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817 U.S. envoys make first Kyiv visit amid Ukraine war peace pushU.S. peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday as the Trump administration renewed its push to end Russia’s four-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine. Kushner and Witkoff traveled from Moscow, where they held three h 2026.09.06 818 Bond yields could affect your big purchases. What are they and what should you do?Bond yields are rising sharply around the world, with some government borrowing costs reaching levels not seen in years. The increase is putting upward pressure on fixed mortgage rates and auto loans — and could affect other longer-term borrowing costs. So, what exactly are bond 2026.09.06 819 Kremlin says Ukraine talks with U.S. envoys were useful; no sign of breakthroughRussian President Vladimir Putin held more than three hours of “highly useful” talks on Saturday with two U.S. envoys seeking a deal to end the Ukraine war, a Kremlin aide said, but he gave no indication of breakthrough. The aide, Yuri Ushakov, said Americans Steve Witkoff and Ja 2026.09.06 820 OPEC+ makes no changes to output quotasSeven OPEC+ countries that previously agreed to additional voluntary production adjustments said on Sunday that they decided not to make any changes to their output quotas and maintain the September 2026 required production for October. Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhs 2026.09.06 821 Germany’s far-right AfD seeks landmark state victory as Saxony-Anhalt votesVoting in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt began on Sunday in a closely watched election that could see the Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since World War Two. Under its 35-year-old lead candidate Ulrich Sieg 2026.09.06 822 Week Ahead: Yen in Play, ECB Hikes, and US CPI to Impact FOMCThe G20 and Shanghai Cooperation Council held their respective summits. The American agenda was to convince countries to take a harder stand against Chinese exports while still threatening some members with sanctions due to trade or facilitating trade with Iran, including airline 2026.09.06 823 Trump turns up the heat on Warsh as Fed rate hike loomsTen days ahead of a meeting in which the Federal Reserve will likely consider raising interest rates, the Trump administration looks to be in a full-court press to halt the hike in its tracks. In the past week, the president, vice president, Treasury secretary and one of the pres 2026.09.06 824 Bond Vigilantes Are Back!The global bond selloff was the big financial story of the week. Sovereign yields surged across the major economies, with borrowing cost in several countries reaching levels not seen in decades. The yield on the Japanese 10-year government bond crossed 3 percent for the first tim 2026.09.06 825 AUD/USD Forecast: JPMorgan Likes The Australian Dollar, But Not At This PriceCurrency analysts remain bullish on the AUD/USD exchange rate but wants a retreat to 0.7080-0.7000 before rebuilding long positions. The Australian Dollar is trading above the level where JPMorgan wants to buy it. AUD/USD closed near 0.7204 on Friday after reaching 0.7214, leavin 2026.09.05 826 U.S. attacks 3 Iranian oil tankers after missiles target Navy warshipsU.S. forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers Saturday after U.S. Central Command said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two Navy warships in the region. CENTCOM said it permanently disabled one crude oil carrier off the coast of Kharg 2026.09.05 827 U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner are in Moscow in a new push for peace between Russia and UkraineU.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian state news outlets reported. The visit came as both sides escalated their aerial attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymy 2026.09.05 828 Iran accuses the US of targeting a tanker near Kharg Island, and other Mideast newsIran on Saturday accused the U.S. of attacking an Iranian tanker near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. The U.S. did not immediately comment, but a new strike would raise the risk of sparking a new round of Iranian attacks on U.S. allies and interests in the region. Meanwhile in 2026.09.05