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According to the U.S. Treasury Department, on August 27, the 7-year Treasury auction closed with a yield of 4.512%, up 3.9 basis points from the previous month's 4.473% and marking the highest level since December 2024. The $44 billion auction drew strong demand with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.50 times, slightly higher than the previous month's 2.49 times and above the six-auction average. The yield matched the when-issued trading level, aligning with market expectations. Foreign indirect bidding

On Thursday (Aug 27), the ICE dollar index fell 0.01% to 99.155, hitting a session high of 99.260 at 19:49 Beijing time before retreating to a low of 99.070 at 21:28. The Bloomberg dollar index declined 0.05% to 1194.19, trading within a daily range of 1195.60–1193.64.

According to the Investment Company Institute (ICI), U.S. money market assets reached $7.93 trillion in the week ending August 27.

According to Bloomberg data, the Bloomberg Grain Commodity Index rose 0.42% to close at 34.8501 points on Thursday, Aug. 27, reflecting mixed momentum across agricultural futures. CBOT wheat futures gained 1.30% while corn futures declined 0.93%. Among soy complex products, CBOT soybeans fell 0.20% to $12.6350 per bushel, though soybean meal futures rose 0.32% and soybean oil futures climbed 0.93%. Livestock futures showed broader strength, with live cattle and feeder cattle futures gaining 1.01

According to Iran's National Security Council Secretary Rafsanjani, Iran successfully broke through the naval blockade during the ceasefire period and exported between 70 and 80 million barrels of crude oil. The country has restored its oil exports to pre-sanction levels.

According to Kitco News, gold spot price approached $4,595 per ounce on Thursday morning after U.S. initial jobless claims came in at 203,000 for the week ending August 22, below expectations of 208,000. The reading beat economists' forecasts, driving a 0.01% daily gain in spot gold prices.

Iran's top national security official Reza'i stated on August 27 that opening the Strait of Hormuz requires ending regional wars. The statement reflects Iran's position on the strategic waterway amid ongoing regional tensions.

According to The Korea Times, Mirae Asset announced on Wednesday a 150 trillion won ($109 billion) digital asset business plan centered on Digital X, the exchange formerly known as Korbit. The initiative will focus on cryptocurrency, stablecoins, real-world assets and security token offerings, with plans to tokenize physical assets including gold, silver and electricity. Mirae Asset Consulting acquired a 97.15% stake in Korbit in July, becoming the first South Korean financial group to control a

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright recently suggested that the United States and Saudi Arabia should collaborate on uranium mining operations, noting that Saudi Arabia possesses uranium reserves. Wright also indicated potential for broader commercial cooperation between the two nations in the nuclear energy sector.

The Chinese yuan (CNY) strengthened to 6.72 against the U.S. dollar in early trading on August 27 at 03:00 Beijing time, up 33 pips from Wednesday's night session close. Trading volume reached 309.37 billion U.S. dollars.

According to Politico, on Thursday, the Trump administration plans to announce sweeping semiconductor tariffs within the coming weeks or months. The tariffs could expand to cover downstream products made with semiconductors, such as gaming consoles and data center servers, sources familiar with the plans said. The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) estimated in June that such tariffs would cost the U.S. about $90 billion annually in GDP losses and cause approximately 20 perc

According to Charles Schwab's official statement, the company announced plans to add Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK) to its Schwab Crypto platform in the coming months. Users will be able to trade the three altcoins alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum, which were available when the cryptocurrency trading service launched in 2026. The company did not specify an exact date for when SOL, AVAX, and LINK will become available for trading.

According to FinanceFeeds, Australian Federal Police searched the Sydney offices of stockbroker Evolution Capital and homes linked to senior executives on August 26 as part of an ASIC investigation. The searches included Evolution's headquarters and the Bondi home of founder and managing director Stephen Silver, as well as a property linked to Mendy Amzalak, the firm's head of trading and institutional sales. Neither ASIC nor the AFP has publicly disclosed the scope of the investigation, and no

Bitcoin reclaimed $80,000 on Thursday (Aug. 28), breaking through a key $79,000 resistance level. The price climbed from under $77,900 on Wednesday night to an intraday peak of $80,808, reflecting a 24-hour gain of roughly 3%. As of 12:12 p.m. EST, BTC traded above $80,400, lifting its market capitalization to $1.61 trillion. Volatility triggered $416 million in total crypto liquidations over 24 hours, with short positions accounting for roughly $80 million of losses. According to The Economist,

According to Jin10, on August 28, Boston Federal Reserve President Beth Collins stated that if inflation falls less than expected, she may support a rate hike at the next Fed meeting. Collins also said she expects rates to remain unchanged through year-end and views current rate levels as having a "mild restrictive" effect on the economy.

According to Jefferies, Salesforce (CRM-US) stock surged 21% overnight on Aug 28, with the bank raising its price target to $300 from $250, reflecting confidence in the company's AI monetization progress. The rally was driven by signals in the latest earnings that Salesforce's AI agent platform Agentforce is converting from testing to actual revenue generation. Deutsche Bank noted that half of Agentforce orders in Q2 came from customers replenishing used capacity, indicating enterprises are adop

Gold T+D on Shanghai Gold Exchange fell 0.3% to 993.7 yuan per gram at evening close on Aug 27, while silver T+D rose 0.84% to 16,856 yuan per kilogram.

On September 2, 2026, the Bank of Canada is widely expected to hold its overnight policy rate unchanged at 2.25%, according to analysts including Jamie David, VP of Mortgage at Ratehub. The rate has remained at this level since October 2025. The decision comes as consumer inflation rose to 3% in July, limiting room for a rate cut despite escalating trade tensions threatening economic growth.

Shanghai Futures Exchange crude oil 2610 contract closed up 4.76% at 601 yuan per barrel during the night session on August 27. Gold futures fell 0.18%, while silver futures rose 1.35%.

According to Ledger's CTO Charles Guillemet, the company patched a transaction-replacement vulnerability in its Ethereum app version 1.22.2 on August 13, before rival wallet maker OneKey published a lab test reproducing the flaw in the outdated version 1.22.1 on Thursday. The vulnerability, a race condition between transaction display logic and the transaction buffer, could allow an attacker who controlled communications between a device and host to display one transaction while signing another.