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According to Ukraine's State Statistics Service, Ukraine's economy grew 0.4% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026.

According to Guru Club, spot precious metals surged on Sept 9. Spot gold price rose 1.43% to $4,417.75 per ounce, while spot silver price climbed 2.02% to $67.06 per ounce.

Spot gold reached $4,430 per ounce intraday on September 9, up 1.72% on the session.

According to Iran's semi-official Farsi news agency, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced today that it will expand restricted zones in the Strait of Hormuz from Iran's Chabahar to include the Gulf of Oman and parts of the Arabian Sea. The IRGC stated that any vessel passing through the designated restricted areas will face a complete halt to all maritime, insurance, and support services, with specific coordinates to be released separately. The announcement follows remarks from

Gate News message, prediction markets generated approximately $1.08 billion in fees over the summer period. July recorded the highest monthly figure at $402 million, with the surge primarily attributed to heightened activity surrounding the FIFA World Cup final. Total fees have been accumulating since the beginning of 2026.

According to Jin10, Germany's wholesale electricity prices rose to 191.82 euros per megawatt-hour on Thursday (Sept. 9), the highest level since June, while evening peak contracts reached 460.86 euros per megawatt-hour at 7 p.m., marking the highest for that hour since 2024, per Epex Spot data. The spike coincided with forecasts showing wind power generation is expected to plunge to approximately 3.5 gigawatts by 8 p.m., less than one-third of this year's average level to date. With higher wind

According to Jin10, Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project accelerated natural gas production in July and August, with daily output exceeding 27 million cubic meters, nearly double the volume from August 2025. The project, led by Novatek, exported over 500,000 tons monthly in both months, setting records. According to vessel tracking data, the project's shadow fleet expanded from 11 vessels in late December last year to at least 20 vessels, most with opaque ownership structures. The expanded tanker fleet

According to a Reuters survey, 65 of 93 economists expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to maintain the federal funds rate in the 3.50%-3.75% range in September, down from 94 of 104 in the August survey. Additionally, 52 of the 93 economists surveyed expect the Fed to keep rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% throughout 2026, compared to 80 of 104 economists in August.

According to ChainCatcher, AI fintech company Kapital completed a $125 million equity and debt financing round led by Tru Arrow Partners and Fasanara Capital, with participation from Cervin Ventures, Niya Partners, and Overlook Capital. The funds will be deployed toward development of its AI platform and data analytics suite, as well as expansion across U.S. and European markets.

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 21:20 on September 9, commodity options led by crude oil derivatives posted significant gains. The top five gainers were: crude oil October 2610 call options (strike 800) up 184.62% to 3.7 yuan/barrel; PTA October 2610 calls (strike 6600) up 164.71% to 45.0 yuan/ton; crude oil October 2610 calls (strike 780) up 145.31% to 7.85 yuan/barrel; styrene October 2610 calls (strike 11200) up 133.33% to 24.5 yuan/ton; and soda ash October 2610 puts (strike 1020) up 116.6

According to Bloomberg, Ledger appointed Oded Blatman, former Fireblocks executive and global Chief Information Security Officer of Bank Hapoalim, as Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer on September 9. Blatman will oversee network and infrastructure security, product security, physical and workplace safety, and internal IT and enterprise risk management. He previously held the position for five years at Fireblocks.

According to FactSet, 86% of S&P 500 companies reported second-quarter earnings per share above expectations, compared with five- and 10-year averages of 78% and 76%. Wall Street expects S&P 500 earnings for 2026 to rise roughly 32% from 2025, driven by the AI boom and strong corporate investment. Alphabet and Amazon contributed outsized gains to the earnings surge. Alphabet reported a $98 billion gain in the quarter, while Amazon recorded $53.4 billion in non-operating pre-tax income, primarily

According to UK Central Bank Governor Andrew Bailey, on Tuesday he signaled growing concern about the widening crack spread—the price gap between refined fuel and crude oil—as a key inflation gauge. Bailey echoed economists at the European Central Bank and elsewhere who are increasingly monitoring fuel prices rather than crude prices, citing losses of millions of barrels in refining capacity due to conflicts in Iran and Russia-Ukraine. European consumers now pay over $370 per barrel equivalent f

According to ChainCatcher citing Interior Ministry official Ulan Niyazbekov, Kyrgyzstan's law enforcement agencies launched 90 criminal investigations related to cryptocurrency since the beginning of 2026. The cases involve online fraud, fund theft, money laundering, and criminal money transfers. Niyazbekov disclosed that police uncovered a TRON wallet holding over $3 million in digital assets during a 2025 investigation into a transnational cybercriminal network, using blockchain analysis tools

According to NH Investment & Securities and Korea Investment & Securities on September 7, stock price targets for S-Oil were upgraded on expectations that high interest rates would strengthen the competitive value of existing refineries rather than weaken it. NH Investment & Securities raised its target price 27.3% to 210,000 Korean won, citing prolonged strong refining margins. Korea Investment & Securities lifted its target price 12.5% to 180,000 Korean won, noting high visibility in earnings

On Wednesday (Sept. 9), BitMart appointed Alvarez & Marsal as its financial adviser to evaluate the exchange's assets, financial position, and possible paths forward, but did not publish the restructuring and business resumption roadmap it had promised for the deadline. BitMart said it will deploy a web portal within five working days to collect user feedback, with further updates on its action plan to follow over the next three weeks. The exchange has faced scrutiny over its financial position

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation on September 9, citing artificial intelligence safety concerns. According to his post on X, Coxon stated that the probability of AI 'killing all humanity' exceeds 10% and accused both Anthropic and OpenAI of acting irresponsibly by pursuing self-evolving superintelligent systems while 'betting our lives' on the outcome.

According to Jin10 Data, on September 9, Vice Minister of Commerce Jiang Chenghua attended the Digital Trade Development Forum held during the 2026 China International Service Trade Fair. The forum, themed on enhancing international green economic and trade cooperation in the digital era and advancing a community with a shared future for humanity, discussed the implementation of the Digital Economy and Green Development International Economic and Trade Cooperation Framework Initiative. Jiang sta

According to Meta AI chief Alexandr Wang and praise from Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke and Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan, Meta's new personal AI agent Muse launched today with the ability to execute tasks across multiple applications. The agent can operate continuously across Gmail, Google Calendar, Outlook, Plaid, OpenTable, Spotify, Instagram, Threads, and more—over 20 integrated services—allowing users to autonomously complete tasks such as sending emails, organizing calendars, planning trips, shopping

According to Mark Zuckerberg in a Wednesday premarket statement, Threads has reached 500 million monthly active users and is now on par with or closing in on Elon Musk's X in scale. Zuckerberg said Meta posts across both platforms to reach different audiences, noting that X remains valuable for engaging artificial intelligence and technology communities. Meta Platforms stock rose 0.7% in Wednesday's premarket trading.