WH Press Sec. Leavitt: Russia’s Putin Agreed To Begin The Next Phase Of The Peace Process; Rubio, Vance And Witkoff To Coordinate With Ukraine

US Pres Trump: Europeans Want To End The War With Ukraine And Russia - Fox - On Putin Zelenskiy Meeting: We'll Let Them Meet First - Putin Relationship Only Matters If We Get Things Done - Hope Putin Will Be Good, If Not, A Rough Situation US Pres Trump: Zelenskiy Has To Show Flexibility Also - Fox - Putin – Zelenskiy Getting Along Better Than Expected - Setting Up Meeting With Putting And Zelenskiy US Pres Trump: Ukraine Won't Be A Part Of NATO - Fox TRUMP ON WAR IN UKRAINE: UKRAINE SHOULD NOT HAVE ASKED TO BE IN NATO IT'S POSSIBLE PUTIN DOESN'T WANT TO MAKE A DEAL WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT ABOUT PUTIN IN NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS

BESSENT: PLAN TO UP TARIFFS ON INDIA OVER RUSSIAN OIL BUYING US Trsy Sec Bessent: We're Pushing Back On Countries Around The World On Digital Services Taxes - CNBC - Digital Taxes Won't Stand In Way Of Ukraine Peace Deal BESSENT: WILL MEET WITH FED CANDIDATES RIGHT BEFORE, RIGHT AFTER LABOR DAY Bessent Claims India Is Making Profits From Buying Oil From Russia , Saying It Is 'Profiteering' From The Deal. #US Treasury sec Bessent has just blamed the PPI jump on markets going up. -Much of PPI rise was investment services. -Investment services inflation just means markets rose I thought he was the sensible one #USD

RBNZ Governor Hawkesby: OCR is projected to bottom out around 2.5%, indicating room for further cuts. RBNZ GOV HAWKESBY: NEVER HAD A 4 TO 2 VOTE BEFORE RANGE OF VIEWS AROUND THE RISKS TO OUTLOOK RBNZ: NOT CHANGED VIEW ON NEUTRAL, OCR NOT RESTRICTIVE ANYMORE RBNZ GOV HAWKESBY: FISCAL OUTLOOK SEES GOVERNMENT SPENDING FALLING, HELPS WITH INFLATION