As of Sept 18, margin financing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange was 1,334.562 bln yuan, up 0.457 bln from the prior trading day; on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange it was 1,265.714 bln yuan, down 1.707 bln; combined balance 2,600.276 bln yuan, down 1.25 bln.

据巴基斯坦正义运动党旁遮普省发言人称，警方从被监禁的巴基斯坦前总理伊姆兰·汗位于拉合尔的住所逮捕了其妹妹阿丽玛·汗。

Howard Marks, co‑chair of Oaktree Capital Management, said he favors the Federal Reserve cutting back public guidance and generally stepping back from active intervention, except when the economy risks getting out of control (for example, overheating or a sharp downturn). He noted Fed chair Kevin Warsh is seeking to pare some guidance measures, which Warsh has said have constrained the Fed's room for maneuver. Marks added that reduced policy guidance would force investors to build more antifragile portfolios—a net societal benefit—and called for an AI working group to study AI's impact on key economic areas such as the labor market.