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Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 17 forecast that Russia's GDP will grow by 1% in 2026.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained roughly 300 points, or 0.6%, on Thursday, with the S&P 500 climbing about 1.1% and the Nasdaq Composite rising 1.6%, as falling oil prices and lower Treasury yields provided relief following the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in more than three years. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield retreated below 5% to around 4.95%, while Brent crude dropped more than 2% toward $103 per barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate traded near $101. Thursday's rebound

According to Lloyd's of London Market Association (LMA), the Joint War Committee (JWC) has expanded the Black Sea reporting zone on September 17. Russian and Ukrainian coastal waters remain mandatory for incident reporting, while navigation within the territorial waters of neighboring countries including Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey is no longer required to be reported.

According to Barron's, on September 17, Lucid Group (LCID) stock surged 10.02% to $4.44 following announcements of a strategic partnership with European mobility platform Volt for autonomous driving solution development, and the completion of restructuring advisory work with AlixPartners. Volt aims to deploy 100,000 autonomous vehicles by 2035, signaling expansion opportunities for Lucid's European autonomous driving business.

According to Iraq's government spokesman, Iraq's Prime Minister will visit the United States next week.

The Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repurchase agreement (RRP) usage fell to $276 million with three counterparties on Thursday (September 17), down sharply from $5.375 billion in the previous trading session.

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.