Financial Times reports SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is seeking up to $100 bln from Gulf‑region investors to scale the group’s large‑scale AI investments. Son has held talks in recent weeks with senior Gulf contacts, including in the UAE. SoftBank may use the proceeds to set up a fund to acquire companies and retrofit their operations with AI.

State Street Global Advisors strategists said structural drivers of the gold bull market remain intact: record government debt levels, strong central-bank and Chinese retail physical demand, and rising geopolitical and economic uncertainty. They warned rising rates could further raise debt-servicing costs in major economies and worsen fiscal imbalances. China’s domestic gold price premium has surged this year; Jan–Aug consumer gold imports reached a record 1,141 tonnes despite higher prices. Strategists maintained their baseline forecast that gold will reach $4,750–$5,500/oz by end-Q1 2027.

美國國務卿魯比奧：烏克蘭戰爭似乎陷入僵局。