investingLive Asia-Pacific market news: Gold hit hard, under $4200 again

Nikkei gives up early gains as Nasdaq futures slip before Micron earnings Treasury's $202 billion settlement is routine, not a Bitcoin trigger Goldman: US diesel export ban would cut US prices about 4%, lift European cost (d'uh) China industrial profits rise 4.2% in August, weakest monthly gain this year China and U.S. to set up Trade Council and extend trade truce to January 2027 PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 6.7399 (vs. estimate at 6.7085) Gold breaks key support, slides below $4,230 as danger zone gives way Japan services producer prices rise 3.7% in August, fastest pace in over two years OpenAI agents used aggressive techniques ("borderline hacking") to reach U.N. data site, report find BOJ minutes show dissent for faster hikes as price risks skew higher SNB's Schlegel says Switzerland in comfortable spot on inflation Anthropic CEO Amodei to attend White House dinner with Trump amid AI tensions Gold slips as oil holds gains on Hormuz standoff and inflation risk Tether's $84 million question: whose money did the US actually seize? BOJ July minutes preview: a hold overtaken by September's rate hike Oil prices have jumped higher at the opening on Globex for the new week Waltz calls Iran's Hormuz proposal a cynical bid for upfront concessions Bessent urges Fed to keep an open mind on rates, citing AI productivity Riyadh schools shift to remote learning as Houthis claim downed drone Apollo's Slok warns AI agents could trigger a bank run ("agentic bank run" is still a run ...) US bank failures in 2026, 6 now. California seizes Nano Banc. China may let Alibaba, ByteDance buy new Nvidia chips, The Information reports Monday open indicative forex prices, September 28, 2026 Iran holds line on diplomacy as Hormuz missile strike raises risk before open Summary: Oil rose at the open after President Trump rejected Iran's seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though he expects talks to resume this week. Iran's Fars News reported a cruise missile w