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According to Maersk's announcement on September 15, the shipping company will impose a temporary emergency inland fuel/energy surcharge on all overland transport to seven Nordic countries starting September 16, citing supply disruptions in the Middle East. The affected nations are Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. The surcharges, effective for all Store Door (SD) transport with pick-up dates from September 9 onwards, vary by country: Estonia 20%, Latvia 17%, Denma

According to Jin10, China's central bank halted its increase in buy-sell repurchase operations on September 15, with both two-week and one-month tenors rolled over equally. This marks the end of two consecutive months of increased operations. The overnight secured lending rate (DR001) traded at a weighted average of 1.4281% as of 3 p.m., while the seven-day rate (DR007) averaged 1.4234%. The central bank's move reflects efforts to guide money market rates to operate smoothly around the policy ra

According to the World Trade Organization report released on September 15, AI is projected to contribute 13.2% to global GDP growth by 2040. The WTO also forecasts AI could increase global trade by 40% in the same period, with digital services seeing the largest gains.

According to the World Trade Organization's 2026 World Trade Report released recently, strengthening the multilateral trading system could boost global GDP by approximately 2.9% to 2050 compared to baseline scenarios, equivalent to adding roughly $3 trillion, with global exports rising 17.9%. The report warns that if countries fail to act and allow multilateral trade rules to weaken, global output could decline by up to 10%.

According to Cnyes, Hong Kong's stock market declined on September 15 as the Hang Seng Index fell 1% to close at 24,667.24 points, marking a two-month low. The National Enterprises Index dropped 0.96% to 8,204.91 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index declined 0.62% to 4,291.34 points. Daily trading volume reached 187.2 billion Hong Kong dollars, the lowest in four months. The downturn was driven by AI-related valuation concerns triggered by calls from tech giants to slow advanced model developm

According to minutes from the Bank of Korea's August monetary policy meeting released on September 15, the BOK's operations department suggested that the neutral interest rate may have risen. The department stated that while the neutral rate had declined over the long term since the 2000s, it has rebounded since the pandemic in line with major economies. The BOK noted that medium to long-term neutral rates will be significantly affected by demographic changes and AI technology adoption, with the

According to Bybit, Bitcoin may face sharp price swings around the Federal Reserve's decision on September 15-16, with historical analysis of 40 FOMC meetings showing nearly unpredictable direction. Bybit's analysis tracked Bitcoin's movement in the first five minutes after each FOMC announcement between 2022 and 2026, finding roughly half saw price gains and half saw losses. Bitcoin was trading near $78,100 on September 14, as futures markets priced an 87% chance of a 25-basis-point rate increa

India's Central Consumer Protection Authority is now examining Apple's warranty terms after complaints that iOS 18 allegedly caused display, microphone and other hardware problems on iPhones, with customers then asked to pay repair costs. The regulator has escalated the investigation following reports that replacing an iPhone 15 display costs approximately 27,900 Indian rupees (around $291), more than one-third of the phone's retail price. Apple disputes the allegations, stating it found no syst

The US House Ways and Means Committee will consider a crypto tax package on Wednesday that excludes a provision allowing miners and stakers to defer taxation of rewards until the tokens are sold. The Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 10357) was published on Monday alongside the committee's markup notice. The omitted provision, from Representative Mike Carey's Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act introduced in June, would have let taxpayers choose to recognize tokens as income when received

According to Jin10, China's Ministry of Finance will issue 20 billion yuan in discount treasury bonds with a 28-day maturity tomorrow, September 16. The bonds will be offered through competitive bidding from 10:35 a.m. to 11:35 a.m., with pricing determined by auction and issued at a discount to face value. Interest accrual begins September 17, 2026, with redemption at par value on October 15, 2026.

According to Jin10, China's Ministry of Finance will auction CNY 35 billion in 91-day discount bonds (2026 Accounting Discount Bonds, Series 60) on September 16, 2026. The competitive bidding will take place from 10:35 to 11:35 a.m. The bonds will begin accruing interest on September 17 and mature on December 17, 2026 at face value.

According to ChainCatcher, Stack BTC, a UK-based Bitcoin treasury company backed by investor Nigel Farage, proposed acquiring precious metals trader Direct Bullion for up to 12 million pounds (approximately $16 million). The non-binding agreement includes 3 million pounds in cash, roughly 4 million pounds in shares, and 5 million pounds in performance-linked payments, with shares issued at a minimum price of 6 pence and a four-year lock-in period. Stack plans to use operating cash flow from bull

According to Politico, Trump will deliver a keynote speech at a Republican fundraiser in New York City on September 21.

According to CNBC, AI infrastructure stocks fell sharply on Monday following a weekend proposal from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to slow the pace of frontier model development. GE Vernova dropped nearly 9%, Vertiv fell close to 8%, Caterpillar sank more than 4%, and Oracle slipped almost 4%. Wall Street is weighing the impact on companies dependent on sustained data center buildout and chip demand, including server makers Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. RBC Capital Markets analyst Rishi Jalu

According to FinanceFeeds analysis, Meta Platforms stock rose 16.3% in five trading days, reaching $665.60 on September 14, 2026, following the September 8 launch of Muse, a personal AI agent available at $20 and $100 monthly subscription tiers. The stock jumped 6.55% on September 9 on 35.2m shares—nearly double three-month average volume—and gained another 2.71% on September 14, according to stockanalysis.com data. FinanceFeeds has raised its 12-month price targets to $850 bull, $720 base, and

According to eToro's monthly business update, the platform reported 4.36 million funded accounts and $20.2 billion in assets under administration for August 2026. Funded accounts increased 18% year-over-year, while the average amount invested in each crypto trade fell 70%, from $325 to $97. Capital markets trading activity grew more resilient, with 51.7 million trades (up 31% year-over-year) but a 29% decline in average invested amount per trade to $197. Crypto trades declined 4% to 5.3 million,

According to Protocol Watch founder Christine D. Kim, Bitcoin's response to quantum computing threats is converging around two complementary proposals announced on September 15. BIP-360 introduces Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR), a new output type that conceals users' public keys until funds are spent, preventing quantum computers from deriving private keys from exposed keys. SHRINCS, a hash-based signature scheme by Blockstream Research, uses only SHA-256 and offers 48-byte public keys with 548-byte

According to Guru Club, the Indian rupee closed at 95.96 against the U.S. dollar on September 15, down 0.4%. This marks the largest single-day decline in two months.

According to China Daily, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on September 14 that China's narrative on artificial intelligence is far more pragmatic, with no one discussing "AI doomsday" theories. Huang's comments highlight the contrasting approaches between China and Western markets in framing AI development and its societal implications.

According to JPMorgan Chase, the bank downgraded MARA Holdings to "Underweight" and cut its target price to $11 from $13 today (September 15).