2026-09

economy

[News] Fed Decides on Rate Hike for First Time in 3 Years and 2 Months, Bringing FF Rate to 3.75–4.0%

The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) decided at its September 2026 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting to raise the ...
economy

[News] Government Plans to Buy Back Rice Reserves in September

In September 2026, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries officially decided to buy back 210,000 metric...
economy

[News] Kuraray Goes on the Offensive in Semiconductors and Data Centers with Water and Activated Carbon

Kuraray Co., Ltd. has announced plans to expand its production capacity for hollow fiber membranes used in water treatme...
IT

[Analysis] Daicel to Launch Demonstration Experiment Utilizing Physical AI for Patrol Inspections

Daicel Corporation and AVITA Corporation will launch a trial of patrol and equipment inspection utilizing quadruped robo...
IT

[Explainer] GMKtec to Release Mini PC Capable of Running 300B LLMs in September

GMKtec has announced the upcoming release of its new flagship mini PC, the "EVO-X5 Pro," scheduled for September 28, 202...
economy

[News] Salesforce Announces New AI-Focused Features

In September 2026, Salesforce announced a major expansion of its Agentforce AI platform, introducing "Job-Ready Agents" ...
economy

[News] Novo Nordisk Partners with Anthropic to Introduce AI into Drug Discovery

In September 2026, Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk announced a strategic partnership with AI leader Anthropic t...
economy

[News] NVIDIA CEO: No New Regulations Needed for AI Development

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang argued against slowing down advanced AI development or introducing new regulations. His statemen...
IT

[Analysis] US Meta Launches New Subscription “Meta One”

On September 15, 2026, Meta launched "Meta One," a new unified subscription service spanning major platforms like Instag...
economy

[News] Bank of Japan Signs Third Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement with Malaysia

The Bank of Japan and Bank Negara Malaysia have signed the Third Bilateral Swap Arrangement with a maximum swap capacity...