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iShares Silver Trust, the world's largest silver ETF, saw its holdings decrease by 39.33 tons yesterday (September 15), bringing current holdings to 15,226.98 tons.

According to reports, Houthi forces conducted overnight attacks on Saudi facilities on September 16, targeting a Saudi Aramco installation in Yanbu and an air base in Mishab. This marks an escalation of military operations in the region. Meanwhile, U.S. Energy Secretary Wright reported that 18 million barrels of oil flowed through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, compared to a 7-day average of 11 million barrels daily, underscoring the strategic importance of the waterway amid regional tensions.

GRIN surged 12.75% in the last 30 minutes, climbing from $0.01223055 to $0.01378961. The price movement reflects increased trading activity, with the token's market cap standing at approximately $3.09 million and 24-hour trading volume at $2,236.14. The asset has also gained 6.14% over the past 24 hours.

Brazil's central bank cut its Selic benchmark interest rate to 13.75% on September 16, down from 14.00%, meeting market expectations. The 25 basis point reduction marks the latest step in the bank's monetary easing cycle.

On September 16, Aziz, chair of Iran's parliament national security committee, stated that the Iranian people and military are standing together, which has pushed the U.S.-Israel alliance into difficulty. Aziz reaffirmed Iran's unwavering stance, saying "the United States should continue to rage, let this anger consume itself."

According to OpenAI on September 16, CEO Sam Altman will attend the state dinner that U.S. President Trump is hosting for Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24 in Washington. Reuters reported that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is also expected to attend the event, underscoring U.S. tech leaders' participation in the high-level bilateral summit. The dinner comes as the U.S. and China are preparing to hold AI safety talks, including discussions on monitoring AI-driven cyber attacks and informatio

According to BitGo, Arc mainnet is now live with USDC as gas for transactions, marking a significant advancement for stablecoin utility in institutional settings. BitGo's support enables clients to deposit and withdraw USDC and EURC seamlessly across its wallet services on the platform, offering near-instant finality and predictable fees for value movement.

According to The Information, reported Tuesday, Meta is developing a camera-free smart glasses model internally codenamed Luna, with shipments targeted for October. Luna replaces the camera with six built-in microphones connected to Meta AI and Muse, Meta's newly launched personal AI agent, plus a side activation button and slimmer temples with integrated speakers. Meta may showcase Luna at its Connect developer conference on September 23-24 in Menlo Park, with two styles reportedly planned unde

According to the White House, the Trump administration announced on September 16 that it would exclude Canadian-origin goods from U.S. federal civilian government procurement. The move is framed as retaliation against Canada's "Buy Canadian" policy. Canadian companies previously had access to over $280 billion in U.S. government procurement contracts. The U.S. has already imposed tariffs on certain Canadian alcohol, dairy, and automotive products.

On Wednesday, September 16, offshore yuan (CNH) closed at 6.7125 against the U.S. dollar, down 3 pips from Tuesday's close, according to market data. The currency traded within a range of 6.7037-6.7142 during the session. The move followed the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate decision and dot plot release in Asia-Pacific trading, which initially lifted the yuan before sharp profit-taking reversed the gains.

According to a securities filing, Amazon was granted warrants to purchase up to $340 million worth of Generac stock on Wednesday, sending the backup power provider's shares soaring over 40% in extended trading. Under the agreement, Amazon can acquire up to 1.69 million Generac shares at $200.93 each. Generac will supply Amazon with backup power generators for its data centers, with initial deliveries expected to total $2.4 billion in 2027 and 2028.

On Wednesday (Sept 16), spot gold fell 0.68% to close at $4,263.07 per ounce on the day of the Federal Reserve's rate hike announcement. Gold touched a daily high of $4,366.49 around the time of the Fed announcement at 02:00 UTC before declining to a low of $4,235.59 following Fed Chair's press conference. Spot silver dropped 1.08% to $62.98 per ounce, while platinum fell 1.33% and palladium fell 2.02%.

According to Bloomberg, on September 16, the S&P 500 index fell 0.45%, marking its sixth consecutive decline following a Federal Reserve rate decision. This is the longest streak since 2018, when the index experienced seven consecutive declines across policy decision days.

According to Galaxy Research, crypto and blockchain venture funding reached approximately $5.6 billion in Q2 2026, marking a 31% increase from Q1 across 384 deals. Later-stage companies captured 78.3% of total funding, with trading, exchange, investing, and lending sectors leading at $3.52 billion. U.S.-based companies received 73.5% of capital. However, new fund formation showed weakness, with only five new funds raising $3.9 billion in Q2, the lowest quarterly count since Q4 2019.

According to industry analysis reports, Intel's 18A advanced process achieved approximately 80% yield rate on Panther Lake processor compute chips in Q2 2026, signaling progress toward mature mass production of the process critical to Intel's manufacturing competitiveness. The yield represents notable improvement from 65% in the prior quarter, according to TrendForce data from July. Meanwhile, the CWF large server CPU product line reached about 50% yield, up from roughly 20% in June, demonstrati

According to Wall Street Journal sources, Exxon Mobil (XOM) may sign a memorandum of understanding with Venezuela's state oil company this month (September 2026).

As of Sept 16, MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index rose 0.3%, while the Emerging Markets FX Index declined 0.1%.

According to KuCoin, USD/JPY surged to 152.89 on September 16, marking its strongest level in seven months. The rally is driven by market expectations of a Bank of Japan rate hike, coupled with stronger economic data from Japan and short-covering activity in the forex market.

According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, international capital inflows into the United States totaled $83.7 billion in July, based on the Treasury International Capital (TIC) report released on September 16. Private foreign capital inflows reached $73.5 billion, while official foreign inflows were $10.2 billion. Foreign investors increased holdings of U.S. long-term securities by $40.6 billion, and their U.S. Treasury holdings rose by $38.8 billion.

According to TheStreet, Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) announced the public mainnet launch of Arc, a layer-1 blockchain network, on Sep. 16. Despite the major announcement supported by validators including BlackRock, Mastercard, Visa, and others, the stock slipped 6% to trade as low as $79.15. Arc is purpose-built for payments, trading, and agentic economic activity, with the testnet having processed over 700 million transactions. The decline reflects ongoing market concerns following the U.