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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

UK August CPI rose 0.5% month-over-month, matching economist expectations and increasing from 0.3% in the prior month.

According to data, the UK retail price index rose to 3.4% year-over-year in August, up from 3.2% the previous month.

UK core output Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.3% month-on-month in August, according to official data. The prior month's reading was revised downward to 0.5% from an initially reported 0.6%.

UK core consumer price index came in at 0.3% month-on-month for August, matching economist expectations. The reading rose from 0.2% in the prior month.

The UK retail price index rose 0.6% month-on-month in August, unchanged from the previous month's reading.

According to official data, the UK's unadjusted output PPI rose 3.7% year-over-year in August, beating expectations of 3.3%. The prior month's reading was revised upward to 3.3% from 3.1%.

The UK's core Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.6% year-over-year in August, matching economist expectations and remaining flat compared to the previous month's 2.60%.

UK's unadjusted output PPI rose 0.7% month-over-month in August, beating expectations of 0.6%. The previous reading was revised upward to 0.4% from an initially reported 0.2%.