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According to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, on August 25, all countries must establish credible plans to ensure sustainable debt and deficit paths. Speaking at IMF headquarters, Georgieva emphasized that central banks must remain highly focused on price stability objectives. Georgieva warned that rising oil prices could reignite inflation, forcing central banks to raise interest rates, with cascading effects on governments' borrowing costs and economic growth. She noted that despite

According to sources, Brazil's government will extend subsidies on gasoline until September 9, local time.

Brent crude declined 6.0% during intraday trading today, falling to $85.1 per barrel.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) will release its weekly crude oil inventory report at 04:30 Beijing time. Non-API members can access the data details around 04:32.

According to Glassnode, crypto-margined Bitcoin futures now make up about 12% of open interest across all exchanges, down from nearly 100% in 2019–2020. Bitcoin rebounded from around $57,000 to a weekly close near $79,175, up about 1.88% today. In the past 24 hours, $570.08 million in positions were liquidated, with shorts hit harder at $329.60 million versus $240.48 million in longs, according to CoinGlass data. The shift reflects traders' preference for stablecoin-margined positions, which hol

According to Nikita Bier, an advisor at X, the social media platform is preparing to launch buy and sell buttons that will allow users to trade cryptocurrencies directly through the platform. Bier stated that X has already developed a Cashtags feature enabling users to add Solana (SOL) and Ethereum (ETH) price charts directly to posts, with the buy/sell functionality coming soon. The platform previously rolled out its Smart Cashtags feature in April 2026, initially available to iPhone users in t

On August 25, Emerging Markets ETF gained 1.72%, outperforming most major U.S. asset class ETFs. Soybean fund advanced 1.31%, 20+ year U.S. Treasury ETF rose 1.1%, and Nasdaq-100 ETF climbed 0.62%, while Russell 2000 Index ETF, S&P 500 ETF, and Dow ETF gained 0.42% or less. U.S. Brent Oil Price Fund led declines with a 4.77% drop, while Volatility Index ETF fell 1.53% and U.S. Dollar Index fund declined 0.07%.

According to an agreement announced Aug. 25, Bitdeer subsidiary Dory Creek will deploy 28 MW and 1.93 EH/s of bitcoin mining capacity at Soluna's Project Kati 1 in Willacy County, Texas, starting in September 2026. Unlike standard hosting contracts, Bitdeer owns and supplies the Sealminer A2 Pro Air machines while Soluna provides infrastructure and operations, with both companies splitting the mining proceeds. Bitdeer is simultaneously expanding its AI business, targeting 350 MW of AI cloud capa

According to Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Karib Abadi, Iran has instructed its negotiators that the United States must correct its mistakes and return to its commitments if it wishes to see the Strait of Hormuz reopened, state television reported.

On Tuesday, August 25, U.S. sector ETFs posted mixed results. Biotech ETF gained 1.82%, the strongest performer, while semiconductor ETF rose 1.65%. Technology, airline, and internet stocks ETFs each gained up to 1.42%. Energy ETF was the sole decliner, falling 1.66%.

According to Financial News, 43 companies were designated as management stocks in South Korea's KOSDAQ and KOSPI markets between August 12 and August 20, with 27 of the 43 on KOSDAQ alone designated on a single day (August 12). The designations followed South Korea's Financial Services Commission strengthening delisting criteria on July 1, which now flag companies as management stocks if share prices fall below 1,000 won for 30 consecutive trading days or market capitalization drops below thresh

According to Tasnim News Agency, Iran and Oman have agreed on August 26 to close the southern Strait of Hormuz and notify the International Maritime Organization, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Garibabaadi stated. The two nations will begin negotiations within approximately 60 days to determine joint arrangements for future management of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran indicated that if related demands are not met, the Strait's closure will continue.

According to Bloomberg, the Bloomberg EV Price Return Index fell 1.10% on Tuesday, Aug 25, closing at 3465.48 points. The index hit a daily low of 3446.46 points during the Asia-Pacific morning session before recovering slightly.

According to Pakistani military and Iranian security officials cited by Russian state media on August 26, the U.S. and Iran have reached consensus on ceasefire agreement terms, including freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The officials stated that the two sides are expected to announce relevant details in the coming days. Under the Islamabad memorandum, negotiations and a round of technical discussions will be initiated.

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday based on Gate market data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, the S&P 500 gained 0.32%, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.66%. Among semiconductor stocks, Nvidia climbed 2.1%, AMD surged nearly 5%, and both SK Hynix and Micron Technologies rose over 2%.

WTI crude oil fell below $81 per barrel intraday on August 25, declining over 4%, while Brent crude dropped $4 to $86.4 per barrel.

According to SEC documents published on Aug. 18 and Aug. 24, Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games outlined a proposed virtual currency called Sharkbux for the GTA VI ecosystem, with possible implementation as an SPL token on Solana subject to legal review. However, corporate authorization has not been independently verified. A Solana wallet identified in the filing held 600,000 units of a newly created TAKE2 token, classified as a meme token on Pump.fun; no verified Take-Two label connected t

According to House financial disclosures reported by Barron's, Paul Pelosi, the husband of Representative Nancy Pelosi, purchased 15,000 Bloom Energy shares and 200 call options on July 24 and July 28. The second purchase occurred on the same day Bloom reported record second-quarter revenue exceeding $1 billion, with the company's stock rising 26% by July 30. The shares were bought at $184.89 on July 24 and $166.84 on July 28. The 200 call options have a $100 strike price and expire in June 2027

According to Bloomberg, U.S. 30-year Treasury yields have narrowed relative to swaps to their narrowest spread since February following Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement last week of an expanded bond buyback plan aimed at lowering borrowing costs. After the government announced it would at least double the scale of longer-duration bond repurchases, benchmark U.S. Treasury yields declined following initial volatility.

According to Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russia reiterated on August 25 that NATO military deployment in Ukrainian territory is unacceptable to Moscow. Peskov stated that Russia has repeatedly voiced this position.