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SVET

• China’s August exports accelerated to 25 percent; imports grew slower than expected. China’s foreign trade accelerated in August 2026, with exports rising 25 percent and imports 28.2 percent. The trade surplus widened, drawing criticism from trading partners.
• Visa links payment data with onchain lending for stablecoin cards. Visa launched a program combining data from its payment network with blockchain lending tools. This eases access to working capital for fintechs and stablecoin card programs. The announcement omits names of participating lenders and interest rates.

EURÓPA

• Britain borrowed for 30 years at the highest interest rate since 1998. The UK Treasury paid 5.82 percent interest on a reopened 30-year bond syndication. This is the highest rate since the Debt Management Office’s founding in 1998. Global bond sell-offs and rising oil prices after Middle East conflict fueled higher borrowing costs.
• Austria nearly erased its foreign trade deficit in June, but extra-EU balance suffers from trade with China. Austria’s foreign trade deficit fell to 29.2 million euros in June 2026. This is the lowest deficit since February, with exports growing faster than imports. The first half-year deficit widened to 3.72 billion euros year-on-year, with trade with China driving the extra-EU deficit higher.
• Mistral AI is valued above 21 billion euros after a round led by Samsung. French company Mistral AI reached a valuation exceeding 21 billion euros after a new funding round led by South Korea’s Samsung. This nearly doubles its valuation from a year ago. CNBC reports the firm faces intense competition from strong Chinese players; CEO Arthur Mensch claims upcoming Mistral models will be highly competitive.
• ETUC demands stronger industrial policy and expansion of EU law. Trade union confederation ETUC urged the EU to strengthen the “Made in Europe” policy and expand the Industrial Accelerator law. It cites a loss of over 850,000 industrial jobs in the EU between 2019-2023 and proposes five recommendations to strengthen the law.
• Italy wants to abolish fees for digital euro payments up to 10 euros in Brussels. Italy proposed exempting digital euro payments up to 10 euros from fees to benefit small merchants, according to Euronews. The proposal is well-received within central banking circles, especially the ECB. Fee distribution among market participants remains a sensitive negotiation point. The European Court of Auditors warned of a lack of data needed to assess such interventions.

SLOVENSKO

• Nitra court declared bankruptcy of Arca Investments assets. The Nitra District Court declared bankruptcy of Arca Investments assets on September 3, 2026. This follows definitive rejection of its restructuring plan by the courts. Arca Investments maintains restructuring would yield more for creditors than bankruptcy. RYG Investments proxy Pavol Krúpa claimed the plan did not protect creditors.
• Eximbanka and UNDP will deepen cooperation to support Slovak exports. Slovak Eximbanka and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) discussed deepening cooperation. They aim to create new opportunities for Slovak companies in development projects in Ukraine, the Western Balkans, and Central Asia.

ZLATO

• Goldman Sachs: gold rally pause is temporary, awaiting Fed signal. Goldman Sachs expert Tony Kim says January’s gold high of 5,589.38 USD is not the end of the uptrend. Client positions decreased as the market seeks clarity on new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s policy. The Iran conflict disrupted energy markets and gold reserve accumulation.

AKCIE

• Wistron priced GDR issuance at approximately 1.47–1.5 billion USD, shares fell over 6 percent. Taiwanese AI server manufacturer Wistron priced a global depositary receipt issuance at approximately 1.47–1.5 billion USD. Funds will purchase raw materials for AI business expansion. Shares fell over 6 percent after GDR pricing.

KRYPTO

• Irish gangs rent vaults to hide crypto keys. Criminal Assets Bureau chief Michael Gubbins told Sunday Independent that criminal gangs hide cryptocurrency keys in private vaults alongside cash. Cash remains the dominant form of dirty money in Ireland.

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