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On Monday, August 31, at the close of New York trading, the U.S. dollar fell 0.23% against the yen to 159.72 yen. For August, the dollar rose 1.47% with a trading range of 155.23-160.20 yen. The euro gained 2.27% to 185.55 yen, while sterling advanced 1.99% to 216.414 yen for the

On August 31, USD/JPY broke through 160 per dollar, moving closer to intervention watch levels as strategists identify 161 as the first threshold for potential official response, followed by 162-163 where U.S. and Japanese authorities previously intervened in late July. The pair had recovered only m

According to CosCom ETF data as of August 28, South Korea's entertainment sector ETFs have declined sharply year-to-date, with TIGER Media Content posting a -48.58% return—the third-worst performer among all domestic listed ETFs. HANARO K-POP & Media and ACE KPOP Focus recorded -45.23% and -43.78% r

According to CME FedWatch data as of 11:40 a.m. ET on August 31, the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has a 66% probability of raising the federal funds rate target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00% at its September

On August 31 (New York close), the Bloomberg Dollar Index declined 0.22% to close at 1195.98, with an August monthly loss of approximately 0.9%. The ICE Dollar Index fell 0.29% to 99.416, posting a monthly decline of about 0.50%, with an August trading range of 100.083–98.557

FIO Protocol dropped 13.32% in the last hour, reaching $0.000477, down from $0.00074978. The decline follows an 83.33% surge over the past 24 hours, with trading volume at $58,187 and market capitalization at $442,225.

Offshore yuan (CNY) hit 6.7195 against USD at 03:00 Beijing time today, appreciating 112 points from Friday's close. Trading volume reached 26.081 billion USD.

According to blockchain security firm Blockaid, More Markets, a decentralized lending protocol on Flow EVM, suffered an exploit today (August 31) that drained approximately 15.5 million WFLOW tokens from its mFlowWFLOW reserve, with an estimated initial loss of $9.3 million. Blockaid identified that

According to CoinGecko data, Bitcoin held around $78,623 on Monday, down just 0.7% over 24 hours despite a weekend of escalating geopolitical tensions and hawkish Federal Reserve signals. The token is on track to close August with a gain exceeding 24%,

According to Bitfinex, Bitcoin surged $14,833 this week ending August 31, marking its biggest weekly gain on record. The performance surpasses the previous record set during the 2024 US election week.

Strategy recently acquired 4,603 Bitcoin at approximately $80.4k per coin, marking renewed corporate interest in the asset. The purchase follows a three-month period during which Strategy raised $2.01 billion without purchasing any Bitcoin. The transaction was highlighted by @bitfinex on X

According to Reuters, on August 31, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, that he believes Japan's government and the Bank of Japan will take action to strengthen the yen. Bessent indicated he possesses information the

From 18:30 to 18:45 UTC on August 31, 2026, ETH staged a short-term rally, reaching a high of 2,489.15 USDT within 15 minutes and ultimately closing up 0.67%, with a 0.76% price swing. The price traded within a range of 2,470.43–2,489.15 USDT. The divergence between bulls and bears intensified in the 2,450–2,500 USDT range, with short-term volatility increasing noticeably. The move was mainly driven by the short-term positive combination of institutional holdings news and ETF inflows. Bitmine Im

The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Monday, alleging the e-commerce giant "misled advertisers" about sponsored ads pricing and auction systems. The lawsuit claims a "company-wide effort to deceive" advertisers, citing a 2018 change to Amazon's auction strategy as evidence of the

The European Commission suspended meat imports from Brazil effective Thursday, September 3, 2026, according to an official statement.