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The head of the U.S. Federal Housing Administration stated that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's internal credit scoring data will be immediately incorporated into MBS, CRT, and other securitized products.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant: From GDP to factory employment, all indicators are rising across the board, and the industrial cycle is moving from the investment phase to the production phase.

According to the Washington Post: Two sources familiar with the matter said Trump administration officials expect to submit President Trump's planned Arc de Triomphe project to a federal committee in November for final approval.

According to the New York Times, regulators are investigating a licensing agreement between Nvidia and Groq.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index opened 120.10 points lower, or 1.35%, at 8791.30 on Thursday, September 10.

Nvidia (NVDA.O): Will support Australia in building up to 2 gigawatts (GW) of AI infrastructure by 2027.

Market news: Nvidia (NVDA.O) is partnering with the Australian data center ecosystem to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure capabilities.

Foreign investors bought 690 billion yen worth of Japanese stocks in the week ending September 4, compared with 35.8 billion yen in the previous week.

Japan's purchases of foreign stocks in the week ending September 4 were -¥481.6 billion, compared to ¥35.8 billion in the previous week.

Foreign investors bought 449.6 billion yen in Japanese bonds in the week ending September 4, compared with 509.1 billion yen in the previous week.

Japan purchased 111.9 billion yen in foreign bonds in the week ending September 4, compared with a previous week's net purchase of 824 billion yen.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Democratic Senator Richard Fetman will make a video appearance at the Republican National Convention in Dallas. This unusual move is bound to spark further speculation about his political future. Fetman is expected to introduce fellow Pennsylvania senator David McCormick, a Republican, in the video; the two senators have established a close bipartisan relationship.

According to the Wall Street Journal: U.S. officials revealed that senior White House advisors raised the possibility with Trump that the war could drag on until the end of his term.

The UK's three-month RICS house price index for August was -28, compared to a forecast of -31 and a revised previous reading of -29 (from -30.00).

According to Iran's Press TV, several explosions were reportedly heard at Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Air Base. (Note: Iranian media reports of attacks in the Arab region are generally considered less reliable.)

A Reuters poll found that 74% of economists believe Japan’s total budget request for fiscal year 2027 has exacerbated market concerns about fiscal discipline.

A Reuters poll showed that 62% of economists expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates to at least 1.75% in the second quarter of 2027 (previously the survey expected a final rate of 1.50%).

A Reuters poll shows that 97% of economists expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates to 1.25% on September 18 (compared to 57% in the August survey).

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bagaei: US Secretary of State Rubio's lies cannot replace the facts. Ansar Hezbollah (the Houthi rebels) is an independent actor that makes its own decisions; it neither accepts anyone's instructions nor acts as anyone's agent.

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation: There is no need to launch a war mobilization.