OpenAI said it reached a data privacy agreement covering 16 U.S. states.

Thailand central bank policy rate held at 1.00% as of Aug 26; expected 1.00%, prior 1.00%.

Ukraine said its armed forces struck the Norsi refinery in Russia's Volga region, triggering a fire. The General Staff said the strike hit a large refinery near Nizhny Novgorod and that "operations against enemy critical targets continue." Norsi's design capacity is about 340,000 bpd, making it one of Russia's largest refineries; it is roughly 440 km from Moscow and primarily supplies the capital and surrounding high-demand fuel region. Ukraine said the attack is the latest in a wave of intensified strikes on Russia's oil-processing sector.