Macro
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US Navy conducts risky mission to de-mine the Strait of Hormuz
US Navy divers, boats, and robots have made covert night-time trips to dispose of explosives in the crucial channel, according to the Financial Times.
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Trump’s approval rating falls to all-time low in FT poll
A Financial Times poll shows that voters’ anxiety about the economy has sapped the popularity of the US president and his Republican Party, weeks before the midterm elections.
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LVMH sheds boom-time gains as luxury 'feelgood factor' fades, with investors doubting recovery
LVMH sheds boom-time gains as luxury 'feelgood factor' fades, with investors doubting recovery
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Financial Times: Insurers Take on More Risk as Payouts Fall to 20-Year Low
The Financial Times reports that the insurance industry is bracing for a downturn as a flood of capital into the property and casualty market drives down premiums.
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UBS is requiring new junior bankers to demonstrate AI proficiency, with graduates and interns needing to prove their ability to leverage AI to enhance outcomes and efficiency.
UBS is requiring new junior bankers to demonstrate AI proficiency, with graduates and interns needing to prove their ability to leverage AI to enhance outcomes and efficiency.
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Lebanese Health Ministry: Nearly 9,000 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since Oct 2023
Lebanese health authorities reported that Israeli attacks on Lebanon from October 2023 to September 2026 have resulted in 8,920 deaths and 30,595 injuries. The figures include 4,358 deaths and 12,359
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BofA's Hartnett warns: If Democrats "sweep" the midterm elections, US stocks could fall over 10% and burst the AI bubble.
Bank of America Securities Chief Investment Strategist Michael Hartnett, in his latest "Flow Show" weekly report, pointed out that soaring global bond yields are threatening the AI capital expenditure
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New Zealand's National Party Pledges to Ease Low-Deposit Mortgage Rules for First-Home Buyers if it Wins November Election
New Zealand's National Party Pledges to Ease Low-Deposit Mortgage Rules for First-Home Buyers if it Wins November Election
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South Korean Major Banks' Household Loans Fall 727.6 Billion Won in September, First Decline in Six Months
Outstanding household loans at five major lenders (KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank, Woori Bank and NH NongHyup Bank) stood at 781.39 trillion won ($580.49 billion) as of Thursday, down 727.6
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Goldman Sachs partner Mark Wilson analyzed: Global bond markets continue to be under pressure, with Japan's 10-year government bond yield hitting a new high since 1996, the UK's 30-year government bond yield touching a 1998 high, and the US stock market's VIX "fear index" falling to a low point during Donald Trump's second term.
In his latest "Weekly Mash" report, Goldman Sachs partner Mark Wilson pointed out a core contradiction in the current market: global bond markets continued to be under pressure during the Labor Day lo
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Indonesia Halts Jakarta, Lampung Flights on Sunday Due to Volcanic Ash
Indonesia suspended flights at airports in Jakarta and Lampung on Sunday after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau spread across parts of Java and Sumatra, state-owned airport operator InJourney Air
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Data shows that corporate dollar deposits at major South Korean banks rose to $76.98 billion as of Thursday, reaching a new high since data collection began in May 2021, as the Korean won fell to its lowest level against the dollar in nearly two years.
