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New home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly skyrocketed to their highest level in well over three years in the month of August, with a 20.5 percent increase to an annual rate of 800,000.
The Trump administration has launched investigations into imports of robotics, industrial machinery, and medical devices, paving the way for fresh tariffs.
The Czech National Bank left its key interest rate unchanged for a third policy session in a row as policymakers assessed that inflation is set to remain elevated for the rest of the year, ruling out further easing.

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Crypto Liquidations Summary

• The European Central Bank eyes 2029 as a realistic timeline for launching a digital euro, with ECB board member Piero Cipollone saying the institution will need 2.5 to 3 years to launch the central bank digital currency once European Parliament, Council, and Commission positions are ready by May and joint legislation is completed.
• Hyperliquid’s native USDH stablecoin launched on Wednesday after startup Native Markets won the ticker bid over major competitors including Paxos, Agora, and BlackRock-backed Ethena, with over $15 million pre-minted in 24 hours and Native Markets donating half of USDH revenues to Hyperliquid’s Assistance Fund as the platform faces growing competition from BNB Chain-based rival Aster, which has flipped Hyperliquid in revenue despite Hyperliquid maintaining leads in weekly trading volume.
• Whale investors are rotating millions from HYPE into ASTER, with one whale selling $17 million in HYPE to buy $9 million in ASTER on Monday, while other large investors purchased $50 million and $14 million respectively in single days, and a “mystery whale” bought over $75 million in ASTER tokens in two days according to Lookonchain data.
• Chainlink integrated its data services and Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol into the institutional Canton Network backed by Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and BNP Paribas, while joining as a “super validator” on the blockchain that now supports over $6 trillion in onchain real-world assets and processes $280 billion in daily repurchase agreements.