Barclays: It is expected that the South African Reserve Bank may cut interest rates by more than 25 basis points in September.

Market News: Witnesses said they heard explosions approaching Kiev, Ukraine, which sounded like air defense systems repelling air strikes.

German Geoscience Research Center: A 5.71-magnitude earthquake occurred in southern Panama.

The EU Red Sea naval mission Aspides said at least five fires were observed on the main deck of the Greek-flagged Sounion, with no obvious signs of oil pollution, and the ship remained anchored in the same position in international waters.

According to RIA Novosti: Temporary flight restrictions have been implemented in the Saratov region of Russia due to drone attacks.

Pakistani officials said on the 26th that militants killed at least 23 bus passengers on a road in the southwestern province of Balochistan.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian air defense systems destroyed 20 drones launched by Ukraine, including 9 drones shot down in the Saratov region.

New Zealand Energy Minister Brown: The latest time to import liquefied natural gas will be winter 2026.

New Zealand Prime Minister Laxon: We are facing an energy security crisis.

New Zealand government lifts ban on offshore oil and gas exploration.

The New Zealand government allows electricity companies to own their own power plants.

The New Zealand government is removing regulatory barriers to liquefied natural gas import facilities.

Market news: Vietnamese rice prices rose to their highest level in three months.

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto: Implementing the B50 biodiesel mandate will reduce fuel imports by $20 billion per year.

The union representing pilots and cabin crew at Lufthansa subsidiaries said a four-day strike was due to begin on Tuesday local time.

Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) will expand hard disk drive production in Thailand.

National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Horn is weakening but remains a hurricane and is moving away from Hawaii.

ANZ Bank: The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates in October. For the Federal Reserve, the September non-farm payroll report is crucial to its policy path.

The dollar fell to 4.343 against the Malaysian ringgit, its lowest level since mid-February 2023, a drop of 0.7%.

The latest official data from Bangladesh shows that as of August 25 local time, the floods in Bangladesh have affected more than 5.2 million people, and 20 people have lost their lives due to the floods.