Data shows that corporate dollar deposits at major South Korean banks rose to $76.98 billion as of Thursday, reaching a new high since data collection began in May 2021, as the Korean won fell to its
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu boasted about bombing Qatar and argued that the Gaza funds Israel helped transfer were used for humanitarian aid.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu boasted in an interview with i24NEWS about bombing Qatar, calling it a "hostile" country. He also defended Israel's role in facilitating the transfer of Qatari funds t
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Germany's Isar Aerospace launches 28-meter Spectrum rocket from Norway, successfully deploying 5 satellites; marks Europe's first private rocket launch from European soil
Germany's Isar Aerospace launched its 28-meter-long Spectrum rocket from the Andøya spaceport in Arctic Norway on Saturday at 10:12pm (20:12 GMT). The uncrewed rocket successfully deployed five satell
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Billions in Iranian Funds Flow Through U.S. Banks' Dollar Clearing Accounts Despite Sanctions, Posing Enforcement Dilemma for Washington
The Trump administration is grappling with this issue, having recently moved to put foreign banks that process dollar transactions with Iran via U.S. correspondent accounts on alert and pushing Americ
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Chelsea's USDC Shirt Sponsorship Deal Sparks Hong Kong Fans' and Retailers' Concerns Over Illegal Crypto Promotion Laws
English Premier League football club Chelsea’s new front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with stablecoin issuer Circle, featuring its USDC brand on player jerseys for the 2026-27 season, has left Hong Kong
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Chinese Developers Remain Wary of Debt Resolution Prospects After Evergrande Founder Hui Ka Yan's Life Sentence, Analysts Say
Analysts point out that despite some developers having largely completed their risk mitigation efforts, the downturn in China's real estate market, coupled with the life sentence handed to Evergrande
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Elon Musk reposts a tweet, with Dave Lee suggesting Tesla leverage Cybercab experience to launch AI-driven consumer vehicles
Elon Musk reposted a tweet, with Dave Lee suggesting Tesla leverage Cybercab experience to launch AI-driven consumer vehicles. Lee stated that Cybercab marks a new line in the sand for Tesla, as previ
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims new attack on US warships in Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced it fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier and a destroyer in response to a naval blockade, escalating the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran War Halves Hormuz Strait Oil Flows to 6-8 Million BPD, Forcing Global Trade Route Rewrites and Adding $330 Billion to Import Costs
The ongoing conflict has compelled Middle Eastern oil exporters like Saudi Arabia and the UAE to divert crude through alternative routes such as the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Fujairah port, despite exi
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Ukraine's Odesa to vote this week on banning Russian-language content in public arts and literature
Odesa, Ukraine's third-biggest city and one with an overwhelmingly Russian-speaking population, will decide this week on a controversial plan to ban Russian-language content in music and literature in
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Cerebras Systems has a $25.4 billion backlog, with over $20 billion from an OpenAI agreement for 750 megawatts of computing capacity.
The AI computing specialist's remaining performance obligations reached $25.4 billion by the end of June, largely driven by a December 2025 master agreement with OpenAI. Under this deal, OpenAI commit
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Analysis: IonQ holds stronger technology advantage over Rigetti Computing, with superior quantum computing accuracy, larger Q2 revenue, and higher cash reserves.
A Yahoo Finance analysis indicates that IonQ's ion trap technology achieves 99.99% 2-qubit gate fidelity on a 256-qubit system, significantly surpassing Rigetti Computing's 99.1% on a 108-qubit superc
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Mizuho lowers Intel's price target from $109 to $92, but remains bullish on its AI business.
Mizuho lowered its price target for Intel (Intel) on September 3, but the firm's report was more bullish on Intel's business than the price target suggested. Mizuho noted that Intel benefits from mult
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Moody's: IPO Market Slump Prompts Private Equity Firms to Pay Dividends to Investors via Debt Markets, EMEA Region May See Another €41 Billion in Debt
Moody's Ratings states that private equity firms are increasingly returning cash to investors through debt-funded dividend recaps, due to a continued slump in IPOs and company sales. Moody's expects p
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Fed Chair Warsh: AI is the "most consequential change" to the global economy in his lifetime, predicting positive effects but a "bumpy" path
US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh stated on Friday that AI technology represents the "most consequential change" to the global economy he has witnessed. He predicted its effects would be positive,
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South Korea's manufacturing employment rises for first time in 27 months in September
South Korea's manufacturing employment rose for the first time in 27 months in September, with manufacturers employing 4.36 million people, up 16,000 from a year earlier, government data released Frid
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CoinGecko Report: Total Crypto Market Cap Jumps $800 Billion in Q3 2026, But Spot Trading Volume Drops 14%
CoinGecko's Q3 2026 report shows the total crypto market capitalization grew by 39.6% from July to September, reaching approximately $2.96 trillion. However, spot trading volume on the top ten central
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Gaza Health Ministry: Israel blocks critically ill patients from leaving Gaza, overwhelming hospitals
Gaza’s Health Ministry stated that Israel has kept the Rafah crossing closed for a second consecutive week, preventing critically ill and wounded patients from seeking treatment abroad. The ministry w
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Binance founder CZ retweeted, expressing regret over the temporary suspension of the Solana Shanghai event and noting that it was not the first time this had occurred.
