China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said it unconditionally approved a list of merger and acquisition filings for Aug. 24–30, 2026. Approved transactions include POSCO Holdings' acquisition of equity in Li Holdco Pty Ltd; a newly formed joint venture between Jingrui Electronic Materials Co. and Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Co.; AISG Labs Pte. Ltd.'s acquisition of INCLOO Technology Pte. Ltd.; Shandong Jixin Industry Development Co.'s purchase of shares in Jiangsu

Intercontinental Exchange data: For the week to Sept 1, speculative net long positions in Brent crude rose by 37,837 contracts to 261,435 contracts.

Seven ministries and agencies, led by the Cyberspace Administration, released the Implementation Plan for Promoting Digital‑Green Coordinated Transformation (2026–2030), launching a traditional‑industry rejuvenation targeting metallurgy, chemicals, light industry, textiles, machinery and shipbuilding and urging broad adoption of digital‑intelligent and green technologies to accelerate equipment upgrades, process optimisation and management innovation. The plan directs strengthening industrial‑internet platforms and scaling intelligent hardware and software solutions for priority industries and key scenarios, and accelerating development of next‑generation smart and green manufacturing. It encourages industrial firms and parks to build digital energy‑carbon management centres that integrate energy‑efficiency benchmarking, energy balance and optimisation, energy and carbon budgeting, emissions and carbon‑footprint accounting and supply‑chain carbon management to enable precise measurement, refined control, intelligent decision‑making and visualization of energy use and emissions. The plan also continues to promote smart and green factories and guides enterprises to carry out intelligent retrofits, digital transformation, networked connectivity and green low‑carbon technical upgrades focused on energy decarbonisation, resource efficiency, cleaner production and greener products.