The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) fell 53 points, or 1.4%, to 3,575, ending a three-day rise as Cape and Panamax freight rates weakened. The Capesize index (BCI) dropped 141 points, or 2.2%, to 6,286; Capesize daily earnings fell $1,283 to $53,508. The Panamax index (BPI) slipped 17 points, or 0.7%, to 2,431; Panamax daily earnings fell $157 to $21,878. The Supramax index (BSI) ticked up 7 points, or 0.4%, to 1,682, and the Handysize index (BHSI) rose 6 points to 906.

An Amazon (AMZN.O) Boeing 767-300 cargo jet overran the runway after landing at Miami International Airport around 14:00 local time on Sept. 6, the FAA said. The flight originated in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Video and on-site reports show the aircraft left airport grounds, struck multiple vehicles and caught fire. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue deployed roughly 60 apparatus and reported multiple injured; officials have not released a confirmed casualty count. Miami International has temporarily closed all runways and taxiways and implemented a ground stop; arrivals and departures are suspended. The cause of the runway excursion is unknown and under investigation.

安聯首席經濟顧問Mohamed A. El-Erian分析稱，英國財政大臣約翰·希利今日發表就任後的首次重要演講，整體基調明顯偏向樂觀，並提出要將英國打造爲“增長型英國”。他指出，在延續前任財政大臣裏夫斯嚴格財政紀律立場的同時，希利擴大了經濟政策視野，尋求釋放地區投資潛力，尤其是推動英國北部地區的發展，並降低企業經營成本。 希利指出，如果政府的債務利息支出是一個獨立的政府部門，其支出規模將超過國防部、內政部和司法部三者之和。不過，真正的考驗在於，政府能否在借貸成本進一步上升、經濟增長和公共財政承壓之前，將上述政策主張轉化爲持久且可落實的政策。