JP Morgan (JPM.N) said it will raise its prime rate by 25 bps to 7.00%, effective Thursday, Sept. 17 local time.

Sept 16-17, 2026 — China and Pakistan held the inaugural Border Joint Committee meeting in Islamabad. The session was co-chaired by Li Ya, deputy director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, and Choudhry, director-general of the China Division at Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry. Central and local officials participated. Both sides gave a positive assessment of implementation of the China‑Pakistan Boundary Management System Agreement, exchanged views on cross-border cooperation, agreed to leverage the joint committee mechanism to deepen border management and cooperation, and signed the meeting minutes.

Refinitiv: Two pump stations along Saudi Arabia's east-west oil pipeline were damaged in last week's attack, sources said. Pump stations 8 and 9 were hit; repair timetables remain unclear.