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According to Bitget market data, South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 90.71 points, or 1.37%, to 6,717.97 on Wednesday, Sept 16. SK Hynix advanced 4.08% and Samsung Electronics gained 2.01%. Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed up 438.90 points, or 0.69%, to 63,923.00 on the same day.

According to Jin10, Iraq's Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani proposed on September 15 during a visit to Germany to expand crude oil exports to Europe, seeking to diversify markets beyond Asia. Al-Sudani stated the goal is to double oil production to 900 million to 1 billion barrels per day, with half of output directed toward European markets. The Iraqi government plans to build pipelines to Germany and France to facilitate these exports. Iraq currently operates pipelines through Turkey and Syri

According to Reuters, Vietnam and U.S. companies plan to announce 29 agreements during a business conference in New York on September 23 attended by Vietnamese Leader Su Lin. The deals span energy, technology, aviation, and finance sectors. U.S. energy firms Murphy Oil, Chevron, and ExxonMobil are expected to sign agreements with Vietnam's state-owned oil and gas company and refineries. Vietnam Airlines plans to lease up to 22 aircraft, including 17 Boeing 737s and 5 Airbus A321neos, from four a

According to Reuters, Altera confidentially filed for a US initial public offering on September 15, with the offering potentially raising over $2 billion as early as this year. The chipmaker is backed by Silver Lake and Intel, which retains a stake in the standalone company. Altera's programmable chips are used in data centers, telecommunications networks, industrial equipment, AI applications, and aerospace and defense systems.

According to Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, the aerospace division shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island early on September 16. The statement said this marks the 52nd drone of that model the Revolutionary Guards has downed.

Houthi forces denied Saudi allegations of threatening Mecca on September 16, according to Jin10. The armed group stated that its operations target Saudi oil facilities and military bases, which are far from Islamic holy sites, and stressed it "will not pose a threat to the holy city." Earlier the same day, the Saudi-led coalition reported that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a Houthi-launched drone south of Mecca on September 15, before the drone entered the city's no-fly zone.

According to a Bank of America fund manager survey released Tuesday, global investors have shifted sentiment on European equities, moving from a net 6% overweight position a month ago to a net 5% underweight. Meanwhile, U.S. equities maintained strong positioning with a net 25% overweight. The survey revealed that 43% of respondents view disappointing AI investment returns as the biggest downside risk, reflecting growing concerns about economic growth in the region. Investors are increasingly fo

According to BlockBeats citing Lookonchain data, Bonk Guy's portfolio value declined by $12.6 million over the past 10 days as of September 16. Despite the portfolio losses, Bonk Guy has not sold PONS, USELESS, and MarsCoin.

According to Jin10, China's National Bureau of Statistics on September 16 published its statistical reform and development plan for the 15th Five-Year period. The plan proposes improvements to price statistics, including optimizing the producer price index (PPI) base period rotation and promoting compilation of PPI based on production stages. The agency also plans to include emerging consumer sectors and new business models in the consumer price index (CPI) survey and shorten the CPI base period

According to ChainCatcher, Zcash holders voted overwhelmingly in a recent governance poll to accelerate transaction speeds and preserve the Bitcoin-style halving mechanism. Nearly 2.4 million ZEC participated in the vote for the NU7 network upgrade, representing roughly two-thirds of the 3.6 million eligible ZEC at the snapshot. Results show 99.9% of participating ZEC backed reducing block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, 98.9% supported keeping the halving mechanism, and 96.6% voted to defer

According to ChainCatcher and Reuters, Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to face close market scrutiny at an upcoming press conference regarding his ability to clearly communicate policy decisions and avoid the communication misstep that occurred in July. Analysts at France's Natixis predict Powell will frame any rate action as a necessary measure to control inflation. Reuters notes Powell must navigate a sensitive political environment, addressing calls from Trump for interest rate cuts while

According to the governor of Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian forces struck a bus in the region, killing five people.

According to BitMart, the exchange launched a user feedback portal on September 16 to collect user inquiries, concerns and feedback on withdrawal arrangements, action plans and the platform's future direction. BitMart has appointed Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) as its financial advisor. Submitted feedback will be evaluated by BitMart, A&M and the platform's legal counsel. Users can submit feedback via email without logging into their BitMart account, though BitMart users are encouraged to use their reg

According to sources, on September 16, ByteDance completed a $290 million funding round for ANEW LABS, its AI-focused pharmaceutical unit that was recently spun off from the company.

According to Binance, the Binance Alpha airdrop will open for claims today (September 16) at 4 PM UTC+8. Users holding at least 240 Binance Alpha points can claim tokens on a first-come, first-served basis until the airdrop pool is fully distributed or the event concludes.

According to Jin10, foreign exchange options including euro and yen will expire today at 22:00 Beijing time (September 16). Five orders at strike prices of 1 billion or above are expected to mature, warranting risk management attention.

UK harmonised CPI rose to 3.3% year-on-year in August, up from 3.1% in the previous month.

The UK core retail prices index (excluding fuel) rose to 3.3% year-over-year in August from 3.1% in the prior month, according to official data.

UK inflation reached 3.1% year-on-year in August, according to official statistics, up from 2.9% in July.

According to Canadia Impact Fund, on September 16, the venture capital arm of Canadia Group invested an undisclosed amount in Newwave Tech Foundry's seed round. Founded in 2024, Newwave is a Cambodia-based AI company providing transformation and software development services to medium and large organizations. It is developing RE:AI, a platform for small and medium businesses focusing on sales, marketing, accounting, supply chain, and human resources. The investment was announced at the third Dig