Australia's energy minister said he will visit Saudi Arabia next week to meet Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman.

Early session Sept 15 — DR007 fell to 1.4100%, trading around the PBOC's 1.4% 7-day policy rate. The PBOC skipped 7-day reverse repos for a second consecutive trading day but injected 597 bln yuan via overnight reverse repos. DR007 is the short-end money-market anchor; the spread versus the PBOC 7-day reverse-repo rate is used to gauge market liquidity (DR007 above the policy rate signals tightness; below signals ample funds).

President Trump said warnings that AI will "take over the world" or "destroy humanity" are a "hoax" and dismissed calls for strict regulation that he suggested could drive firms to ruin. He pointed to Google’s recent plan to build a large facility in Finland, saying the company cited difficulty securing US permits and that he was unhappy and wants them to reconsider. Trump described AI and data centers as the greatest economic engine in history—bigger than oil, gold, diamonds or the internet—and said AI development will not be blocked during his presidency by "well-orchestrated destructive forces."