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TREE NEWS update: Airbus delivered 57 aircraft in August, bringing its 2026 year-to-date total to 475. The company also recorded 67 gross orders during the month.

TREE NEWS reports: ICE UK natural gas futures rose 1.72% in late European trade on Monday (Sept 7), while TTF benchmark Dutch gas futures gained 0.56% after paring earlier gains. ICE EU carbon emission allowance futures were up 0.75%.

TREE NEWS reports: MSCI Nordic Countries Index rose 0.1% to 402.97 points. Information technology was the best-performing sector among the ten, with Nokia surging 6.1% to lead the region’s stocks.

TREE NEWS update: North Korea’s defense minister Kim Jong-gi said on Thursday that if the United States and its allies attempt a new military confrontation with North Korea, it will take strong countermeasures. The statement, carried by state media KCNA, underscores rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

TREE NEWS reports: Germany’s DAX 30 index provisionally closed 0.18% lower at 260,000.69 points. France’s CAC 40 gained 0.36%, Italy’s FTSE MIB rose 0.29% with banks up 0.12%, while the UK’s FTSE 100 slipped 0.08%.

TREE NEWS reports: European stocks edged up on Tuesday, with the STOXX 600 index provisionally closing 0.06% higher at 650.28 points. The eurozone’s STOXX 50 gained 0.14% to 6,401.86, while the FTSE Eurofirst 300 rose 0.07% to 2,598.38.

TREE NEWS reports: German government bond prices extended losses, pushing the two-year yield up 5 basis points to 3%. The move reflects ongoing selling pressure in the eurozone’s benchmark debt market.

TREE NEWS update: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Russia does not rule out resuming trilateral talks with the US and Ukraine over the conflict, but it is too early to discuss the time and venue. The statement follows recent diplomatic contacts between Moscow and Washington.

TREE NEWS reports: London copper prices surged to an all-time high of $14,530 per ton, marking a historic peak. The rally underscores robust demand and tightening supply in the global metals market, with investors closely watching further momentum amid macroeconomic shifts.

TREE NEWS update: Italy’s National Research Council Institute for BioEconomy reported Sept. 7 that the average summer temperature in 2026 reached 24.3°C, the highest since records began in 1950. August was the warmest month, with a national average of 25.6°C, exceeding the 1951-1980 average by 5.2°C and the 1991-2020 average by 3.5°C. Monthly averages from January to August were all above the previous year.

TREE NEWS reports: In overnight trading, bitumen futures rose about 2.6%, alongside a similar gain in low-sulfur fuel oil. Fuel oil gained approximately 2%, while iron ore edged up about 0.9%. The moves reflect broad strength in the commodity complex.

TREE NEWS update: On September 7, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg warned that recent Houthi attacks across multiple frontlines have sparked increasingly intense armed conflict, raising the risk of further escalation. He described the situation as “extremely concerning,” urging all parties to exercise restraint.

TREE NEWS update: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy warned that vessels choosing to transit via Khasab on the Omani side face the risk of being struck. The warning was reported by Iranian media FARS, escalating tensions in the strategic waterway.

TREE NEWS update: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary, Ali Shamkhani, said on September 6 that Tehran test-fired a new anti-ship missile over US warships 48 hours earlier. The statement was made in an interview with Iranian state TV, escalating tensions in the region.

TREE NEWS reports: Chris Rokos, founder of hedge fund Rokos Capital Management, is set to depart the UK for Greece. The move comes amid ongoing uncertainty over UK tax rules for non-domiciled residents. No further details were provided.

TREE NEWS update: Yemen’s Houthi forces said on September 7 that Saudi warplanes launched an airstrike on the Hazm district of Al Jawf province. There was no immediate response from Saudi Arabia.

TREE NEWS update: Zeng Fantao, former deputy director of the Jilin Provincial People’s Congress Supervision and Judicial Committee, has been expelled from the Communist Party and dismissed from public office. The disciplinary action was announced by Xinhua News Agency. Specific violations were not detailed in the report.

TREE NEWS update: The Group of Friends of Global Governance in Vienna issued a joint statement on the 7th, reaffirming member states’ firm support for the Global Governance Initiative and praising its significant progress. The statement was made at the Vienna multilateral platform, sending a strong message for multilateralism and a fairer, more equitable global governance system.

TREE NEWS update: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Trump administration may never reach an agreement to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, suggesting instead that Washington could aim to destroy Iran’s capability. A deal might have to wait for Iran’s next government, he said. Iran’s parliament speaker warned that any future attack would draw a faster, heavier and more painful response.

TREE NEWS update: Ukraine said it attacked oil processing facilities in Russia’s Perm region and Tatarstan on Sunday night, resuming deep strikes after a US envoy visited Moscow. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the strikes on Telegram Monday without providing details. The attacks heighten global diesel supply concerns.