RedotPay completes audit as it advances U.S. IPO plans
Stablecoin payments company RedotPay said the completed audit is part of its preparations to go public, disputing an August report that its listing had been put on hold.

Stablecoin payments company RedotPay said the completed audit is part of its preparations to go public, disputing an August report that its listing had been put on hold.

Indonesia’s central bank has reduced its intervention in the spot foreign-exchange market to 30% of total intervention because the measure was too costly, Governor Destry Damayanti told a parliamentary hearing on Monday.
Mainland Chinese stocks fell to a 13-month low on Monday as a worsening technology-share sell-off raised concerns that higher global capital costs and surging oil prices would weaken risk appetite. The CSI 300 dropped 2.2%, while the chip-heavy Star Market 50 plunged 4.1%. Hong Kong shares held up better.

Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon says any further emergency EU support for the bloc’s agriculture sector will depend on how market conditions evolve after extreme summer heat.
Western automakers are looking to the defence-spending boom to sell more vehicles and put underused factories to work. Executives caution that military contracts will not offset slowing car sales and intensifying competition from China.
Crop futures slipped after the US and China outlined plans to reduce tariffs on a range of agricultural products. Traders are waiting for firm evidence of Chinese purchases following last week’s summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

The United States and China have released lists of goods eligible for proposed tariff reductions covering $60bn in trade, with $30bn in imports from each side. The lists include 77 Chinese products and more than 1,600 US products, though an analyst said they were unlikely to significantly alter overall trade flows.

The United States and China agreed to reciprocal tariff cuts covering $30 billion of goods after the Trump-Xi summit.
The US and China published lists covering $30 billion worth of goods whose tariffs they plan to cut, but gave no details on the size of the reductions.
The US released details of a plan reached with China to reduce tariffs on roughly $30 billion of imports from each country after a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
All seven Solana ETF funds recorded inflows totaling a record $188 million over the week. Friday’s $87 million intake was the highest single-day amount, while Bitwise accounted for two-thirds of the money entering the funds.

In the week through Sept. 22, leveraged funds increased their net short position in standard CME Bitcoin futures by 1,599 contracts, while asset managers expanded their net long by 411. Open interest rose to 22,315 contracts. The opposing moves show a split in futures exposure, but do not by themselves establish a bearish view among leveraged funds.

A recent round of China-US economic and trade consultations in New York produced candid and constructive exchanges, including the first AI dialogue under the bilateral mechanism. The article says a trade council, a $30 billion reciprocal tariff reduction arrangement and follow-up to the Kuala Lumpur talks can reinforce stability, encourage business cooperation and support trade growth.

Information technology remains one of Portugal’s most attractive fields for workers, with high average pay and strong job creation, according to Randstad’s latest Salary Trends Study.
South Africa and Zimbabwe are discussing a $500 million dam project that would provide water to an industrial hub near their border, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.
Oil prices rose and stocks and bonds declined after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, reversing some of the market optimism seen late last week.
Xiaomi-backed chipmaker Zhuhai Amicro Technology is preparing to begin premarketing for a Hong Kong IPO that could raise more than US$100 million as early as this week, people familiar with the matter said. The company passed its listing hearing with HKEX last week, clearing the final regulatory hurdle before the share sale.

Global markets still offer opportunities, but geopolitical tensions and rapid technological change have made investment and business prospects harder to assess. For high-net-worth individuals, returns remain important, increasingly alongside institutional strength, regulatory stability and the ability to preserve long-term plans.

Brent crude trades above $106 a barrel as the yield on 10-year US Treasuries reaches 5.2%, adding to pressure on government bonds.
Indian men now head roughly a dozen major companies, highlighting their growing presence at the highest levels of corporate America.
China is set to lower tariffs on a wide range of US agricultural products, including corn, wheat, meat and dairy, but soybeans—its top import item—were left off the tariff-reduction list issued by the commerce ministry on Monday.
Nissan will introduce the Rogue e-Power hybrid in the United States in November, Americas Chairman Christian Meunier said. The company aims for hybrids to quickly represent 30% to 40% of C-segment midsized-car sales in the market.
By late September, Ukraine had stored about 10.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas underground—79.5% of the minimum needed for the cold season and 72% of its 14.6-billion-cubic-meter target for Dec. 1. Domestic production is replenishing reserves, but about $1 billion in gas purchases would be needed to reach the minimum level.
Investor protections benefit the market as a whole and must be defended.
Panama’s bonds have performed better than many investors expected, despite a crisis that threatened to hamstring the Central American country’s economy.
The sector’s enormous capital requirements are forcing companies and countries to rethink how they borrow money.
Regulators plan to further limit the audit requirements imposed under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
As private equity payouts slow, wealthy individuals are following pension funds and institutional investors into net asset value lending, borrowing against their holdings.
Bitcoin and Nasdaq futures declined after Trump said Sunday that he could not rule out additional strikes on Iran before the midterm elections, while also saying the war might end soon.

