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U.S. NATO Supreme Commander Grinkelvich participated in a virtual briefing today for Pentagon policy chief Colby to discuss potential options for assessing U.S. troop deployments in Europe.

U.S. Central Command: As of September 18, it has forced 105 merchant ships to divert to ensure they comply with relevant requirements.

Mayor of Kyiv: Kyiv is under missile attack.

The governor of Peru's central bank said the country will seek an "appropriate" time to lower interest rates.

The governor of Peru's central bank said that the possibility of an interest rate hike in the coming months cannot be ruled out.

NASA: The total value of the commercial crew transportation capability contract with SpaceX (SPCX.O) has increased to $5.92 billion, extending the contract's execution period to 2030. Contract amendments for three missions and related mission services amount to $946 million.

On September 19, local time, Jérôme Bonnefont, the French Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the Security Council's rotating president for the month, announced that the Security Council had completed the third round of indicative voting on the selection of the next Secretary-General. The results of the indicative voting will not be made public but will be communicated to the candidates through their nominating countries.

On September 18th, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology and the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the "Action Plan for Accelerating the Development of the Meta-economy in Beijing (2026-2028)". The plan mentions building a core software ecosystem for intelligent agents. It includes implementing an intelligent agent control enhancement project, tackling key challenges in secure and controllable technology stacks, and improving the security capabilities of intelligent agents throughout the entire task execution process; breaking through key software technologies such as memory management, secure access control, and efficient inter-component communication; cultivating a number of intelligent agent operating system and new software tool companies; and empowering the software and information service industry to upgrade and improve its quality.

On September 18th, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology and the Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the "Action Plan for Accelerating the Development of the Meta-economy in Beijing (2026-2028)". The plan mentions cultivating general-purpose and vertical domain intelligent agents. It supports enterprises in developing general-purpose intelligent agent products for individual users and institutional clients. It encourages internet platform companies, intelligent agent service providers, and other business entities to strengthen collaboration and promote the large-scale implementation of intelligent agents in information consulting, commercial services, and lifestyle services. Focusing on key areas such as industrial manufacturing, scientific research, biomedicine, and education, it opens up intelligent agent application scenarios, drives the formation of a number of representative benchmark application projects, and promotes industry-specific meta-economy application services.

On September 18th, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology and the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the "Action Plan for Accelerating the Development of the Meta-economy in Beijing (2026-2028)." The plan includes the creation of a meta-economy distribution platform. It supports software and information service companies in building world-class meta-economy distribution platforms, enhancing cross-model, cross-modal, and cross-regional platform access capabilities, and providing developers with unified interfaces, model aggregation, meta-economy measurement, and settlement services. The plan also aims to accelerate the cultivation of leading enterprises with significant industry-leading and clustering effects and strong upstream and downstream radiation and driving force. Furthermore, it promotes the inclusion of meta-economy distribution platforms in the new infrastructure layout, forming an efficient service portal for the intelligent economy.

On September 18th, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology and the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the "Action Plan for Accelerating the Development of the Meta-economy in Beijing (2026-2028)". The plan supports software and information service companies in collaborating with third-party evaluation agencies to explore the construction of a meta-economy testing platform. This platform will facilitate a sustainable operating model through value-added services such as intelligent model routing and evaluation consulting. The plan also aims to establish objective and impartial performance and quality evaluation standards for meta-economy components, providing a reference for meta-economy pricing and intelligent model routing.

Federal Reserve's Schmid: I agree with Chairman Warsh's analytical framework for the reasons for rising bond yields—economic growth, capital needs arising from AI investment, and geopolitical challenges.

On September 18th, Denmark launched the "Green Sands" carbon capture and storage facility in the North Sea, injecting carbon dioxide into seabed reservoirs. As the first large-scale carbon dioxide storage project in the EU, the first phase of "Green Sands" is expected to store 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually. INEOS, the leading company in the project, stated on its website that the carbon dioxide will be stored on the seabed below the abandoned Niniwest oil field, approximately 250 kilometers off the west coast of Denmark, at a depth of about 1,800 meters below the seabed. In its first phase of commercial operation, the "Green Sands" project can store up to 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually. With increasing demand, the storage capacity is planned to expand to 4 to 8 million tons per year by 2030. It is understood that this carbon dioxide mainly comes from a biomethane plant in Denmark, where it is liquefied and then transported by truck to a dedicated terminal in the port of Esbjerg, from where it is shipped to sea by the EU's first dedicated carbon dioxide transport ship.

The German DAX 30 index closed down 424.38 points, or 1.65%, at 25,308.88 on Friday, September 18; the UK FTSE 100 index closed down 165.12 points, or 1.53%, at 10,651.02 on Friday, September 18; and the French CAC 40 index closed down 121.91 points, or 1.49%, at 8,065.02 on Friday, September 18. The Stoxx 50 index closed down 87.45 points, or 1.38%, at 6235.45 on Friday, September 18; the Spanish IBEX 35 index closed down 334.79 points, or 1.69%, at 19501.41 on Friday, September 18; and the Italian FTSE MIB index closed down 846.00 points, or 1.61%, at 51539.50 on Friday, September 18.

On September 18th, Angpao officially announced its partnership with football superstar Kylian Mbappé to enter the football industry. Angpao founder David Alleman stated that the brand's football boots will be released to the retail market in 2027, positioned as high-end products. It is understood that Mbappé will not only wear Angpao-developed football products in matches but will also directly participate in the development and testing of future football boots and apparel, becoming a global brand ambassador. Regarding the incentive mechanism for the collaboration between Angpao and Mbappé, Adrian, Angpao's Asia-Pacific public relations head, revealed in an interview that evening that the partnership is a long-term, highly collaborative one, centered on co-creation and product innovation, imbued with an entrepreneurial spirit, and the incentive mechanism includes both cash and equity.

Federal Reserve's Schmidt: The labor market is approaching balance and economic growth is robust.

General Motors (GM.N) shares fell as much as 5.8%, while Ford (FN) shares dropped 4.9%.