Italy July seasonally adjusted industrial production +0.7% MoM (exp. +0.3%); June revised to -1.1% from -1.0%.

NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information said on Sept. 9 that summer 2026 was the hottest on record for the contiguous U.S. The summer mean temperature was about 23.6°C, roughly 1.7°C above the 20th‑century average and about 0.2°C above the prior record. August 2026 was the hottest August on record for the contiguous U.S., with a mean temperature near 24.2°C (about 1.9°C above the 20th‑century average) and an average daily maximum around 31.4°C, also a record.

The General Office of the State Council issued a notice on easing SME receivables stress. It says large firms that demonstrably shorten payable terms or cut payable volumes will get stepped-up financing support, including preferential access to loans and bond issuance. Commercial banks are urged, under risk-control conditions, to back large firms in replacing payables with loan or bond financing so they can pay upstream and downstream SMEs in cash promptly. The notice also directs exploring use of SME specialized, refined, distinctive and innovative development evaluation results as credit enhancement to steer financial institutions to increase support for high-quality SMEs.