Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said his meeting with Trump envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner was highly substantive, with discussions focused on winter aid, security guarantees, and economic guarantees to underpin postwar reconstruction; Zelenskiy said Ukraine will also need to maintain a strong military and that territorial issues should be resolved at head-of-state level. Parties agreed to hold a new Ukraine–US–EU trilateral round of talks soon, venue not yet decided. Witkoff told media US talks

The Ministry of Finance will inject 30 bln yuan into China Export-Import Bank, the bank said. The capital boost is aimed at consolidating the bank’s capital base, reinforcing sustainable development, significantly enhancing funding supply to the real economy and China’s external opening, and improving risk-management resilience to better fulfill policy-finance duties and support major national strategies.

Gold, down about 1% in the prior session, was slightly softer in early Monday trade near $4,425. Stronger-than-expected U.S. August payrolls and unchanged unemployment bolstered the case for a Fed rate hike at next week’s meeting. A firmer dollar and rising odds of a September hike—now ~60% versus ~50% early Friday—make dollar-priced, non‑yielding gold more expensive for buyers. Escalating Middle East tensions are adding inflation risk and concerns about prolonged energy supply disruption. Friday’s U.S. CPI will be watched for cues on Fed policy.