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The Philippine Stock Exchange index fell 1% intraday today (September 16).

In a signed article published in Qiushi magazine, Pan Gong-sheng, Governor of the People's Bank of China, outlined measures to strengthen the macroprudential management framework and enhance financial system stability. The article emphasizes expanding the central bank's macroprudential functions and broadening its policy toolkit while carefully managing economic growth, structural adjustments, and financial risk prevention. The PBOC will strengthen monitoring, assessment, and early warning of sy

According to Jin10, Republican Representative Thomas Massie filed impeachment charges against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on September 15, accusing him of abusing his power by ordering hostile military action against Iran without Congressional approval. Under the privileged motion procedure used to submit the charges, the House must review and process the impeachment case within two legislative working days and cannot delay or shelve it.

Gate News message, Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings (@MARA) purchased 1,292 BTC valued at $98.64 million through centralized exchanges 9 hours ago.

According to Core Lightning's security advisory on September 16, the Bitcoin Lightning Network payment software is investigating potential issues with experimental features that could impact user funds. The development team recommended all users with experimental features enabled to disable them immediately pending the investigation's conclusion. Node hosting provider Start9 advised users to turn off "Dual funding and liquidity ads" on StartOS as a protective measure.

According to Foresight News, U.S. Republican Senator Thom Tillis reversed his vote on the CLARITY Act from yes to no during voting early on September 16. In response, Tillis stated on social media that the action "is not the end of this bill." He noted that "substantial bipartisan progress" has been made, with the White House playing a key role, and that the procedural motion allows lawmakers to "continue working toward a positive outcome."

According to PANews, X announced on September 16 the launch of its Cashtag Partner Program in the United States, connecting stock, ETF, and cryptocurrency discussions on the platform with participating brokerages. The first batch of partners includes Interactive Brokers, Moomoo, Gemini, Kraken, and Coinbase. Users can now view asset price charts and related posts after clicking supported Cashtags, then tap the new "Trade" button to access the broker's mobile app or website to execute trades. X i

According to Jin10, China's central bank Governor Pan Gungsheng published a signed article in Qiushi magazine on September 16, stating that slower financial total growth will help maintain macroeconomic leverage ratios at stable levels. Pan noted that China's macro leverage ratio has risen rapidly in recent years due to stronger countercyclical macroeconomic policies supporting steady economic growth and low inflation pressuring nominal GDP growth. He emphasized the need to balance short-term an

According to South Korea's ruling Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Jae-seop, corporate loans extended by banks reached approximately 1.971 quadrillion Korean won in the first half of 2026, up 22% from 1.611 quadrillion won in 2022. Over the same period, non-performing loans (NPL) nearly doubled from 8.34 trillion won to 15.19 trillion won, a spike of approximately 82%, with the NPL ratio rising from 0.52% to 0.77%. Regional banks showed significantly worse credit deterioration than major commercial

According to JPMorgan via CNBC, on September 15, the investment bank predicted the S&P 500 could rise as much as 1% or fall as much as 2% depending on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Powell's remarks following the Fed's interest rate decision. JPMorgan outlined five scenarios for market reaction, ranging from a 25-basis-point rate hike with no additional guidance (potentially boosting stocks 0.25–0.75%) to an unexpected rate hold (potentially triggering a 1.25–1.75% decline). The bank warned that if

According to PANews, Michael Burry criticized AI financing cycles and asset market bubbles today for accelerating wealth concentration, stating the financial system is engineered to complete arbitrage by transferring wealth to a small number of people. Burry, who famously shorted the 2008 housing crisis, expressed concern that corporate high compensation transfers and political arrangements are leaving most Americans anxious about living costs, which he warned poses a threat to the U.S. system.

According to BlockBeats, Circle's Arc blockchain mainnet went live on September 16, with Chain ID 5042 and RPC at rpc.mainnet.arc.io. Gas fees are paid in USDC, with native cross-chain support for USDC and EURC. Founding validators include BlackRock, DTCC, Visa, and Mastercard. Multiple cross-chain bridges including Across, Axelar, Stargate, and Wormhole are now supporting Arc.

According to South Korean government statistics released on September 16, the country's crude oil import dependency on the Middle East dropped to 60.31% in July 2026, down 9.23 percentage points from 69.54% a year earlier. Non-Middle Eastern crude oil imports surged to 51.5% of total volumes during May-July 2026, compared to 30.9% in the same period last year. U.S. oil dependency increased to 20.21% in July from 15.99% year-on-year. The shift reflects the government's diversification policy, inc

On September 16, People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng published an article in Qiushi Magazine outlining a shift in monetary policy framework. The central bank will de-emphasize quantity targets, particularly single-channel loan metrics, treating financial aggregates as observational and reference indicators instead. The policy prioritizes price-based regulation, aiming to strengthen market-oriented interest rate formation, adjustment, and transmission mechanisms while reinforcing policy

According to an article by PBC Governor Pan Gongsheng published in Qiushi on September 16, simply using credit growth to gauge the strength of financial support to the real economy is no longer appropriate. The article noted that tech companies at different development stages have varying financing needs and risk profiles. Early-stage ventures relying on research and development benefit from private equity and venture capital, while later-stage companies can access bank loans, bonds, and equity

According to Jin10, on September 16 (Wednesday), Japanese Prime Minister Takako Kaichi retained multiple senior Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) officials in her first personnel reshuffle since assuming party leadership about a year ago. She kept former Prime Minister Taro Aso as party vice president and her brother-in-law Shunichi Suzuki as secretary-general, aiming to maintain continuity ahead of a potentially crowded legislative agenda through year-end. Policy Research Council Chair Takayuki Ko

According to the Wall Street Journal on Sept 16, the U.S. government is pressing Mexican officials to adopt new artificial intelligence hardware export regulations designed to prevent Chinese and other foreign companies from circumventing tariffs. The proposed rules would limit the share of non-North American components used in AI hardware production, including chips and servers. AI hardware has become Mexico's top export to the U.S. this year, surpassing automobiles. U.S. and Mexican trade offi

According to Jinlian Create, on September 16, China's refined oil market showed a change rate of 10.94%, with benchmark crude at $104.39 per barrel. Gasoline and diesel are expected to rise 635 yuan per ton, with the pricing adjustment window on September 24 at 24:00.

At 09:30 Beijing time on September 16, New York gold futures fell 0.07%, while New York silver futures rose 0.27% and copper futures gained 0.23%.

According to analyst Willy Woo on X, following the CLARITY Act Senate procedural vote failure, U.S. exchange Coinbase showed accelerating Cumulative Delta Volume (CVD) decline to approximately -6,659 BTC, reflecting investor sell-offs. Meanwhile, Binance CVD recovered from lows to around -5,841 BTC. Offshore markets continued net accumulation despite the broader selling pressure. Bitcoin declined from $80,560 to lows near $74,968, with Bybit, OKX, and Bitstamp recording CVD of approximately -582