Harvest Nasdaq ETF will halt trading from market open on Aug 18, 2026 and will resume at 10:30. Redemption services will remain available during the halt.

China’s Foreign Ministry on Aug. 17 condemned Japanese prime minister Takaichi’s Aug. 15 memorial speech and said her actions risked whitewashing wartime aggression. Spokesman Lin Jian said Takaichi avoided reflecting on past crimes and blurred responsibility while making offerings to a shrine honoring convicted war criminals on Japan’s surrender anniversary. Visits by Japan’s defence minister and other senior officials to the shrine have, the ministry said, heightened vigilance among Asian neighbours and the international community. China again urged Japanese leaders to heed domestic and international criticism, deeply reflect on wartime wrongs and fully sever ties with militarism.

The ECB said in a Monday blog that excessive optimism in US technology stocks linked to AI may be vulnerable to a market correction. Valuations of large tech firms are well above historical averages, and overly optimistic sentiment can amplify price falls beyond what rational scenarios would suggest. With fiscal and monetary policy buffers limited, any correction could cause broader market and economic spillovers that policymakers may find difficult to counter. The ECB added timing is unpredictable and such boom‑and‑bust patterns are typically identifiable only in hindsight.