Several Chinese mutual funds investing in US stocks have warned investors about the risks of steep premiums over net asset values. The warnings came even after Beijing expanded outbound-investment quotas, underscoring continued demand for US equities. At least six fund houses issued notices.

China said extending its trade truce with the United States by two months would give both sides room to assess how their arrangement is being implemented and consider ways to move forward on economic and trade issues.
Chinese automotive brands reached a record 12% of Europe’s new-car market in August, while their share in Germany rose to 6.4%, Dataforce says. High oil prices, the EU’s 2035 combustion-vehicle ban and purchase subsidies are accelerating the shift to electric models. Chinese automakers benefit from competitive prices and technology but need stronger brands, after-sales service and local distribution for lasting growth.
Northern Star has rejected a $27bn takeover approach from South Africa’s Gold Fields, calling it “opportunistic” and saying it undervalues the Perth-based group.

Shares in Australian gold miner Northern Star rose more than 9% after the company rejected a $27 billion takeover proposal from Gold Fields.
The dollar edged higher on Monday, staying close to a two-month peak. The continuing US-Iran standoff has driven oil prices up, while investors await a week of economic data for indications about inflation and central-bank policy moves.
Eight US Marines were reportedly injured after an Iranian missile struck a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
Treasury selling resumed Monday as oil prices rallied after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, heightening inflation concerns.
Oil prices rebounded above $105 after Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal for peace over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran proposed reaching an agreement within seven days to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, but Trump called the plan unacceptable and rejected it. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said only a negotiated solution could end the US-Iran conflict and that Tehran was awaiting a clear US response.

Abbas Araghchi warns that Tehran is fully prepared for war after Washington rejected a seven-day roadmap aimed at ending the conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump turned down an Iranian peace proposal intended to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump said the United States would win its war against Iran and that global oil prices would plunge once Iran surrendered and the conflict ended. He said the US had already defeated Iran militarily, while stressing that operations had not stopped.
Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian peace proposal intended to resolve the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran is refusing to soften its demands while Trump rejects a plan involving the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump reportedly threatened to resume strikes on Iran after Tehran proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says it is awaiting Washington’s “definitive response” through mediators, while Trump argues that Iran is losing badly and needs a deal. The rejection may be intended to pressure Tehran into making further concessions.
Gold futures on COMEX dropped below $4,250 per troy ounce for the first time since Aug. 5, 2026, according to trading data. At 1:12 a.m. GMT, they were down 1.74% at $4,246.2 before recovering to $4,251.7, down 1.61%, by 1:20 a.m.
China’s industrial profit growth slowed further in August. Strength in technology manufacturing, supported by the artificial-intelligence boom, was outweighed by persistently weak domestic demand.

China’s industrial profits grew 4.2% in August, the weakest pace this year. Economists expect Beijing to rely more heavily on stimulus to stabilize corporate profitability as consolidation accelerates in sectors facing weak demand and intense competition.
Global markets are facing significant uncertainty, with inflation still elevated in developed economies, an unclear monetary-policy path and added complexity from geopolitical tensions. The article says fixed-income investors may benefit from broadening portfolio exposure, with Asian fixed income offering diversification opportunities across markets.

