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JPMorgan announced it will increase its prime lending rate by 25 basis points to 7.00%, effective Thursday, September 17.

According to market sources, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) approved an €85 million loan to DTEK to expand battery storage facilities in central Ukraine. The transaction marks the largest direct debt financing from DFC to a Ukrainian company since the 2022 conflict began.

According to Jin10, on September 17, Federal Reserve official Walle stated that while the Fed cannot prevent price shocks in individual commodities such as oil and food, the central bank can use policy tools to prevent further spillover. "We can and will ensure that any relative price changes do not propagate further and do not produce second-order and third-order effects on the economy," Walle said. His remarks come as U.S. diesel prices hit record highs amid Iran-related geopolitical tensions.

According to a statement made on September 16, 2026, a Ukrainian drone commander reported that his forces killed a decorated Russian general. The reported killing is part of the ongoing military conflict between Ukraine and Russia, with Ukrainian forces actively conducting drone and long-range strikes against Russian targets in the eastern regions of Ukraine. The incident reflects an escalation in Ukrainian tactical capabilities, particularly their ability to conduct precision strikes against hi

According to BitGo CEO Mike Belshe, BitGo acquired NYDIG's institutional trading business for $42.5 million on August 27, 2026, comprised of $7 million in cash and approximately $35.5 million in BitGo stock, with potential earnouts of up to $15 million tied to revenue milestones. The acquisition brings NYDIG's derivatives, structured products, and financing capabilities to BitGo's existing custody and settlement platform, creating an integrated offering for institutional clients. About 30 former

U.S. stock indexes fell sharply on September 16, with the Dow Jones declining 770 points, a 1.5% drop. The S&P 500 fell over 0.8%, while the Nasdaq dropped 0.5%. The banking sector led declines with a 3.7% fall, and small-cap stocks fell 0.6%.

According to Kaiko Data, Bitcoin's 30-day rolling volatility spiked following the August Jackson Hole speech, eased temporarily, and climbed again into September. The volatility surge reflects renewed uncertainty surrounding Federal Reserve policy and reduced forward guidance on interest rates.

According to Aave, the Aave V4 protocol reached $1 billion in total deposits on September 16, marking an all-time high for the platform. The milestone reflects growing user confidence in the decentralized lending protocol.

The USD/JPY exchange rate broke through 156 today, marking the first time since September 7. The pair rose 0.61% during the trading session.

According to Bob Michele, JPMorgan Asset Management's global fixed income head, the team has begun buying long-end bonds in the US, Japan, and Australia, citing current prices as "exceptionally cheap" and describing the market as having reached a "maximum pain point." Michele noted that recent interest-rate hikes by the European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, and Bank of Japan, combined with potential stabilization in the Middle East and excessive recent US Treasury selling, support the bond mar

According to HTX trading data, Bitcoin broke through $76,010 today, rising 0.18% in the past 24 hours.

According to BofA analyst Mark Cabana, a decision by the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday would be "unprecedented," even as markets price in more than a 90% chance of a rate hike. Cabana told CNBC that since 2007, he has not observed the Fed hold rates when markets were pricing in such a high probability of a move. He expects the more likely outcome to be a 25-basis-point hike, with the market reaction heavily dependent on the Fed's communication. The FOMC rate decision

According to Reuters, on Wednesday, oil prices fell sharply as Saudi Arabia offered crude to Asian refiners through ship-to-ship transfers from Oman's Sohar port, easing concerns over disruptions at its Red Sea port of Yanbu. Brent crude futures for November delivery dropped 3.1% to $105.36 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contracts expiring in October fell 3.3% to $102.3 per barrel. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. crude inventories fell by 600,

According to FinanceFeeds, Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov announced during Avalanche Summit that the protocol is preparing a dedicated real-world asset lending hub on Avalanche. The hub will allow institutions to use tokenized financial assets as collateral to borrow stablecoins without selling underlying positions. "Institutions come with size, so that's where a lot of the demand will come," Kulechov said. He also argued for an "Uber path" to DeFi regulation, where decentralized finance gr

According to Jin10, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated today in a press conference that inflation is too high and has persisted too long, with no meaningful improvement visible in summer inflation data. Powell emphasized that the Fed's primary focus is price stability, noting that numerous categories in recent CPI and PCI data showed increases exceeding 3% over both the past six and twelve months.

According to the White House spokesman on September 16, President Trump reaffirmed his belief that the Federal Reserve should maintain its independence.

Spot gold dropped over $100 from its daily high, breaking below $4,260 per ounce with an intraday decline of 0.78%.

According to Gate data, gold (XAUUSD) declined to $4,291.07 per ounce in the past 24 hours, down 0.3%.

According to Odaily and Gate data, Germany's DAX 40 index broke through 25,600 points to trade at 25,602.71 as of September 16, up 0.6% over the past 24 hours.

According to the project schedule, Bitcoin Core 32.0 entered release-candidate testing on Monday, with developers targeting October 10 for the final release. The update accelerates block verification by reading database information in parallel, while defaulting wallet commands to a newer transaction format for partially signed transactions. Security patches address a flaw where crafted wallet names could trigger commands on non-Windows systems, and fix excessive memory consumption in the HTTP se