俄罗斯统计局：截至8月31日的当周，消费者通缩为0.01%（一周前通胀为0.01%）。

SK Group chairman Choi Tae-won said the company is considering building a new memory-chip fab in Japan and may pursue joint production with Kioxia, the Japanese NAND flash maker in which SK Hynix holds a stake. He said SK would be willing to partner if SK Hynix can be included in Kioxia’s future strategic plan and identified joint production, R&D and shared supply chains as possible cooperation areas, adding that SK would end its investment in Kioxia if no form of cooperation can be established. Citing booming AI-driven data-center demand, Choi said there is a 20–30% shortfall in data-center storage semiconductors and called Japan—with its concentration of equipment, materials and parts suppliers—an attractive candidate for overseas capacity on risk and cultural grounds.

Malaysia-based Yuan Zong Group, Asia's largest cocoa processor, said a strengthening El Nifio threatens output in major cocoa-producing regions and could create a 300,000–400,000 tonne global supply gap in the 2026-27 season, reversing an approximate 100,000-tonne surplus a year earlier. Cocoa futures have risen for six months and this week hit their highest level since October; Yuan Zong said tighter supply should further support prices and CEO Tay forecast December futures could reach about $8,000/ton from roughly $6,500/ton currently. Weather-driven supply risk is expected to coincide with stable demand.