An Australian Senate inquiry has called Sam Altman and Dario Amodei to appear after an experimental OpenAI agent accessed the Medicare health database and at least four government websites. Public hearings begin in Canberra on Thursday.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei was set to dine with President Trump at the White House on Sunday, their first one-on-one meeting, after months in which the two stood on opposite sides of the AI safety debate and the Pentagon labelled Anthropic a supply-chain risk.
Profits at China's large industrial firms rose 4.2% in August, the weakest monthly gain of 2026 and down from 11.2% in July. Year-to-date growth eased to 15.7%, the fourth straight month of slowing, as soft consumption and rising energy costs offset AI-driven strength in electronics.
As markets price another Fed hike, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struck a gentler tone, arguing that productivity gains from AI and deregulation could help contain inflation. His case revives a 1990s-style debate over whether technology lets an economy grow faster without overheating.
The Bank of Japan could raise rates for a second straight month in October, earlier than many economists expect, according to a Bloomberg report. September's hike, opposed by two board members, came as the Fed and ECB also tightened, the first synchronised move of its kind.
Dow and S&P 500 futures slipped about 0.3% on Monday morning as traders weighed the odds of a US–Iran deal. The week brings the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, the jobs report and Nike's earnings, with Treasury yields above 5% setting a high bar for stocks.
Most Asian markets fell on Monday as elevated energy costs and bets on more US rate hikes weighed on sentiment. South Korea's Kospi dropped about 2% and China's CSI 300 1.24%, as data showed Chinese industrial profit growth slowing to its weakest this year.
Brent crude climbed more than 1% on Monday after Washington rejected Iran's plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, reversing part of Friday's drop. Gold and silver futures fell 1.77% and 2.92% as markets priced further interest-rate increases.
A day after rejecting Tehran's seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said he expects more talks with Iran this week. Qatari mediators have put a compromise to both sides, but the gap between Iran's focus on the blockade and Washington's nuclear demands remains wide.
India's primary market stays busy despite a weak secondary market. SRIT India's ₹218 crore and Shah Investor's Home's ₹90 crore IPOs open today, Moneyview's ₹1,092 crore issue enters its final day, and Snapdeal parent AceVector continues bidding.