Canada: Net foreign purchases of Canadian securities were -C$17.31 billion in August; July's net inflow was revised to C$20.64 billion from C$20.65 billion.

Silver fell 6% in one day while the world’s largest silver ETF increased holdings by 136 tonnes. Buying arrived at the steepest part of the sell-off and the gold/silver ratio rose to 73, sitting on a four‑year tug‑of‑war level. Is this support a short‑lived rebound or a turning point?

Sanfu Xinke unit Mingyi Electronics has launched a new high-aspect-ratio gantry-line plating system supporting 40:1 and higher board aspect ratios. The platform is customer-customizable and compatible with phosphor-copper ball and insoluble-anode systems, targeting high-aspect-ratio AI server PCBs and IC substrate plating. The equipment has passed technical tests and won approval from a leading domestic server PCB maker; multiple orders are on hand and production and delivery have begun.