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According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency, Saudi sources reported that flights at Jeddah Airport have been suspended.

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the country's economy in August showed stable overall operations and continued structural improvements. However, external environmental pressures have deepened, domestic supply-demand imbalances persist, and some enterprises face operational difficulties, requiring further efforts to consolidate the foundation for steady economic growth.

According to PANews, tokenized securities platform tZERO completed a new funding round led by Marc Cohodes and Max Cohodes on September 15, with participation from existing investor Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Bill Fleckenstein, and partner Dinari, as well as a commitment from Neighborhood Intelligence. The company stated the proceeds will support expansion of its tokenized financial market infrastructure business and advance capital independence. tZERO is building infrastructure for tokeni

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the country's industrial robot output grew 34.6% year-over-year in August, the agency announced on September 15. The spokesperson also reported that lithium-ion battery production increased 57.2% over the same period, as advanced manufacturing sectors continued their rapid expansion.

According to official announcement, Binance Wealth Management launched an ETF wealth management platform today (September 15) offering one-stop traditional finance asset allocation services, including short-term U.S. Treasury ETF and investment-grade bond ETF. Users hold actual ETF shares with full economic rights including price fluctuations and dividend distributions. Orders are executed, cleared, and custodied through licensed third-party brokers. The platform serves as an information and acc

According to White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt, on September 15, the Republican Party agreed to significant ethics concessions in the latest version of the CLARITY Act, accepting approximately 95% of Democratic negotiators' demands. The agreement reportedly requires Trump to move crypto investments into blind trusts and grants states certain enforcement authorities. Witt described the arrangement as the strongest and most unprecedented ethics provision in federal law. The Senate GOP releas

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, industrial natural gas output reached 21.4 billion cubic meters in August, up 0.8% year-over-year and reversing a 0.9% decline in July. Daily average output hit 6.9 billion cubic meters. For the first eight months of 2026, cumulative natural gas production totaled 175.7 billion cubic meters, up 1.1% year-over-year.

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the country's industrial production in August 2026 rose 0.54% month-on-month after seasonal adjustment, following revisions to data for the period from August 2025 to July 2026.

New York gold futures reached $4,350 per ounce today, gaining 0.23% intraday.

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the August 2026 month-on-month growth rate of social consumer goods retail sales was revised to -0.13% based on seasonal adjustment model corrections applied to data since August 2025.

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, crude oil production from large-scale industrial enterprises reached 184.3 million tons in August, up 0.8% year-over-year, maintaining the same growth pace as July. Crude oil processing volume fell to 590.7 million tons in August, down 6.9% compared to the same period last year, with the decline narrowing by 8.9 percentage points from July.

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, Hyperliquid whale addresses held $7.586 billion in positions as of September 15, with a long-to-short ratio of 0.93. Long positions accounted for $3.647 billion (48.08%), while short positions totaled $3.939 billion (51.92%). A major whale address (0x5b5d..60) opened a 5x short position on ETH at $2,296.08, currently facing an unrealized loss of $23.46 million.

According to CryptoQuant analyst CW8900, Bitcoin's long-term holder (LTH) SOPR has surged above 1, shifting market sentiment from bearish to neutral as an uptrend begins. The analyst noted that this cycle's SOPR has yet to exceed 6, the historical level where cycle peaks typically form, indicating that long-term holders have not yet entered the profit-taking phase. With LTH holdings at historically high levels and continuing to accumulate, CW8900 expects the true rally to accelerate as the marke

China's social consumer goods retail sales grew 0.4% year-over-year in August, down from 0.6% in July.

China's urban fixed-asset investment fell 7.2% year-over-year in the first eight months of 2026, down from a decline of 6.7% in the previous period, according to official data.

China's real estate development investment contracted 19.9% in the first eight months of 2026, compared to a 19.2% decline in the prior period, according to official data.

China's social consumer goods retail sales grew 1.1% year-over-year in January through August 2026, down from 1.2% in the previous period, according to official statistics.

China's industrial production rose 5.2% year-over-year in August, compared to 4.5% in the previous month, indicating an acceleration in manufacturing activity.

China's industrial production from January through August 2026 increased 5.3% year-over-year, the National Bureau of Statistics reported, unchanged from the previous month's reading.

China's urban unemployment rate rose to 5.3% in August, higher than the expected 5.2% and marking a slight uptick from the previous month's 5.2%, according to official statistics.