India’s Financial Intelligence Unit has issued AML non-compliance notices to 15 offshore crypto platforms for serving Indian customers without FIU registration. Further action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act is possible. The finance ministry also sought takedown of related apps and URLs under IT law.
AUD/USD hit fresh four-month highs at 0.7237 on broad USD weakness and China August CPI 0.4% m/m, then eased near 0.7220 as Gulf hostilities and rallying oil capped the Aussie.
Canary Capital confirmed it will launch the Canary Staked TRX ETF today, Sept 9, on Cboe BZX under ticker TRXS — the first U.S. ETF combining spot TRX exposure with on-chain staking. The fund carries a 1.10% management fee and expects to stake about 90% of TRX. This is listing-day framing ahead of the U.S. cash open.
South Korea dispatches a Hormuz assessment team to the UAE while stressing deployment is not presupposed. Blue House still reviewing; NSC report on return; Lee Paris FoN; National Assembly needed for any troop dispatch.
WTI erases losses and hits fresh three-month highs near $92.70 as Gulf hostilities escalate. Early-June highs at $94.87 remain in sight. Separate Asia tape: Brent near $100 wire split.
Iran eases FX controls so businesses can settle cross-border trade in Bitcoin and USDT via domestic exchanges. Exporters can repatriate earnings without first converting through the state FX system; the rial is above 2 million per dollar.
EUR/USD nudges above 1.1640 to 12-day highs on broad USD weakness ahead of Thursday’s ECB meeting, widely seen delivering a quarter-point hike to 2.5%.
GBP/JPY hits session lows near 207.50 at the London open as the Yen rallies ahead of next week’s BoJ meeting. Tuesday’s rebound from YTD lows at 207.10 was capped near 209.00.
AUD/USD trades near 0.7230 (chart 0.7229) in Europe after hawkish Hauser remarks. Four-year high stamps 0.7277 and headline 0.7280 quoted separately.
Gold reclaims $4,400 into the European session on a soft US Dollar, extending the Asia bounce from near $4,340. Upside may stay capped ahead of Thursday’s ECB and US PPI/CPI.
Iraq seeks a significant OPEC+ output-quota increase from a 6 million b/d baseline in the capacity audit. Current ceiling 4.431M b/d; IEA sustainable capacity ~4.9M; August pump ~2.98M.
USD/INR jumps marginally above 95.00 (chart stamp 95.07) as oil surges on US–Iran tit-for-tat. PTI early trade: open 94.80, touch 94.95 (−21 paise from 94.74) — stamps quoted separately.