ECB Chief Economist Lane: The dynamics of wages and profits in the coming quarters remain an unknown issue.

ECB Chief Economist Lane: It is expected that the gradual reset of prices and wages in the economy will be an ongoing process.

New Zealand imported NZ$7.28 billion in August, compared with the previous value of NZ$6.56 billion.

ANZ economists no longer expect New Zealand to fall into recession in the second half of 2023, and GDP growth is expected to remain moderate in the third and fourth quarters of 2023.

US President Biden: Approved the next batch of US aid to Ukraine, worth US$325 million, and the first batch of US Abrams tanks will be delivered to Ukraine next week.

British Finance Minister Hunt: The UK seeks to reach a global consensus on artificial intelligence at the November summit.

German Geoscience Research Center: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Vanuatu Islands.

JPMorgan Chase: Egyptian bonds have been placed on the negative watch list of the emerging market bond index, Kazakhstan bonds have been included in the review list for future eligibility, and Philippine onshore bonds and Saudi bonds have been included in the review list.

JP Morgan: Indian bonds will be included in emerging market bond index.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer scheduled a vote on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding bill and said the FAA funding bill could be used for temporary appropriation measures.

[The EU sends a letter to Poland, Hungary and Slovakia to represent them in the WTO to handle trade disputes with Ukraine] European Commission spokesman Ferrer said on the evening of September 21, local time, that the European Commission has sent a letter to Poland, Hungary and Slovakia to notify these National authorities will represent them in trade disputes with Ukraine at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Trade policy is the exclusive competence of the EU. It is the EU, not the member states, that adopts trade laws and concludes international trade agreements. The EU also works with the World Trade Organization (WTO) to help set global trade rules and remove trade barriers among WTO members.

U.S. Republican Congressman Lawler said that if U.S. House Speaker McCarthy does not take action and cannot vote on the interim spending bill next week, he will file a petition to try to force a vote.

Emerging market stock indexes wiped out 2023 gains on concerns about rising interest rates.

In the week ending September 16, foreign central banks held US$3.132 billion in US Treasury bonds, up from the previous value of US$2.073 billion.

Nasdaq futures fell by 2% after the U.S. stock market closed.

A U.S. appeals court upheld a judge’s decision to jail FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried ahead of a fraud trial, court records show.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Looking forward to discussing military needs with US President Biden, especially in air defense.

S&P: Despite the uncertainty of U.S. market demand, the cost of building electric vehicle charging infrastructure is expected to rise by 2030.

Fund analysis company Lipper: U.S. loan fund inflows in the latest week were $539 million.