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According to three trade sources, Saudi Arabia notified European refiners on September 16 that crude oil shipments scheduled for September loading have been canceled following the closure of the east-west oil pipeline.

According to the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee meeting minutes released yesterday (September 15), dated August 27, committee members raised concerns that a repatriation of overseas investment funds by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) and other domestic investors could worsen U.S. Treasury supply-demand dynamics and push up global long-term interest rates. The committee noted that GPIF's overseas investment assets exceed $900 billion, and approximately 60% of Japanese

According to the Financial Times, China implemented new regulations tightening control over citizens' overseas travel effective September 15, 2026. The measures aim to prevent travel for individuals deemed a threat to national security, particularly in technology and industrial security sectors. The restrictions also apply to foreign nationals, potentially imposing entry bans based on false visa statements or conduct abroad that harms China's national interests.

According to Placer.ai, Chipotle Mexican Grill stock fell 5.94% to $34.83 at the close of trading on September 15, as U.S. dining traffic declined 2.4% year-over-year in August. The downturn was driven by rising food prices and surging gas prices, prompting more consumers to dine at home. The broader restaurant sector felt the pressure, with shares of Texas Roadhouse, Wingstop, Cava, and Shake Shack also dropping 6–12%.

According to remarks made at Dreamforce on September 15, 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang argues that AI innovation and safety are not mutually exclusive choices. Huang rejected the framing that companies must choose between moving fast and staying safe, stating that engineering solutions and market incentives are better guardrails than new government regulation. Huang proposed independent evaluators and testing regimes similar to financial audits as an accountability mechanism without slowing indu

According to ERCOT on September 15, Cipher Digital received conditional Batch Zero classifications covering 3.2 GW of proposed projects in Texas: 1.1 GW of Conditional Base Load (100 MW at Stingray, 1 GW at Colchis) and 2.1 GW of Conditional Studied Load across four sites (Mikeska 500 MW, Apollo 900 MW, Stingray Phase II 200 MW, McLennan 500 MW). ERCOT determined that 1.4 GW across Mikeska and Apollo qualifies as Partial Capacity Load Requirement (PCLR), allowing Cipher to operate at full load b

According to Alternative.me data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index fell to 51 today, down from 69 yesterday, marking a shift in market sentiment from a greed state to neutral.

Indonesia plans to launch trading on its commodities exchange on January 4, with tin as the first commodity to be traded.

According to Onchain Lens, a Hyperliquid whale closed Bitcoin and Ethereum short positions held for 4 days two hours ago, generating $1.2 million in combined profit. The BTC short yielded $443,200, while the ETH short generated $752,900. Across 39 closed trades, the whale has accumulated $4.5 million in realized profits with a 79.5% win rate.

According to ChainCatcher, synthetic dollar protocol Ethena announced it has completed SOC 2 Type II audit based on Security Trust Services Criteria, receiving an unqualified opinion from independent auditors with zero exceptions. The audit validates Ethena's operational controls across access control, change management, monitoring, and incident response. Unlike Type I reports which assess control design at a single point in time, Type II evaluates whether controls operate effectively over a per

According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin breaks $79,544, cumulative short position liquidations across major centralized exchanges would reach $2.45 billion. Conversely, if BTC drops below $72,118, long position liquidations could total $1.217 billion.

Senator Cynthia Lummis, principal author of the CLARITY Act, issued a statement today after the bill failed to advance, saying Senate Democrats voted against crypto investment restrictions for politicians and against protections for U.S. consumers from fraud. Lummis alleged the Democrats' opposition benefits China and other foreign competitors, and accused them of prioritizing politics over American interests.

According to Investopedia, real wages in the U.S. declined in August, with inflation outpacing wage growth. Real (inflation-adjusted) wages fell 0.7% from February to August, now sitting slightly below May 2025 levels, largely driven by rising fuel prices. Oxford Economics senior economist Bob Schwartz noted that consumer spending resilience this year has been supported more by tax refunds, depleted savings, and stock market wealth effects than by worker wage growth, increasing economic vulnerab

According to CoinGlass data, crypto markets liquidated a total of $585 million in the past 12 hours, with long positions accounting for $498 million and short positions $86.4 million. Bitcoin led liquidations with $206 million, representing roughly 35% of the total, followed by Ethereum with $202 million.

Australia's west Pacific leading indicator declined 0.04% month-on-month in August, compared with 0.03% growth in the previous month.

According to Wall Street Journal, a senior Chinese official stated on Sunday that artificial intelligence is the "core engine of the new round of technological revolution" and the main battleground in China-U.S. tech competition. Beijing's government agencies and AI research labs are prioritizing efforts to catch up with the United States in AI development.

According to ChainCatcher, Liquid Compute has completed a $15 million seed funding round and submitted applications to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) designation, founder Ronit Jain announced. The applications will enable the company to launch the first regulated order book for cash-settled and physically delivered compute contracts. The round was led by Chemistry and FirstMark Capital, with pa

According to BlockBeats, USELESS rose 10.14% in 24 hours on September 16, with its market cap reaching $220 million, according to GMGN data. Trader Bonk Guy stated that USELESS could be the next major rally target similar to DOGE or SHIB in the current cycle.

According to JAN3's official blog, AQUA today (September 16) launched Indra, a Lightning-Liquid swap infrastructure designed to replace Boltz, which shut down on August 3 following sustained attacks. Indra replicates Boltz's API signatures and serves as a plug-and-play alternative, currently supporting L-BTC payments to Lightning invoices with reverse swap functionality planned for future release. The system enables non-custodial Lightning access within AQUA without requiring users to run nodes

Qualcomm stock climbed 4.25% to $187.80 on September 15, according to Yonhapinfomax. The rally was supported by Stone X, a U.S. global financial services firm, reaffirming its buy rating on the semiconductor maker and maintaining a $270 price target, citing positive leverage effects in Qualcomm's data center segment. The move follows Qualcomm's announcement on September 9 of a multi-year deal with Amazon Web Services to jointly develop AI chips worth up to $60 billion, under which Amazon will al