals across markets. Delivery waiting times in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Japan contracted by 5 to 11 days versus the same period last year, with the U.S. model requiring zero wait time. In contrast, China and Hong Kong defied the trend, with iPhone 18 Pro Max waiting times extending to 24.5 days from 19.8 days and 17.2 days respectively. Jefferies noted that the shortened cycles in mature market

According to Jin10 Data, China's newly issued enterprise loans in August carried a weighted average interest rate of just below 3%, down approximately 0.2 percentage points from the same period last year. The weighted average rate for newly issued personal housing loans stood at 3.1%, while the yield-to-maturity of 5-year AAA-rated corporate bonds reached 1.73%, both marking historical lows.

Iran's Strait of Hormuz Authority released a notice today (Sept 14) expanding its blacklist of non-compliant vessels to 77 ships. Vessels on the list will face restrictions including fines, detention, and possible confiscation. The authority issued a warning to insurance companies, P&I clubs, and classification societies, cautioning them against providing services to blacklisted vessels to avoid potential consequences.

According to BlockBeats citing BIT market data, BNC stock rose 13.84% in premarket trading on September 14 to $5.46, following Binance's listing of CEA Industries (BNCB) on its bStock platform.

According to Finews, Bitcoin Suisse will relocate up to 60 positions from its Zug headquarters abroad, with back-office and administrative roles shifting to Bratislava, Slovakia, or Vietnam. The first layoffs will take effect before year-end following a 10-day consultation period that began after a Friday town hall briefing. CEO Andrej Majcen told Finews the relocation is cost-driven, enabling the same services to be delivered more cheaply. The move reflects the company's strategic pivot from a

According to official announcement, Binance has launched the CEA Industries (BNCB) bStock trading pair at 20:00 UTC on September 14.

In a post on X early Monday, OpenAI chief Sam Altman said he supports a federal framework that sets consistent safety requirements for frontier AI models. Altman warned that AI progress could go "very badly" through loss of control over AI or excessive concentration of power, adding that "no amount of American competitive pressure should justify recklessness." He committed to giving independent evaluators employee-like access to OpenAI's systems and called for consistent rules to manage frontier

The Shanghai International Energy Exchange announced today (September 14) that it has restricted opening positions for multiple accounts on related contracts due to excessive intraday trading volume exceeding regulatory standards. The accounts violated the exchange's rules on abnormal trading behavior and have been subject to the trading restriction measure.

The People's Bank of China will conduct 500 billion yuan in fixed-amount, rate-tender, multi-price reverse repo operations on September 15, 2026. The operations carry a 6-month (181-day) maturity, with settlement date March 15, 2027, or the next business day if a holiday falls on that date.

According to the China Central Bank, the outstanding balance of social financing (a broad measure of credit and liquidity in the economy) stood at 464.8 trillion yuan as of the end of August 2026, up 7.2% year-over-year.