Croatian media reported Sept. 24 that a Croatian court has approved extraditing a Ukrainian suspect in the Nord Stream explosions to Germany. The court approved the extradition on Sept. 18, the suspect’s lawyer told Croatian Radiotelevision; the suspect will appeal. It is unclear when the suspect will be transferred to German authorities.

In a Reuters survey of 34 economists conducted Sep 17-24, 33 forecast the Reserve Bank of Australia will raise the cash rate by 25bps to 4.60% at its Sep 29 meeting, the highest since late 2011. It would be the fourth hike this year, bringing cumulative tightening to 100bps. Persistent inflation and resilient growth were cited as reasons for further tightening, but most respondents view September as likely the final hike in this cycle; a minority expect rates to reach 4.85% by year-end. The poll marks a notable shift from a month earlier, when nearly all economists expected the RBA to hold and the median peak was 4.35%.

为什么美国允许伊朗代表入境，却不允许巴勒斯坦民族权力机构（PA）代表入境？《以色列时报》美国分社社长雅各布·马吉德解释称，这反映出华盛顿的“交易型政治”逻辑。他表示，美国政府目前希望从伊朗方面获得某些利益——例如恢复霍尔木兹海峡的自由航行，而巴勒斯坦民族权力机构则被认为能够提供的实际价值有限。