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According to Jin10, Ukraine's presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said on August 27 that negotiations between Ukraine and Russia could see new progress in September, with representatives from both sides potentially meeting, possibly with U.S. participation. When asked if such talks might occur in September, Yermak responded: "Probably in September." He emphasized that American involvement is necessary, stating "we cannot do it without them."

According to Sun Yuchen's counsel Zhang Qihui of Lanpeng Law Firm, on August 27, Sun Yuchen filed a civil lawsuit against Jing 某 and her parents over property disputes involving approximately 30 million yuan (approximately $30M). The case has been accepted by the court, and the plaintiff applied for property preservation. The defendants subsequently raised jurisdictional objections, which are currently under review. The case has not entered substantive trial proceedings, and no final judgment ha

According to Jin10, the European Central Bank stated on Thursday (August 27) that geopolitical developments in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Russia pose upside risks to oil and gas prices. While current oil prices remain "far below recent highs," ECB meeting minutes showed that prices "remain well above pre-war levels throughout the forecast period, indicating sustained increases with upside risks." The central bank noted that recent oil price declines have not eased the medium-term inflation pa

According to BlockBeats, on August 27, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Schmid said current policy rates remain too loose to constrain the U.S. economy while inflation stays above the Fed's 2% target. Schmid stated, "For me, I think short-end rates may be too loose. So we have work to do." During July's meeting, policymakers voted to maintain rates in the 3.5%-3.75% range, with three officials voting against, favoring a rate hike. Schmid indicated he may align with colleagues who opposed the decision

According to Jin10 on August 27, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Christopher Schmid said the Fed's current interest rate level has not constrained the U.S. economy while inflation remains above the central bank's 2% target. "For me, I think short-end rates may be on the accommodative side. So we have work to do," Schmid stated. At July's meeting, policymakers voted to maintain rates in the 3.5% to 3.75% range, with three officials dissenting in favor of a rate hike. Meeting minutes showed multiple of

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will deliver a keynote speech on Friday, August 28 at the Kansas City Fed's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Wyoming. Markets are awaiting clarity on how the central bank plans to address persistent inflation, which has remained well above the Fed's 2% target for 65 consecutive months. Recent data shows July vehicle prices climbing 5% annually and personal consumption expenditure inflation remaining stubbornly elevated, putting pressure on policymakers to resp

Gold held above $4,600 per ounce on Thursday, with spot prices rising 0.2% to $4,599.57 and US futures trading near $4,652.70 ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's first major Jackson Hole address on Friday, August 28. The metal has surged roughly 14% this month, supported by concerns over US government debt, dollar weakness, and Treasury bond-buyback programs. Bullion-backed ETFs added more than 28 tonnes in the previous week, marking their strongest weekly accumulation since January, ac

According to MoneyDJ, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.34% today (August 27), closing at 25,565.74 points, with its daily candlestick turning bearish. The Hang Seng Tech Index declined 0.13%, ending at 4,620.29 points. The market initially benefited from technology and AI-related momentum, but weakening risk appetite prevented gains from extending, leading to a lower close.

According to Jin10 Data, on August 27, Liu Jiannán, vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), met with Ma Shaohuei, president of the Hong Kong-British Chamber of Commerce in Beijing. The two sides discussed deepening cooperation between their institutions, strengthening business exchanges, and advancing integration of industrial and supply chains.

According to Herald Economics, on August 27, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix surged following NVIDIA's better-than-expected earnings and guidance. NVIDIA disclosed that high-bandwidth memory (HBM) supply constraints are limiting AI chip production capacity, positioning domestic memory makers to benefit from increased demand.

According to Nepal Police, the death toll from flash floods in northern Nepal climbed to 332 on August 27.

According to on-chain analyst Specter, 15 victims suffered a combined loss of $9.4 million from a poisoning attack over the past 4 weeks. The two largest individual losses each reached $2.5 million, while another victim lost $2 million. The stolen funds were immediately converted to USDD and transferred to a consolidated address, which currently holds approximately $9.4 million, according to Specter's disclosure. Specter called for Tron wallet service providers to implement measures against such

According to ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority will activate its revised weekly commodity derivatives position reporting framework on September 3, 2026, five months after a planned April 1 launch was halted during final testing. The updated framework uses XML schema v2.0 and applies directly to market operators and investment firms operating trading venues where commodity derivatives or emission allowance derivatives are traded. Venues have one week to complete their migration

According to Bloomberg, Ripple Prime launched Delta One this week, expanding its institutional brokerage services into stock trading for the first time. The new offering enables institutional clients—including hedge funds, market makers, and ETF issuers—to execute total return swaps on U.S. listed stocks, indices, and digital assets through a unified trading platform.

According to the UK tax authorities HMRC, on August 27, 17,600 individuals reported cryptocurrency asset gains totaling 1.38 billion pounds in the 2024-2025 tax year. This marks the first time crypto asset disposals were separately reported in personal income tax filings. The total proceeds from crypto disposals reached 13.8 billion pounds. The data showed that male taxpayers accounted for 87% of crypto gains reporters but contributed 93% of total gains, significantly higher than the 56% male sh

According to ECB meeting minutes, energy price increases may not have fully reflected in consumer fuel prices within July data, with the effects potentially becoming visible in August figures.

According to BlockBeats, citing TradingBeats monitoring data, trader "Mac Chi" (Huang Li-cheng) increased long positions worth approximately $4.99 million on Hyperliquid within the past hour on August 27. The additions included around 900 ETH ($2.256M), 14 BTC ($1.115M), 8,000 HYPE ($660K), and 200M PUMP tokens ($957K). The address currently holds 25x leveraged ETH long positions (25,400 ETH, ~$63.53M with $1.06M floating gains) and 40x BTC longs (469 BTC, ~$37.3M with $185K floating gains). Mac

According to BlockBeats, on August 27, Federal Reserve Chair Schmidt stated that midterm elections will not influence the Fed's October meeting decision. Schmidt also noted that interest rates have not suppressed U.S. economic growth.

According to ChainCatcher, Polymarket odds of Ethereum hitting $2,600 by the end of August rose to 58% today (Aug 27), up 14% over the past 24 hours. Separately, the probability of ETH falling to $2,400 or below declined to 47%, down 19% in the same period. The market uses Binance ETH/USDT pricing as its reference.

According to Bloomberg, SHEIN has priced its Hong Kong initial public offering and is set to raise approximately $1.7 billion from the listing.