Walmart says it will not use customers’ personal information to determine prices as it rolls out digital price labels in its stores, seeking to ease concerns about the new technology.
Asian share markets opened cautiously on Monday as oil prices rose again. Doubts over a near-term truce between the United States and Iran kept bonds under pressure ahead of a week filled with economic news.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expected negotiations with Iran to resume next week, despite rejecting Tehran’s proposal for a seven-day truce followed by the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has raised the prospect of renewed air strikes on Iran but told Axios he anticipated more talks.
US President Donald Trump told Axios that the United States expects another round of talks with Iran next week. He said Tehran wants a deal, but not the one he seeks, adding that Iran had overplayed its hand.
President Trump expects US negotiators to hold further talks with Iran this week, Axios reports, citing a phone interview.
The United States and Iran are due to hold another round of indirect talks on September 28, Axios reports, citing Middle East sources. Qatari mediators are continuing shuttle diplomacy and will meet separately with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff. It remains unclear whether the talks can bridge the sides’ differences.
President Donald Trump said he expects talks with Iran to resume this week, Axios reported, even though he rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to end the war because Tehran wanted sanctions relief before negotiations. Waltz said Trump doubts Iran is negotiating in good faith over its nuclear programme. Iran says diplomacy is still possible but is prepared to resume fighting and will not accept coercion.
A $202 billion U.S. Treasury coupon settlement on Sept. 30 will test overnight financing at quarter-end. The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York says markets remain calm, but net new supply could push repo rates higher. Any spillover into Bitcoin remains unobserved and would require confirmation from funding and market-depth indicators.

Property agents say Italy is attracting wealthy investors with its quality of life and flat-tax regime, while interest from mainland Chinese and Hong Kong buyers is growing. Introduced in Rome nine years ago, the scheme allows foreign residents, under its latest rules, to pay an annual €300,000 flat tax on all overseas income.

The performance of Apple, Microsoft and Meta suggests that stock picking by individual investors is not necessarily a fool’s errand.

Heavy tax bills, unclear calculations and teams targeting individual billionaires are unsettling China’s wealthy elite.
CNN is promoting a weekly newsletter featuring savings tips, expert answers to readers’ questions and challenges designed to help people get their savings on track.
President Donald Trump said he is still considering a U.S. ban on diesel exports “very seriously” as a way to fight high prices, while other officials in his administration continue to emphasize alternative measures.
Aave’s Base market has accepted seven Coinbase stock tokens as collateral for USDC loans since Sept. 25. The equity price feeds freeze over the weekend while borrowing and liquidation remain open. If prices fall when feeds resume Sunday, liquidations may not recover enough value, leaving opted-in USDC suppliers exposed to bad debt.

A Transport & Environment analysis says a diesel price surge linked to this year’s Iran conflict has made electric trucks cheaper to own and run than diesel models in six major EU markets. Those markets represent nearly half of the bloc’s new truck sales.
An onchain analyst says data shows creators of 10 Pons V2 launches exempted a group of wallets from Pons’ anti-sniping tax. Those wallets then bought most of the supply of each token, in transactions linked to $18.4 million in extractions.

Tether disclosed exposure to EQIBank as the bank contests a US forfeiture case involving payment processor Capstone Limited. Tether said the exposure was below 0.034% of group assets, without stating the balance or whether it backs USDT. Court records list about $84.2 million in property, but do not establish that it belongs to Tether or represents a loss for USDT holders.

Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said Russia is ready to supply India with as much oil as it needs. He said the countries also intend to continue long-standing cooperation in nuclear energy, petrochemicals and oil refining. India imports more than 88% of its oil, while Russia remains a key supplier.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Federal Reserve policymakers should remain open-minded about interest rates, arguing that productivity gains from artificial intelligence and deregulation will help keep US inflation under control.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher will release the final budget outcome for the 2025-26 financial year on Monday. Chalmers is expected to say that, despite challenges facing the government, the deficit came in below the initial forecast, improving the budget by billions of dollars.

Indonesia is seeking to boost liquidity by allowing shares to trade at prices equivalent to a tiny fraction of a US cent.
Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said BRICS countries do not oppose using the US dollar but support national currencies as an alternative. He described BRICS as a platform for discussion and joint solutions that gives developing countries a stronger voice in global affairs.
BRICS countries are not against using the US dollar but support national currencies as an alternative, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said. He described BRICS as a forum for discussion and joint solutions that gives developing countries a stronger voice in global affairs, while rejecting an anti-Western agenda.
Quebec’s securities regulator says Pump.fun is not registered with the Autorité des marchés financiers and is not authorized to solicit investors in the province. The warning concerns the platform’s regulatory status; it does not announce a website ban, enforcement order, fraud finding or change to users’ wallet access. Residents are advised to use caution and check AMF registers.

