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TREE NEWS reports: Chicago soybean oil futures jumped 2.1% on Tuesday, while CBOT soybean futures gained 0.53% to $13.1675 per bushel. Soybean meal fell 1.41%. The Bloomberg Grains Index rose 0.59% to 35.1324 points, after opening higher and reaching 35.6003 points before paring gains. CBOT wheat rose 1.81%, but corn fell 0.75%.

TREE NEWS update: Eight issuers sold $38.2 billion of bonds in the US investment-grade market, marking the third-largest financing volume of 2026. The deal highlights robust demand for high-quality corporate debt amid ongoing market strength.

TREE NEWS reports: The Hang Seng Index main contract fell 0.22% in the overnight session, closing at 25,281 points. Meanwhile, the Hang Seng Tech Index main contract rose 0.29% to 4,467 points.

TREE NEWS reports: The onshore yuan (CNY) closed at 6.7103 per dollar at 03:00 Beijing time, up 7 points from Monday’s night session close. Trading volume reached $33.048 billion.

TREE NEWS reports: U.S. consumer credit increased by $18.062 billion in July, surpassing the expected $11.34 billion and the prior $14.173 billion. The stronger-than-expected growth signals robust consumer borrowing, which may influence economic outlook and Fed policy.

TREE NEWS update: Explosions were reported off the coast of Jask in southern Iran on [date not specified]. The cause and extent of the blasts remain unclear. No further details have been released.

TREE NEWS reports: Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said at Bitcoin Asia that bitcoin could surpass gold’s market cap in the next bull market, with the current gap about 10x. Ricardo Salinas Pliego estimated bitcoin could reach ~$1.86M if it matched gold’s total value. Glassnode data shows bitcoin-gold 90-day correlation rose to ~0.57 from 0.21 in March.

TREE NEWS update: WTI October crude futures rose $1.55, or over 1.69%, to settle at $93.03 per barrel on Tuesday, returning from the long weekend. Abu Dhabi Murban crude jumped 3.07% to $110.05. NYMEX natural gas settled at $2.916 per million British thermal units, while gasoline and heating oil ended at $3.2525 and $4.5678 per gallon.

TREE NEWS reports: Shanghai International Energy Exchange crude oil futures for October 2026 delivery rose 1.62% in night trading to close at 714.70 yuan per barrel. Meanwhile, Shanghai gold futures fell 0.7% and silver futures dropped 0.25%.

TREE NEWS update: Iran’s foreign minister said the US has opened war against Iran on behalf of Israel after 47 years of sanctions. He warned that the consequences for Washington would be disastrous, including damage to its global standing. He noted that after sanctions and war failed, Washington’s new plan appears to be more sanctions.

TREE NEWS update: Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir on March 8 called U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media post placing Iceland within U.S. territory “serious and absurd,” calling it an insult to Icelanders, Canadians, and Greenlanders. At a government press conference, she said joking about national sovereignty is neither funny nor normal.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin fell below $78,000 on Tuesday, touching $77,603 before recovering to about $78,600, with a market cap near $1.58 trillion. The price swing triggered $79 million in bitcoin liquidations, about 90% long positions. Total crypto liquidations reached $264 million, including $187 million in longs and $77 million in shorts. U.S. August PPI and CPI are due Thursday and Friday.

TREE NEWS reports: The Federal Reserve’s overnight reverse repurchase agreement (RRP) facility saw usage of $626 million on Tuesday, September 8, down from $675 million the previous trading day. Three counterparties participated in the operation.

TREE NEWS reports: International copper rose 1.05% in night trading, with Shanghai copper up 0.94%. Aluminum gained 0.80%, zinc 0.36%, lead 0.72%, nickel 0.52%, while tin fell 0.24%. Alumina climbed 1.41% and aluminum alloy added 0.76%. Stainless steel edged up 0.07%.

TREE NEWS update: Iran and the United States are communicating through mediators about negotiation plans and conditions. Iran has presented new conditions to Washington for resuming talks, while stating it sees no need to withdraw from the memorandum of understanding with the US. The exchanges signal ongoing indirect diplomacy between the two nations.

TREE NEWS reports: LME copper settled $199 higher at $14,708 per tonne. Aluminum rose $29 to $3,341, zinc gained $38 to $4,022, lead added $16 to $1,915, and nickel climbed $153 to $16,868. Tin fell $279 to $54,862, while cobalt dropped $1,250 to $43,690.

TREE NEWS update: Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior Houthi official, said the group will strike Saudi economic and military targets in response to every reckless move by Riyadh. The statement escalates tensions in the region, raising concerns about potential impacts on oil markets and regional stability.

TREE NEWS reports: OPEC crude production dropped by 900,000 barrels per day in August to an average of 19.91 million bpd, ending two months of gains, a survey showed. Saudi output fell by just over 1 million bpd, offset only slightly by increases from Iraq and Venezuela. The decline reflects disruptions from escalating US-Iran military actions.

TREE NEWS update: Israel announced a series of retaliatory measures against the UK on the 8th, following recent British actions. Foreign Minister萨尔 said steps include closing the UK consulate in Jerusalem, removing British representatives from the US-led International Gaza Support Center, halting UK training of Palestinian security forces in Ramallah, and banning 12 UK officials from entering Israel.

TREE NEWS update: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the expansion of the US Treasury buyback program last month aims to calm ‘frenzied’ sentiment in the bond market and push prices back to equilibrium. He denied the move is equivalent to quantitative easing, likening it more to the Fed’s past ‘Operation Twist.’ The expansion came as 30-year yields hit their highest since 2007.