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According to Jin10 and China's Foreign Ministry, the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) third high-level officials meeting concluded in Dalian on August 28. Officials conducted in-depth discussions on APEC's "China Year" theme of "Building an Asia-Pacific Community and

According to Yang Ki-tae, Deputy President of Sh Sukhyup Bank, U.S. M2 money velocity rose to 1.415 in Q2 2026, following increases from 1.407 in Q3 2025 to 1.409 in Q4 2025 and 1.413 in Q1 2026. High-yield bond effective rates climbed from the low-14% range in early July to mid-14% levels by

EUR/USD surged past 1.16 during today's trading session, rising 0.16% intraday as of August 31.

According to Blockaid, More Markets on Flow EVM was exploited earlier today through a vulnerability involving Ankr liquid staking tokens (LST) and the E-Mode mechanism. The attacker drained approximately 15.5 million WFLOW from the mFlowWFLOW reserve, with detected losses reaching $9.3 million. Bloc

According to a survey by the Swiss Bankers Association reported by Jin10 on August 31, Swiss banking sector executives expect the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to maintain its policy rate at 0% for the remainder of 2026 and through 2027. All surveyed bankers anticipate zero rates through

According to an Indian Oil Corporation executive, the company will commission its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant at the Panipat Refinery within two months.

According to Turkish officials, the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee established under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed by Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia will take place today in Istanbul. Prior to the meeting, Turkey's Defense Minister held talks with Pakis

Gate News message, trader 9VQbih has sold all 31,862 SOL (valued at $3.25 million) after holding the asset for one year, incurring a loss of $2.2 million. A year ago, the trader purchased 30,002 SOL at $182 per token, totaling $5.47 million, and staked the tokens. During the staking period, the trad

According to Shinhan Financial Group's asset management forum held on August 31, semiconductor stocks—including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix—are poised for structural growth extending through 2029, despite recent price volatility. Expert adviser Oh Kang-ho noted that semiconductors

According to BlockBeats, on August 31, Pons announced its cumulative trading volume surpassed $4 billion. The platform's native token PONS reached a market capitalization of $331 million with 24-hour trading volume exceeding $66 million.

According to Dalian Commodity Exchange data reported by Jin10, on August 31, China's major polymer futures positions saw mixed movements. PVC warehouses remained the largest at 119,390 lots, down 35 lots day-on-day. PP warehouses totaled 28,906 lots, up 626 lots, marking the largest single-day

According to ChainCatcher, Venus Protocol launched Liquidity Hub, a unified liquidity access layer designed to automatically allocate user deposits across multiple lending products on BNB Chain to optimize APY returns. Users deposit a single asset and receive a corresponding Hub Token, while the

According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on August 31, Japan's Self-Defense Forces have dismissed official Akihiro Murata following his August 28 knife-wielding intrusion into China's embassy. Guo stated the incident violates the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and

According to a Reuters survey released on August 31, Saudi Arabia may raise its official selling prices (OSP) for crude shipped to Asia in October, as Middle Eastern spot markets strengthen. Five refinery sources surveyed indicated that Arab Light crude's October OSP is expected to trade at parity

According to Financial News, SK Geocentric launched a roadshow on August 31 for a corporate bond issuance planned for September 15–22, raising 800 billion Korean won with potential expansion to 1,600 billion. The move comes as the chemical company faces downgrade pressure despite returning to

Spot silver surged 1.00% intraday to $66.99 per ounce on August 31.

According to StockTwits, Tesla shares climbed 0.3% overnight as unsupervised Cybercabs began operating in Austin without occupants, steering wheels or pedals on August 31. TSLA is up 12% for the month.
Elon Musk announced that Tesla and SpaceX are each building 100 GW of annual solar production

According to ChainCatcher, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that stablecoins, backed nearly entirely by US Treasuries, are more trustworthy than tokenized bank deposits which typically have only 10% in liquid assets. Ardoino pointed out that USDT's market cap has surpassed $183 billion and is used by

According to the Financial Supervisory Service disclosure, Veuno announced on August 31 a 314 billion won equity raise through the issuance of 6.3 million shares at 4,980 won per share, representing 45% of its existing issued shares. The stock price fell 24% on its first trading day following the an

According to Korean financial regulators, on August 31, the Financial Services Commission extended an alternative trading system (ATS) NextTrade's trading volume cap exemption for another year, effectively postponing regulatory enforcement until 2027. The extension was announced as the Korea