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Japan's tertiary sector activity index rose 0.4% month-on-month in July, below the expected 0.30% and the previous reading of -0.20%.

Petronas, the Malaysian national oil company, has reached a cooperation agreement with the Japan Metals and Energy Safety Organization, JGC Corporation, and Total Energy.

European Central Bank Vice President Vujicic: AI-driven asset rallies are prone to corrections.

Energy and mining group Metlen has warned that Europe may face the risk of its new gallium supply flowing to overseas markets.

According to the Financial Times, Britain, Japan, and Türkiye are seeking an agreement to include their automotive manufacturing industries in the EU's "Make in Europe" rules system.

According to the Financial Times, the European Central Bank's staff committee urged management to clarify whether President Christine Lagarde would leave before the end of her term, warning that "continued uncertainty" could damage confidence in the institution.

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer refuted Trump's claims, writing, "Trump's latest lie is that Ukraine is responsible for the record-high diesel prices. Americans know that it's Trump and his war with Iran that are driving up costs. No matter how much Trump shifts blame or lies, he can't cover up the economic disaster he's caused." Trump had previously publicly called on Ukrainian President Zelensky to halt military strikes against Russian energy facilities.

India's NIFTY 50 index rose 0.76% in pre-market trading.

The margin for the 20-year Japanese government bond auction was 0.15, lower than the 0.17 in the previous auction.

The bid-to-cover ratio for the Japanese 20-year government bond auction was 4.01, higher than the 3.98 of the previous auction.

Traders said the Reserve Bank of India sold dollars in the foreign exchange market to support the rupee.

The yield on India's 10-year government bonds rose 6 basis points as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced plans to withdraw funds by selling bonds.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) borrowed 1.69 billion rupees through the Marginal Lending Facility on September 11.

Royal Bank of Canada: Lowered its price target for McDonald's (MCD.N) from $295 to $290.

According to data from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, as of September 15, the number of centenarians and older in Japan has surpassed 100,000 for the first time.

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosuke Akazawa: There is no need to release oil reserves in October; Japan still believes it can ensure a sufficient oil supply.

Russian authorities say the drone attack damaged an industrial facility in Russia’s Samara region.

Sources say an Ozon warehouse in Taganrog, Russia, was damaged by a missile attack.

On September 14, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York issued a statement saying that Deputy U.S. Attorney Sean S. Buckley and FBI New York office chief James C. Barnacle Jr. announced that they have filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit seeking to seize approximately $61 million in crypto assets. The lawsuit alleges that these funds originated from the black market sale of sanctioned Iranian crude oil and petroleum products and were used to fund the Iranian government and Iranian military entities, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Australia’s energy minister said he will travel to Saudi Arabia next week to meet with Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman.