CHICAGO FED PRESIDENT AUSTAN GOOLSBEE WARNS THAT HIGHER OIL PRICES FROM THE IRAN WAR AND TARIFFS COULD REQUIRE FURTHER RATE HIKES, WITH THE FED POTENTIALLY NEEDING TO WEAKEN DEMAND IF INFLATION PROVES DEMAND-DRIVEN. ...

THE UK WILL PROVIDE SAUDI ARABIA WITH 'DEFENSIVE AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING' SUPPORT FOLLOWING HOUTHI DRONE AND MISSILE ATTACKS, PRIME MINISTER ANDY BURNHAM SAID, WITH THE SUPPORT — EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE COMING DAYS — INVOLVING A SINGLE RAF VOYAGER AIRCRAFT BASED AT RAF AKROTIRI IN CYPRUS, IN A DEPLOYMENT UK OFFICIALS SAID WOULD BE 'TIME LIMITED' AND LIKELY LAST 'FOR WEEKS'. - BBC ...

BURNHAM SAID THE MOVE FOLLOWED A SAUDI REQUEST FOR 'MILITARY SUPPORT' AND WAS AIMED AT PROTECTING REGIONAL STABILITY AND BRITISH INTERESTS, SAYING 'SAUDI ARABIA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ATTACKS, IS LOOKING AT POTENTIAL FURTHER DISRUPTION, AND WE NEED TO KEEP THOSE PATHWAYS OPEN, AND HENCE OUR AGREEMENT TO THE REQUEST' - BBC ...

CHINA IS FURTHER STRENGTHENING ITS DOMINANCE OF THE RARE-EARTH MAGNET SUPPLY CHAIN, WITH JL MAG RARE EARTH PLANNING UP TO 20,000 TONS OF ADDITIONAL ANNUAL CAPACITY BY 2028 AS ITS MAGNET PRODUCTION CONTINUES TO EXPAND. ...

CHINA ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 94% OF GLOBAL RARE-EARTH PERMANENT MAGNET MANUFACTURING IN 2024, WHILE U.S. EFFORTS TO BUILD DOMESTIC CAPACITY FACE SCALE AND COST CHALLENGES, KEEPING RARE-EARTH SUPPLIES CENTRAL TO U.S.-CHINA TRADE TALKS. ...

IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD WARNS IT COULD EXPAND THE CONFLICT IF THE U.S. ESCALATES, SAYING IT IS PREPARED TO CHANGE ITS WEAPONS, TACTICS AND TARGETS FOR A PROLONGED CONFRONTATION.

TENSIONS ALSO RISE AROUND THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AFTER A TANKER WAS STRUCK BY AN UNKNOWN PROJECTILE, INJURING TWO CREW MEMBERS, WHILE BRITAIN AGREES TO LIMITED RAF REFUELING SUPPORT FOR SAUDI AIRCRAFT AMID RENEWED HOUTHI ATTACKS IN YEMEN. ...

BOUNTY OIL AND GAS NL HAS ANNOUNCED A STRATEGIC ENTRY INTO DEEPWATER LIBERIA, ENTERING AN AGREEMENT TO BUY 100% OF PETROQUEST LIBERIA DEEP WATER FOR A$1.5 MLN, AND HAS RECEIVED FIRM COMMITMENTS TO RAISE A$3.5 MLN VIA A PLACEMENT ...

ASIAN MARKETS FOCUS ON TAIWAN’S AUGUST EXPORT ORDERS AND UNEMPLOYMENT DATA, WHILE OPTIMISM AROUND THE UPCOMING TRUMP-XI SUMMIT AND EXPECTATIONS FOR STRONG AI DEMAND SUPPORT RISK SENTIMENT. ...

U.S. STOCKS POSTED THEIR STRONGEST GAINS SINCE EARLY AUGUST, LED BY TECHNOLOGY SHARES, WITH THE S&P 500 UP 1.5% AND NASDAQ 2.3%, WHILE WTI FELL 5.1% TO $95.16 AND THE 10-YEAR TREASURY YIELD DECLINED TO 4.95%. ...

*TRUMP DOES NOT RULE OUT MEETING IRAN'S PEZESHKIAN AT UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SAYS IN 'DECIDING MODE' ON NEXT STEPS:WSJ

*QATAR PLANS TO USE UNGA TO DISCUSS RESUMING US-IRAN TALKS: DIPLOMATS:WSJ

*UN CHIEF GUTERRES, ANALYSTS DOWNPLAY PROSPECTS FOR US-IRAN BREAKTHROUGH AT UNGA:WSJ

*IRAN PRESIDENT PEZESHKIAN TO ADDRESS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY WEDNESDAY TO ARGUE SELF-DEFENSE:WSJ ...

KOSPI GAINS 2% AS SOUTH KOREAN SHARES ADVANCE ...

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SHARES SURGE 3% IN TRADING ...

UK TO SUPPORT SAUDI ARABIA WITH MILITARY ASSISTANCE IN HOUTHI CONFLICT — FT ...

ASIA-PAC STOCKS BEGIN HIGHER FOLLOWING THE ADVANCES ON WALL ST, WHERE THE NASDAQ OUTPERFORMED AND NOTCHED A FRESH RECORD CLOSE AS META SHARES SURGED OVER 11% ON STRONG MUSE ADOPTION AND WITH AMD REACHING THE USD 1TLN MARKET CAP VALUATION: ASX 200 (+0.5%), KOSPI (+2.3%), NIKKEI 225 (CLOSED) ...

AUSTRALIA’S S&P/ASX 200 RISES 0.5% TO 8,776.90 POINTS IN EARLY TRADE ...

TAIWAN’S AUGUST EXPORT ORDERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE SURGED AROUND 63% YEAR-ON-YEAR, DRIVEN BY STRONG AI-RELATED TECHNOLOGY DEMAND, WHILE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS FORECAST AT 3.30%. ...

TAIWAN DOLLAR ROSE 0.16% TO 31.758 PER U.S. DOLLAR AND THE TAIEX GAINED 1.1% TO 47,718.84, AS INVESTORS WATCH AI DATA-CENTER EXPANSION, OIL PROCUREMENT AND U.S.-CHINA DEVELOPMENTS AHEAD OF THE TRUMP-XI MEETING. ...

LG ELECTRONICS’ 2.5-MEGAWATT COOLANT DISTRIBUTION UNIT HAS QUALIFIED AS NVIDIA DSX READY, MEETING REFERENCE-DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR AI FACTORY INFRASTRUCTURE AND STRENGTHENING LG’S POSITION IN AI DATA-CENTER COOLING. ...

LG HAS NOW COMPLETED NVIDIA INFRASTRUCTURE QUALIFICATION FOR 600 KW, 1 MW AND 2.5 MW COOLING UNITS, WITH THE LARGEST MODEL DESIGNED FOR LARGE-SCALE AI SERVER CLUSTERS AND HIGH-DENSITY COMPUTING DEPLOYMENTS. ...

U.S. AND CHINESE OFFICIALS HELD A SECOND DAY OF TRADE TALKS IN NEW YORK, FOCUSING ON AI, INVESTMENT AND IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENTS REACHED BY THEIR LEAD NEGOTIATORS AHEAD OF THE TRUMP-XI SUMMIT. ...