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TREE NEWS reports: US household net worth change came in at $1,280.34 billion in the second quarter, up from a revised $113 billion in the prior period. The quarterly flow figure reflects the change in aggregate household net worth over the three months.

TREE NEWS reports: The US Department of Agriculture forecast US total wheat ending stocks at 717.77 million bushels, well above the analyst estimate of 71.777 billion bushels and its previous projection of 7.17 billion bushels. The figure was released in the USDA’s latest supply and demand report.

TREE NEWS reports: ICE UK natural gas futures fell 2.71% to 199.520 pence per therm in late London trading on Friday, September 11, but ended the week up 11.67% after rising steadily from September 8-10. TTF benchmark Dutch gas futures dropped 2.78% to €80.147 per megawatt-hour, still up 10.13% for the week. ICE EU carbon emission allowance futures rose 0.06% to €85.33 per tonne, a weekly gain of 2.02%.

TREE NEWS reports: Veteran commodities strategist Jeff Currie said US average gasoline prices will almost certainly hit $5 a gallon before the midterm elections, citing scarce supply colliding with currency debasement. The Real Macro founder and CEO said shortages that began in refined products are now spreading upstream into crude, pushing the energy shock into a dangerous new phase. “Crude is the signal,” Currie said. “The products we’re talking about, they’re just noise.”

TREE NEWS reports: Non-resident portfolio flows into emerging markets rose by a net $11.3 billion in August, the second straight month of inflows, the Institute of International Finance said. Debt inflows reached $11.2 billion while equity inflows were roughly flat at $1 billion. Year-to-date through August, emerging-market debt inflows totaled $242.9 billion, up from $212 billion a year earlier, while equity outflows hit $88.1 billion versus $7.4 billion in the same period of 2025.

TREE NEWS reports: US wireless phone service prices rose 5.9% in August, the largest increase on record, contributing roughly 0.1 percentage point to core CPI, the latest inflation data show. Economists at Bank of America, Barclays and Pantheon Macroeconomics attributed the jump to recent plan changes by major carriers including AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile US Inc. The Bureau of Labor Statistics declined to detail how carrier changes affected the data.

TREE NEWS reports: The MSCI Nordic Countries Index fell 0.1% to close at 396.11 points, with healthcare the weakest of the ten sectors. Coloplast A/S dropped 3.9%, the worst performance among Nordic individual stocks.

TREE NEWS update: ADNOC, XRG and Masdar have reached an agreement covering €5 billion of investment in Germany, the three Abu Dhabi entities announced. The deal spans the group’s oil, gas and renewable energy arms, with XRG holding the international investment portfolio. No breakdown of individual projects or a timeline for deployment was disclosed.

TREE NEWS reports: Poland’s Monetary Policy Council member Dabrowski said he expects the central bank to keep interest rates unchanged through the second quarter of 2027. The remark signals a prolonged pause in Polish monetary policy, with no rate moves anticipated over that period.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin rose as markets weighed inflation data showing headline CPI held at 3.4% while core cooled on an annual basis. A hot monthly core reading kept Fed rate-hike odds near 62% ahead of the central bank’s rate decision, even as crypto markets rallied broadly.

TREE NEWS reports: Germany’s DAX 30 index closed provisionally up 0.68% at 25,532.81 on Friday, but fell roughly 2% over the week. France’s benchmark rose 0.67% and Italy’s gained 1.10%, with Italian bank stocks up 1.55%. The UK’s index added 0.26%.

TREE NEWS update: Germany’s DAX 30 index ended Friday’s trading up 0.68% at 25,532.81 on a preliminary basis, but fell about 2% for the week. France’s benchmark stock index rose 0.67%, Italy gained 1.10%, and Italian bank stocks rose 1.55%. The UK index rose 0.26%.

TREE NEWS reports: Europe’s STOXX 600 closed provisionally 0.41% higher at 638.54 points, but fell about 1.7% over the week. The Eurozone’s STOXX 50 rose 0.71% to 6,313.28, down roughly 1.2% for the week, while the FTSE Eurofirst 300 gained 0.39% to 2,550.79.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin has gained 22% and gold 9.4% since July 24, with US debt above $40 trillion and Treasury yields nearing 5.0%. Markets price roughly 3.1 quarter-point hikes over 24 months, with September odds near 50% after swinging between 58% and 42%. A hold at the September 16 FOMC meeting could open a relief rally in rate-sensitive assets, while a hike would raise the odds of another move in October.

TREE NEWS update: Israel Defense Forces said attacks are expected inside Lebanon in the coming hours, with explosions likely to be heard in the Western Galilee region. The warning was issued directly by the military on Monday, covering the immediate period ahead. Residents in the Western Galilee area were told to expect blast sounds as operations unfold across the border.

TREE NEWS reports: Chinese commodity futures closed higher in night trading, with methanol rising 0.91% and fuel oil gaining 0.35%. Bottle chip, asphalt, wood pulp and PTA contracts each added as much as 0.32% by the close of the session.

TREE NEWS reports: US core inflation came in above expectations, prompting traders to raise bets on Federal Reserve rate increases. Interest-rate swaps now show markets pricing a 90% probability of a hike next week and fully discounting two increases by year-end. Traders expect persistent price pressure could force policymakers under Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to act.

TREE NEWS update: Senior officials from the SEC, FDIC, CFTC, Federal Reserve Board and Bank of England convened a tabletop exercise on Sept. 3, 2026 to discuss central counterparty resolution. The joint principals’ meeting brought together the five authorities to work through cross-border resolution scenarios for central counterparties.

TREE NEWS update: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the record cyclosporiasis outbreak in the United States has ended. The agency declared the outbreak closed, marking the conclusion of the largest such outbreak recorded in the country. No further details on case counts or the affected states were included in the announcement.

TREE NEWS update: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, underlined the need to uphold freedom of navigation and commerce and to ensure the safety and welfare of seafarers, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said. The statement did not specify when or where the meeting took place.