UAE bank deposits rose 0.7% MoM in August. M3 money supply expanded 12.54% YoY in August. Bank loans grew 18.79% YoY in August.

IMF Managing Director Georgieva said governments must act urgently to address imbalanced AI development, long-term energy shocks and a record debt build-up. She warned the global AI race is producing growth concentrated in a few countries and said AI, energy and food shocks are inflationary; tariffs, higher defence spending and elevated public debt could also lift inflation. Georgieva urged central banks to adopt a cautiously hawkish stance.

印度盧比對美元匯率幾乎持平，報96.3550，此前印度央行如預期加息25個基點。