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TREE NEWS update: The United States announced on the 18th a new security agreement with Denmark and its autonomous territory Greenland, though the terms have not been made public. Residents of the southern Greenland town of Narsaq voiced unease, with retired teacher Ellen Frederiksen telling a phone interview her “first reaction was nervousness and doubt,” and hoping President Trump has not been given exclusive rights over the island.

TREE NEWS reports: Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is among the potential buyers for a stake in Germany’s state-owned Meyer Werft, the shipbuilder said. No financial terms, stake size or timeline were disclosed. The German government holds a stake in the Papenburg-based yard.

TREE NEWS update: Qatar’s prime minister announced a Doha investment platform set up by the Qatar Investment Authority for domestic transactions, with $38.5 billion in infrastructure projects expected to be offered over the next five years. The platform is intended to channel QIA capital into deals inside Qatar.

TREE NEWS update: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said data showing continued strong foreign demand for US assets contradicts claims that capital is fleeing the country, pointing to sustained Treasury auction demand. Bessent said the dollar accounts for 89.2% of global foreign exchange trading, and that Treasury buybacks are meant to add market liquidity and optimize the debt maturity profile rather than directly intervene in the over $30 trillion Treasury market.

TREE NEWS update: Qatar Airways said the war with Iran is the biggest crisis it has faced in its history, the airline stated. The carrier did not provide further operational or financial details in the statement.

TREE NEWS update: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said data continues to show strong foreign demand for US assets. The remark points to sustained overseas appetite for American holdings, a key support for Treasury markets and the dollar. Bessent did not cite specific figures or a time frame in the statement.

TREE NEWS update: Donald Trump said on Truth Social that he is removing “Supreme Intelligence” from his poll on renaming artificial intelligence, citing its likely association with the Supreme Court. The option was trailing “Superior Intelligence” and “Extreme Intelligence” badly, he said, leaving those two as the final choices. Trump launched the poll after arguing that “artificial intelligence” is not an accurate name.

TREE NEWS update: US President Trump said he is at a decision point and warned that ‘they better restrain themselves,’ adding he is broadly open to meeting Iran’s president. He said something major could happen in the future. The remarks were made in comments carried by Fox News.

TREE NEWS reports: Oaktree Capital Management co-chairman Howard Marks said he wants the Federal Reserve to communicate less, as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh works to trim the forward guidance Marks says has tied the central bank’s hands in recent years. Marks said he prefers a less interventionist Fed that lets the economy run unless it risks overheating or stalling. The Fed raised rates earlier this month to curb inflation.

TREE NEWS update: US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said the United States takes seriously the Houthi strike on Saudi Arabia’s capital, without giving further details. The remark addresses the Yemeni group’s attack on Riyadh. No additional measures or response were announced.

TREE NEWS update: The International Organization for Standardization has approved seven natural gas international standards led by China, covering shale gas exploration and development, natural gas carbon footprint accounting, gas reservoir core sampling and gas hydrate testing. The standards aim to build a unified global technical framework for natural gas and support a clean, low-carbon and secure global energy system.

TREE NEWS update: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi told visiting CIA Director John Ratcliffe on August 20 that Egypt supports a political resolution to regional flashpoints including Iran and Palestine. In a statement from the presidency, Sisi said Cairo fully backs efforts to reach a comprehensive agreement resolving the Iran crisis, aiming to restore regional security and stability and safeguard international freedom of navigation. He stressed that regional crises should be settled through political and diplomatic channels.

TREE NEWS update: Iran’s army commander Kioumars Heydari said large-scale forces remain deployed along the country’s northwest, west, southwest, east, northeast and southeast borders as well as coastal areas since the outbreak of war, in response to potential threats. Special forces, rapid reaction units, mechanized units and artillery are all stationed in border regions and remain on high alert.

TREE NEWS reports: Franklin Templeton analyst Jenny Johnson said the Federal Reserve needs to keep raising interest rates to preserve its credibility. Johnson made the remark in an interview with Bloomberg Television. No further details on the timing or scale of any rate moves were given.

TREE NEWS update: China’s AI application penetration rate across key manufacturing scenarios reached 34.2% in the first half of 2026, the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Centre said at the 2026 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, Anhui on September 20. The country’s two-way integration of industrialization and digitalization scored 67.1, placing it in a stage of coordinated digital, networked and intelligent development.

TREE NEWS update: Zhao Leji, chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee, held talks with Australian House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 20. Dick said Australia adheres to the one-China policy and hopes to expand cooperation with China in trade, culture, agriculture, mining, climate change and artificial intelligence.

TREE NEWS update: Seres Group director and vice president Kang Bo said AITO remains a core member of the HarmonyOS Smart Mobility family and that Huawei’s terminal unit will continue to empower the brand. Seres holds a 10% stake in Shenzhen Yinwang, which aggregates Huawei’s core smart-vehicle technologies, giving AITO access to Huawei’s latest technology, products and supply guarantees. He added that under the new cooperation model, existing AITO user rights and services such as OTA upgrades are unaffected.

TREE NEWS update: Qatar’s prime minister, Majed al Ansari, said mediators involved in the Iran conflict are working to halt the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He made the remarks in an interview with Bloomberg Television. No further details on the mediation effort or a timeline were given.

TREE NEWS reports: Nord Pool’s day-ahead auction priced Nordic power at €52.11 per MWh for tomorrow, a 507% jump from the previous day’s €8.59 per MWh. German day-ahead prices on Epex Spot rose 344% to €96.60 per MWh in the same auction. The sharp moves reflect day-ahead market clearing levels for the two regions.

TREE NEWS update: Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas company Naftogaz signed a memorandum with Hungary’s MOL on establishing a strategic fuel reserve for Ukraine. The agreement covers cooperation on building the reserve. No financial terms, volumes or timeline were disclosed.