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On September 2nd, according to Tianyancha App, IKEA (China) Investment Co., Ltd. recently underwent an industrial and commercial registration change. PER PONTUS HAAKAN ERNTELL stepped down as legal representative, and Song Yingai took over. The company was established in July 2007 with a registered capital of approximately US$840 million. Its business scope includes investment in areas encouraged and permitted by national laws, including the retail industry. It is wholly owned by IHK Holding Limited.September 2nd - European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member and Bundesbank President Jean-Claude Nagel stated that the ECB will raise interest rates next week, but he remains cautious about whether further rate hikes will occur. In an interview published Wednesday, Nagel said, "The market currently expects a greater than 95% probability of a rate hike at our September meeting, and I think the market has a fairly accurate assessment of our potential response at this stage." However, Nagel did not commit to any subsequent actions. He stated, "I am cautiously refraining from providing any specific guidance on the policy direction after the September meeting. Oil and gas prices continue to fluctuate, financial markets are highly volatile, and uncertainty is very high. This is a troubling situation – from a monetary policy perspective as well. Inflation is still far from our medium-term target. According to our June forecast, only with higher interest rates can inflation fall back to 2% in the medium term."According to RIA Novosti, a Russian presidential aide said that Putin had no prior plans to hold talks with CIA Director Ratcliffe during his visit to Moscow.On September 2nd, the Iranian Army issued a statement saying that starting in the early hours of the day, as part of the 30th phase of Operation Lightning, the Iranian military deployed dozens of attack drones to strike radar systems and US military bases at the Al Dhafra and Minhad air bases in the United Arab Emirates. The Iranian military also stated that its Arash attack drones launched another large-scale attack on radar facilities and US personnel concentration areas at the Sheikh Issa air base in Bahrain. The Iranian military stated that this operation was a response to US attacks on "innocent civilians" and accused the US of committing "obvious war crimes" by attacking residential areas and wedding scenes. The Iranian military emphasized that the response to these actions would be "continuous, widespread, and large-scale."Euro Stoxx 50 futures fell 0.36%, German DAX futures fell 0.46%, and UK FTSE 100 futures fell 0.37%.