Bitget still had external XRP withdrawals disabled on Sept. 26, with the exchange scheduling Oct. 2 for the final reopening phase covering “other tokens.” Bitquery tracked 27.63 million stolen XRP moving from two attacker accounts, while 75.35 million remained across six monitored accounts. The snapshot does not show how much XRP was sold on the market.

Azerbaijan’s state-owned SOCAR has announced a phased cap on prices across the IP network following its purchase of Italiana Petroli. ENI stations will also cap petrol and diesel prices from Monday.
State-owned Azerbaijani group SOCAR is introducing a phased price cap across the IP network after acquiring Italiana Petroli. From Monday, maximum prices for petrol and diesel will also apply at ENI filling stations.
The global energy crisis triggered by the Iran war is increasing European interest in Libya’s oil and gas. Yet political fragmentation, weak infrastructure, heavy subsidies and domestic power shortages constrain the country’s prospects. Expanding exports alone could deepen Libya’s long-standing resource curse, so the revenues should fund energy-system reform and renewable power.

US homebuyers were expected to get some relief this year, but the Iran war and fears of rising inflation have brought renewed pressure, with mortgage rates back at 7%.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to raise its cash rate from 4.35% to 4.6%, the fourth increase of 2026 and its highest level since 2011. The move could push typical mortgage rates to 6.5%, add about $119 to monthly repayments on an average new loan and further depress house prices and consumer spending. Markets expect another rise early next year.

Whey, a key ingredient in protein powders and a growing range of high-protein foods, is emerging as a focal point in the escalating trade war between the United States and Canada.
French Cognac producers are grappling with falling sales as trade disputes with China and the United States squeeze the export-dependent industry, prompting growers to seek support from the European Union.
Electric vehicles make up more than 95% of new car registrations in Norway, the highest proportion worldwide. Roughly one in four newly registered EVs there comes from a brand that is wholly or partly Chinese-owned.
Visa’s September 18 data refresh reduced its adjusted stablecoin volume measure, while adjusted transaction counts fell by less than 2%. The company attributed the reset to broader address labeling and revised filters, which exclude more transfers from the measure. The classification changed, but the release provides no direct evidence that real-world payment activity declined.

Bloomberg News said on Sunday that Canada’s Barrick Mining had reached a pact with unions representing employees at its Loulo-Gounkoto gold operation in western Mali. The report attributed the information to Abdoulaye Coulibaly, a member of Mali’s National Workers’ Union, or UNTM.
Interviews with industry participants and legislative aides depict a bill-writing process that went badly off course. Sources say nearly every part of the bill’s development, along with the debate surrounding it, contributed to this month’s failed vote.

Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen warned national capitals that the EU is not facing an immediate gas-security crisis, but is under pressure from tight prices and supply. He said the situation could worsen as winter draws closer.
Wall Street money has retaken its role as the main force driving the stock market from small investors. One firm views institutional investors’ behavior as a “reasonably constructive signal for risk appetite.”

T. Rowe Price has begun using custom-built models to shield its $165 billion emerging-market debt and equity portfolio from an El Niño event expected to be unusually destructive.
Sydney Sweeney’s partnership and equity stake in sports-focused exchange Novig signals that prediction markets are reaching beyond online probability enthusiasts through celebrity, sports-league and media deals. The article says contracts can put a price on opinions, but being right does not ensure a profitable trade at the available price. The industry’s forecasting promise also sits uneasily alongside entertainment-driven marketing.

Market Questions examines whether upcoming US jobs data could add to the pressure facing Federal Reserve policymakers.
The buildout of AI infrastructure continues unabated, but the jump in Treasury yields means it will cost more, increasing the risks for AI companies that rely heavily on debt.

Hong Kong developers have sold more than 290 flats launched over the weekend. Property agents said buyers are seeking to lock in mortgage rates before interest rates are expected to rise later this year, while major banks’ decision to hold rates after the US Federal Reserve’s increase appeared to encourage demand.

Nearly $11 billion (€9.7 billion) in contracts have emerged from the Azerbaijan International Investment Forum. Some of the world’s biggest investment managers gathered to discuss infrastructure, technology, energy and transport.
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