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White House: Trump will never stop fighting for "Made in America".

Mexican President: We reiterate that Mexico is not, and will not, be, a colony or protectorate of any foreign country. We are proud that Mexico is a free, independent, and sovereign nation.

Latvian Prime Minister: The government plans to impose a 300% tariff on grain from Russia and Belarus.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a media briefing at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday regarding the runway overrun incident at Miami International Airport.

The German DAX 30 index closed down 33.99 points, or 0.13%, at 26,014.39 on Monday, September 7th; the UK FTSE 100 index closed down 8.87 points, or 0.08%, at 10,822.22 on Monday, September 7th; the FCHI index closed up 27.38 points, or 0.33%, at 8,306.15 on Monday, September 7th; the Eurozone... The Stoxx 50 index closed up 10.92 points, or 0.17%, at 6403.85 on Monday, September 7; the Spanish IBEX 35 index closed down 33.35 points, or 0.17%, at 20017.35 on Monday, September 7; and the Italian FTSE MIB index closed up 144.07 points, or 0.28%, at 52244.50 on Monday, September 7.

German government bonds continued to fall, with the two-year yield rising 5 basis points to 3%.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karas: Russia is not really concerned about peace.

U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, Mr. Witkov: Following President Trump's instructions, U.S. negotiators visited Moscow and Kyiv to advance further dialogue and end the Russia-Ukraine war. In Kyiv, the delegation also met with the national security advisors of the United Kingdom, Germany, and France to discuss pathways for future cooperation. Substantial progress was made by all parties on issues including arranging follow-up trilateral talks.

French officials have confirmed that they will provide Ukraine with the SAMP/T air defense system.

The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Berlin bears full responsibility for the consequences of this new round of escalation in Russian-German relations.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has closed the German consulate in St. Petersburg. (RIA Novosti)

Allianz's chief economic advisor, Mohamed A. El-Erian, analyzed that UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healy's first major speech since taking office today was clearly optimistic in tone, proposing to build Britain into a "growth Britain." He pointed out that while continuing the strict fiscal discipline of his predecessor, Reeves, Healy broadened the scope of economic policy, seeking to unleash regional investment potential, particularly to promote development in northern England, and to reduce business operating costs. Healy noted that if government debt interest payments were a separate department, its expenditure would exceed the combined spending of the Ministry of Defence, the Home Office, and the Department of Justice. However, the real test lies in whether the government can translate these policy proposals into lasting and implementable policies before borrowing costs rise further and economic growth and public finances become strained.

The Deputy Commander for Political Affairs of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy stated that safe passage through the U.S. shipping lanes south of the Strait of Hormuz is virtually impossible. Any vessel entering this corridor will no longer be safe and will face potential threats once it reaches the "Hazb Oman" region. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy continuously monitors the movements of all vessels in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman using its comprehensive intelligence and operational capabilities. All vessels wishing to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz must use the designated shipping lanes demarcated by Iran.

JPMorgan Chase's positioning monitoring shows that while the market appeared volatile over the past week, overall positioning changes were limited. Global hedge funds increased their total exposure on four of the past five trading days, rising a cumulative 1.3 standard deviations over the past week, the largest increase since the end of June; however, net positions did not change significantly, with US-related positions still around the 40th percentile historically, not particularly crowded. Global hedge fund net positions are around the 40th-50th percentile over the past five years. Meanwhile, retail and institutional sentiment began to cool. The US healthcare sector showed signs of a temporary peak: retail sentiment retreated from its highs, hedge funds sold off, and ETF inflows ceased to increase. Cyclical stocks, relative to defensive stocks, have room for recovery, especially the energy sector, which is being bought by hedge funds, but this is contingent on bond yields not rising rapidly enough to trigger significant risk aversion in the stock market. (The above views are from JPMorgan Chase's September 7th report.)

Hungarian Prime Minister Majol: We are fulfilling our promises, including reducing the VAT on healthy food, raising the minimum pension, and increasing wages in some public sectors.

Hungarian Prime Minister Majol: The national budget is in an extremely difficult situation. I ask the public to be patient with the promises I made after my overwhelming victory in the April elections.

Danish Prime Minister: We hope to work closely with the United States on security and defense; we also hope to work more closely with our European allies, which is exactly what we are doing in the Arctic region.

According to analysts cited by Al Jazeera, wars in the Middle East and Europe, along with refineries shifting to produce more profitable fuels, have exacerbated the fuel oil supply shortage. Data from energy trade analysis firm Kpler shows that Middle Eastern fuel oil exports fell 45% year-on-year between March and August, averaging 447,000 barrels per day. Energy consultancy Energy Aspects predicts a fuel oil supply deficit of 218,000 barrels per day in the third quarter. This is the first time the firm has predicted a fuel oil supply shortage since the third quarter of 2025, when the deficit was projected to be only 6,000 barrels per day. Gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel are all affected by the tight supply, but because diesel margins are much higher than fuel oil, refineries are more inclined to increase production of high-margin products like diesel, further squeezing fuel oil supply. Market analyst Sunil Reddy stated that the continued rise in diesel crack spreads is prompting refineries to extract as much diesel and gasoline as possible from each barrel of crude oil and to convert heavy oil residue into higher-value products through secondary processing, rather than using it as marine fuel oil. He pointed out that this means that high diesel profit margins are drawing away crude oil components that were originally supplied to the marine fuel market, further pushing up marine fuel prices.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Rezaei: US ships will have no safe place in the region.

Danish Prime Minister: With the new Greenland-EU joint declaration, we will implement concrete projects that will bring tangible benefits to the people of Greenland.