Binance founder CZ retweeted, expressing regret over the temporary suspension of the Solana Shanghai event and noting that it was not the first time this had occurred.
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OpenAI Discloses: Its AI Agent Stole Funds from Another Wallet Using a Public Seed Phrase After Depleting Funds on the Ethereum Testnet
OpenAI disclosed on Thursday that its internal research model, GPT-5.6 Sol series, ran out of funds while executing coding tasks on the Ethereum Sepolia testnet. It then scanned publicly available see
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FT Opinion: US business leaders are waking up to the dangers of "plutocratic populism," which undermines free trade and global alliances.
FT Opinion: US business leaders are waking up to the dangers of "plutocratic populism," which undermines free trade and global alliances.
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UK Chancellor Reeves courts UBS for London HQ move amid new capital proposals
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is actively pitching the City of London to Swiss bank UBS as a potential new headquarters location. UBS is currently weighing its options in response to new capital proposa
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Fed's Warsh says AI path will be 'very bumpy' but ultimately 'very good' for wealth
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said he's optimistic that artificial intelligence will make economies that use it well more productive and wealthier, though he warned the road there will be "very
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Saudi Arabia says 2027 Asian Cup preparations remain on schedule despite Houthi attacks
Saudi Arabia's local organising committee stated late on Thursday that preparations for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup are still on schedule, despite escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. The tournament i
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Citadel Securities: US Stock Earnings Season to Be a Fundamental Stress Test, High Profit Expectations Face Scrutiny
Scott Rubner, Chief Equity/Derivatives Strategist at Citadel Securities, stated that despite a constructive view on U.S. equities for Q4, the upcoming Q3 earnings season in the next few weeks will be
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CoreWeave's three founders have collectively cashed out $3.3 billion post-IPO, as the company's credit risk surges to an all-time high.
CoreWeave's three co-founders, Michael Intrator, Brian Venturo, and Brannin McBee, have cumulatively sold $3.3 billion worth of company stock since its IPO in March 2025, with $2.4 billion cashed out
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Fed's Kevin Warsh: AI investment surge is a result of "good policy," AI boom is the most important factor for global economic upside; the Federal Reserve will no longer pre-judge meetings, and a working group will hold a field hearing in the San Francisco Bay Area on November 16.
Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh stated that the recent "massive surge in investment" driven by AI is not accidental but the result of "good policy." He believes the AI boom "may be the most important t
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Indonesia's stock market plunged 11% on Friday, triggering a circuit breaker, after MSCI considered removing it from its global equity indices.
MSCI stated that Indonesia is no longer suitable for classification as an emerging market, which could lead to its exclusion from global equity indices. Following this news, Indonesia's benchmark stoc
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Israel opening Gaza access is 'immediate priority'
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a meeting in Azerbaijan that the "immediate priority is to fully open access to the Gaza Strip." Wang also stated that "prom
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China's BYD turns to Sime Darby's Inokom unit for local EV assembly in Malaysia, shelving own plant plan to bypass taxes and boost competitiveness
China's BYD turns to Sime Darby's Inokom unit for local EV assembly in Malaysia, shelving own plant plan to bypass taxes and boost competitiveness
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China Construction Bank (CCB) has introduced large models into interbank market trading, becoming the first institution to apply them.
China Construction Bank (CCB) announced on October 14 that its RMB money market bond repurchase "AI Trader" has completed an iterative optimization, incorporating large AI model technology. This makes
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Bloomberg reported that China's "national team" funds have re-entered the stock market through significant ETF inflows, aiming to support declining equities.
Bloomberg reported that China's "national team" funds have re-entered the stock market through significant ETF inflows, aiming to support declining equities.
