Iraq's foreign ministry said on the 24th that Iraq and the United States signed an agreement to transfer diplomatic support facilities at Baghdad International Airport, previously operated by the U.S. embassy, to the Iraqi government. The ministry said the handover is part of Baghdad's timetable to end the international coalition military mission and terminate foreign forces' presence; the work is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 30.

J. Safra Sarasin analyst Claudio Wewel said the recent yen rebound looks fragile. As markets price further rate hikes from major central banks, USD/JPY has risen to around 158, reviving speculation of Japanese FX intervention. Wewel expects USD/JPY could linger near the 160 area in the short term, saying the Bank of Japan’s signal of accelerated tightening may not be enough to sustain a durable yen recovery. He warns the yen still faces headwinds from stronger US macro data, elevated energy prices and concerns over Japan’s debt sustainability, and judges the BOJ may still be lagging other G10 central banks based on recent market reaction.

特朗普在任期内签署了一系列协议，成功将超过2.5万名移民移民送往至少29个第三方国家，大部分时候是墨西哥。但美国联邦上诉法院在9月中旬裁定，特朗普政府将无证移民快速驱逐至第三国的政策属于非法。 美国司法部长托德·布兰奇表示：“在没有给政府回应机会的情况下，联邦上诉法院在夜间阻止我们进行所有非法移民的第三国驱逐，这是一项完全合法且对遏制非法移民潮至关重要的工具……我们将立即向最高法院寻求救济，最高法院之前在同一案件中已授予暂停令。”