September 2026
All columns and Brief analyses.
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The People's Bank of China caps holiday overnight funding at 1 trillion yuan a day
The People's Bank of China said it will run overnight reverse repos from 28 September to 8 October by fixed-rate quantity tender, with a daily amount not above 1 trillion yuan. The Economic Observer reported that cap. Bloomberg said the bank will offer lenders up to 1 trillion yuan a day in overnight funds over the holidays, when cash demand rises. The ceiling is the shared number.
The Swiss National Bank leaves its policy rate at 0 per cent
The Swiss National Bank left the policy rate at 0 per cent and kept a 0.25 percentage point discount on sight deposits above the threshold. Its conditional forecast puts inflation at 0.7 per cent in 2026 and 0.8 per cent in 2027 and 2028. swissinfo reported the same decision to keep the key rate at 0%.
The UAE halts Iranian airline flights until further notice
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority suspended flights by Iranian airlines to and from the country from Thursday 24 September until further notice, and described the step as compliance with a US ban on those carriers using airports worldwide. Arab News headlined the same halt. The National said Reuters had already carried the announcement and that flights had also been cut to neighbouring countries, including Oman.
Trump greets Xi on the Andrews tarmac
Donald Trump met Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday as the Chinese president began a three-day state visit. Al Jazeera and The Guardian both describe a personal greeting at the aircraft rather than a first handshake at the White House. The ceremony included a red carpet, national anthems and a gun salute, with first ladies Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan present. The visit's formal White House welcome is set for Thursday.
Unitree robots walked the Vogue World runway in Milan
At Vogue World in Milan, Unitree humanoid robots walked the Galleria during a segment called The Age of Intelligence. TechCrunch says they were unclothed and gestured for applause, with Meta's glasses and OpenAI among the sponsors. The Cut reported four Unitree robots on that same runway.
Vulci's stone chamber still holds weapons, gold and a banquet set
The Return to Vulci team opened a three-chamber tomb this summer inside a mound mapped in 1889. The burial is about 2700 years old, and side chambers held a bronze tripod and a nearly complete banquet set. Archaeology Magazine reported the same Polledrara tomb, three chambers, weapons, gold and a banquet set, and the 1889 Gsell enclosure.
XPRIZE Wildfire finalists found the fire and did not put it out
No team won a grand prize at XPRIZE Wildfire. On the Alaska autonomous course, three finalists detected the high-risk fire in under 10 minutes and none fully extinguished it. Anduril placed first. The New York Post reported Anduril's 1.2 million dollar first-place award and the 10-minute suppression task.
15 governments intend to request a Rio meeting before any freeze binds
The Shield of the Americas text freezes no assets by itself. It states an intention to send the OAS a formal request and leaves any sanction to each capital's own law.
4.33 billion years: a date for a calmer surface
A peer-reviewed heat model puts a proposed RNA World at about 4.33 billion years ago. The result is an interval when chemistry can persist.
Barr puts July's housing index at 68
The Atlanta Fed index at 68 says a median income does not cover a median home, and about half of renters already spend 30 percent or more of income on rent.