At a Sept. 9, 2026 online H1 results briefing, Zhongchuang Logistics said H1 headwinds came from exchange-rate movements and an Indonesian government H1 change to energy export policy that sharply cut Indonesian coal exports. Both factors eased in Q3: exchange-rate volatility has stabilized and Indonesian coal exports have recovered, leading to a marked improvement in Q3 profitability attributable to the parent company.

On Sept. 8 French Foreign Minister Barrou said France will halt trade in goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. France and 11 other countries — the UK, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Sweden — issued a joint statement committing to restrict trade in settlement-origin goods, saying the West Bank situation is rapidly deteriorating with unprecedented settler violence and settlement expansion. France, the UK and Canada will pursue national-level measures to ban trade with settlements; Barrou urged the European Union to adopt corresponding steps.

Politico reports US Commerce Secretary Lutnick is expected to meet Wednesday local time with Mexican President sheinbaum and Mexico's economy minister EBRARD to discuss trade issues, including US tariffs on Mexican autos and metal products.