US natural gas futures fell along with crude and European gas prices after Bloomberg said the plan to increase economic pressure on Iran is unlikely to disrupt physical supply.

The rand advanced to a six-month high against the dollar, and government bonds rose after an auction drew the strongest demand in almost three months, Bloomberg reported.

Empery Digital, a Nasdaq-listed company, said its bitcoin holdings have fallen to 1,179 coins.

The firm also reported about $62 million in cash and $35 million in debt, per ChainCatcher.

The former head of Deutsche Bank's private banking unit admitted in court to siphoning off more than €626,000 ($729,950) from wealthy clients in multiple installments over one-and-a-half years, according to Bloomberg.

Jack Ma has bought Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shares together with two senior Alibaba executives to signal backing for the company’s artificial-intelligence ambitions.

The move was reported by the South China Morning Post, citing people familiar with the matter, with Bloomberg also reporting on the development.

Kit Juckes, Societe Generale's chief FX strategist, described the U.S. Treasury's plan to increase purchases of long-dated government bonds as market management rather than direct intervention. He discussed the remarks on Bloomberg Surveillance.

A global borrower is pursuing its first offshore bond issue in New Zealand in nearly a decade, a development noted by Bloomberg.

The decision mirrors a broader uptick in AI-linked debt issuance across major credit markets, with borrowers seeking funding in less traditional venues as a result.

Hong Kong's July trade activity strengthened as demand for AI-related products supported both exports and imports, according to the Census and Statistics Department as reported by RTHK.

Total exports of goods rose 50.7% year on year to HK$672.5 billion in July, following a more than 53% rise in June. Imports climbed 41% to HK$677.4 billion.

In the January–July period, exports were up 40.9% from a year earlier, while imports advanced 40.6%. The seven-month trade deficit stood at HK$299.4 billion, equivalent to about 6.8% of Hong Kong's imports.

A government spokesman said there had been impressive growth in exports of AI-related electronic products and that robust global demand should continue to support merchandise trade. He cautioned, however, that downside risks remain from geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, protectionism among advanced economies, and rapid expansion of global AI investment.

AM Intelligence, an Indian AI infrastructure company, has placed an order for 9,000 Nvidia Vera Rubin systems, Bloomberg reports.

The firm said it aims to be among the first in Asia to deploy Nvidia's Vera Rubin advanced computing platform.

Citing Jin10, Kazakhstan's energy minister said on Tuesday that the oil output forecast would be reduced by 3.5 million tons after Ukrainian drone strikes hit facilities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC).

The minister indicated that the 2026 production target has been adjusted from 98 million tons to 96 million tons as a result of the disruption.