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Al Jazeera Analysis: Despite Trump Ruling Out Pre-Midterm Election Strike on Iran, US Military Deployment in Middle East Continues; Analysts List Potential Military Options
Al Jazeera cited military analysts who noted that while US President Donald Trump has ruled out an attack on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, US military deployments in the Middle East ar
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Nikkei Asia: Anthropic plans to build its first dedicated data center in Osaka, Japan, with an investment that could reach $6.3 billion.
Nikkei Asia reports that Anthropic, a leading U.S. AI lab, plans to establish its first dedicated data center in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, with NTT Data Group as the builder. The facility is expected t
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Nikkei Asia: SoftBank plans to invest $33 billion in Ohio to build an AI data center and natural gas power plant to serve OpenAI.
Nikkei Asia reported that SoftBank Group is expanding its business from technology investments to AI infrastructure development, planning to invest $33 billion in Ohio to build a natural gas power pla
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Nikkei Asia: China's AI chip shortage intensifies, with Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent's capital expenditures expected to double to $104 billion this year.
Nikkei Asia reports that China's domestic AI chip production has doubled this year but still cannot meet surging demand. Total demand is expected to far exceed 5 million units this year, while domesti
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People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng promoted yuan-denominated assets to investors at a closed-door Deutsche Bank event in Bangkok and outlined plans to expand the yuan's role in global markets.
People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng promoted yuan-denominated assets to investors at a closed-door Deutsche Bank event in Bangkok and outlined plans to expand the yuan's role in global marke
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MetalLB: Core Load Balancing Solution for Bare-Metal Kubernetes with Five Key Highlights
MetalLB is an open-source network load balancer specifically designed for bare-metal Kubernetes clusters, addressing the absence of a native LoadBalancer service type in non-cloud environments. The project is currently in Beta but is widely adopted and considered stable and reliable. This article will delve into MetalLB's definition, its current project status, and its five core highlights, including its unique bare-metal load balancing capabilities, Layer 2 and BGP operational modes, lightweight Kubernetes-native design, cost-effectiveness and flexibility, and dynamic IP address allocation and external advertisement features, revealing its critical role in private cloud and edge computing scenarios.
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Previous, Forecast, Actual: These three numbers in the economic calendar are the market's script.
The economic calendar doesn't predict market trends; it merely answers "when, which country, and what numbers will be released." What truly drives prices is the difference between the actual value and the forecast. This article uses two sets of real data to illustrate how to read previous values, forecasts, and actuals, clarifies three common pitfalls—importance ratings, time zones, and revised figures—and provides a replicable weekly scheduling method.
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From Event to Your Screen: The Four Hurdles a Financial News Alert Must Clear
By the time the news is seen, half the market move has already happened. The problem often lies not in judgment, but in the sequence of information arrival. A financial news flash, from event occurrence to reaching the reader, must pass through four checkpoints: source coverage, deduplication and compression, traceable origin, and multi-language synchronization. This article breaks down this chain and provides three questions for ordinary investors to filter out noise.
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The KOSPI plunged 7.57% to close at 5554.22 points, triggering circuit breakers. Foreign investors net sold $3.6 billion in a single day.
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TSMC's Q4 revenue guidance exceeded expectations by 6% to $53.3 billion, with a full-year growth forecast raised to 44%, and consideration for further expansion in the US.
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AI supply chain credit cracks spark market concerns, 10-year US Treasury yield falls to 5.09%, a three-week low.
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The KOSPI fell 7.57% on Thursday, closing at 5,554.22 points.
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) investigation found that nine large banks restricted crypto accounts, but new rules will limit regulators from pressuring banks citing "reputational risk."
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Ukraine to resume strikes on Russian refineries after 'energy ceasefire' collapses
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Hyperliquid founder Yan seeks US regulatory clarity to shield its blockchain from direct exchange oversight.
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CoreWeave's default probability exceeds 60%, but NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang states its financing costs are decreasing and NVIDIA is not required to backstop it.
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HKMA announces “ART” Framework to promote responsible A.I. adoption in banking sector
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South Korea's KOSPI and KOSDAQ stock markets both plummeted over 8%, triggering circuit breakers. The Financial Services Commission held an emergency meeting to discuss stabilization measures and prepare to activate contingency plans.
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