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South Korean stock market trading volume has shrunk to its lowest level since 2026, with the average daily turnover in September falling to $15 billion.
Bloomberg Markets reported that South Korean stock trading has shrunk to its lowest level this year, with the average daily turnover of the KOSPI index falling to 20.6 trillion Korean won (approximate
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ISO 9001 receives first update in a decade, with China playing a key role in shaping AI and cybersecurity standards
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced on Wednesday the release of ISO 9001:2026, marking the first major revision to the quality management benchmark in a decade. Accordin
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Monaco, Bulgaria, and Côte d'Ivoire are expected to exit the global financial watchdog's "money laundering grey list" next month.
Monaco was placed on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) "grey list" in June 2024, facing heightened scrutiny over its perceived shortcomings in combating illicit financial flows. Officials from
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Analyst: Federal Reserve Meeting May Challenge Chairman Warsh, Bitcoin Could Benefit
CoinDesk analysis suggests that with the market having almost fully priced in a 25 basis point rate hike (bringing the federal funds target range to 3.75%-4%), Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's f
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Saudi Arabia claims Houthi drones attacked Mecca, Houthis deny; escalating conflict weighs on oil prices, Brent crude hovers at four-month high
Saudi Arabia stated on Wednesday that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone before it entered Mecca's airspace. However, the Houthis denied this claim, calling it an "old li
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Software, Platform Stocks Top Asian AI Picks, BofA Survey Shows
Asian software and platform stocks have quickly gained favor with investors, emerging as the region’s most attractive AI trade after ranking near the bottom just a month ago, according to a Bank of Am
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Japan's August exports rose 19.3% year-on-year, with the trade deficit expanding to 1.1 trillion yen, marking the fourth consecutive month of deficit.
Japan's exports rose 19.3% year-on-year in August, slowing from July's 23.2% but exceeding economists' median forecast of 18.4%, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Wednesday. Imports surged 2
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The U.S. imposed visa restrictions on South African officials, accusing them of discriminating against the white minority and warning of further escalatory measures.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that the United States will impose visa restrictions on South African officials accused of discriminating against the white minority in South A
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India's SEBI Reportedly Eases Arbitrage Fund Rules to Boost Stock Auction Liquidity
India's market regulator, SEBI, has reportedly granted arbitrage mutual funds greater flexibility in managing their positions. This move aims to attract a crucial source of liquidity into the struggli
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Investor Faith in Europe’s Stock Market Shows Signs of Fatigue
Europe’s stock market rally has become more concentrated this year, amplifying risks as investors turn less optimistic about its economic outlook.
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Jefferies warns against fighting the earnings cycle, expects S&P 500 to rise to 8,000 by end of 2026 and hit 9,000 in 2027.
Jefferies, in its latest research report on September 14, stated that Wall Street might be significantly underestimating the explosive power of the current earnings cycle. Driven by the dual engines o
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Naver and Toss are embroiled in a dispute over search and offline payment businesses, with Naver seeking a police investigation and Toss preparing an antitrust complaint.
South Korean tech giant Naver and fintech firm Toss are embroiled in a two-pronged dispute, industry sources revealed on Wednesday. Naver is seeking a police investigation into Toss's reward search ca
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Databricks Piles Investments Into Asia as Growth Accelerates
The analytics and artificial-intelligence software firm plans to invest more in Singapore to tap regional demand, citing accelerating business growth in Asia.
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UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar
UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar
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Citi Report: AI's "continuous learning" will lead to memory supply-demand imbalance, with DRAM and NAND shortages expected to persist until 2031.
Citi stated in a report on September 14 that as AI enters the "continuous learning" era, demand for HBM, server DDR5, and enterprise solid-state drives (eSSD) will experience explosive growth starting
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South Korea's Posco launches second 120-hour partial strike, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries extends walkout, as labor unrest intensifies across key manufacturing sectors.
South Korea's Posco launches second 120-hour partial strike, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries extends walkout, as labor unrest intensifies across key manufacturing sectors. Posco's latest action, its secon
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Hong Kong rated Asia’s top financial hub for 4th straight year and third globally in GFCI report released on Wednesday, scoring 756 points
Hong Kong has retained its status as Asia’s top financial hub for a fourth consecutive edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), even as many of the world’s leading centres saw their score
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UK CPI YoY 3.1%, expected 3.1%, prior 2.9%, in line with expectations
CPI YoY: 3.1%, expected 3.1%, prior 2.9%, in line with expectations Core CPI YoY: 2.6%, expected 2.6%, prior 2.6%, in line with expectations Core Inflation MoM: 0.3%, expected 0.3%, prior 0.2%, in lin
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Hong Kong to Launch Dim Sum Bond Index, Aiming to Boost Trading and Reinforce Offshore Yuan Hub Role, Says Chief Executive John Lee
Hong Kong to Launch Dim Sum Bond Index, Aiming to Boost Trading and Reinforce Offshore Yuan Hub Role, Says Chief Executive John Lee
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Investors remain bullish on equities and AI spending despite soaring Treasury yields and oil prices breaking above $100.
The U.S. 10-year government bond yield surpassed the 5% mark on Tuesday, and Brent crude oil prices remained above $100 per barrel. However, Bank of America's latest Global Fund Manager Survey indicat
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US House votes 220-204 to end Iran war, approving resolution to halt Trump's military action; 7 Republicans join in favor
This marks the third time the House has approved such a war powers resolution, following previous efforts this summer. However, none of these resolutions have reached President Trump's desk, where he
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China's Pinglu Canal, the first modern river-to-sea waterway, opens on Wednesday, expected to cut shipping distances to Southeast Asia by ~560km and logistics costs by 18-30%
The 134km canal, which links the Xijiang River with the Beibu Gulf, aims to provide a shorter route to the sea for vast areas of southwest China. The project cost approximately $10.8 billion (72.7 bil
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AI Boom Creates Unexpected Billionaires in Overlooked Sectors
The AI boom, spurred by the rise of ChatGPT in 2022, is generating a new class of billionaires from companies that manufacture previously overlooked industrial products and obscure hardware, as demand
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Nikkei Asia: India's Data Center Development Plan Receives Billions in Rupees of Incentives, But Is Not Expected to Directly Create a Large Number of Jobs
Nikkei Asia analysis indicates that despite the Indian government offering billions of rupees in incentives for data center projects by companies like Google and Amazon, these projects are not expecte
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Goldman Sachs partner Wilson is bullish on U.S. stocks, but multiple institutions warn of market concentration risk.
Goldman Sachs Partner Mark Wilson maintained a bullish stance on US stocks in his latest report, forecasting that the market still has room to rise before year-end, and advising investors not to fight
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Al Jazeera analysis: Iran war disrupts global energy supply, pushing US strategic reserves to 40-year low
Al Jazeera's visual explainer highlights that the ongoing Iran war has disrupted global energy flows, particularly impacting the Middle East, which is the largest oil-producing region. Key waterways l
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Musk Pledges "Affordable" Starlink Service in India, Intensifying Competition with Ambani
Musk stated that Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, will offer "affordable" pricing in India to challenge the low-cost Reliance Jio, owned by Indian telecom giant Mukesh Ambani. This move
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Musk: Terrafab will "make better chips than anyone else."
Musk stated at the "X Takeover" event on Saturday local time that despite currently having "no idea how to make microchips," he believes his companies will eventually surpass all competitors to produc
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Deutsche Bank's George Saravelos: The market's AI narrative pendulum has "swung too far," and potential issues within the AI ecosystem are the biggest tail risk.
George Saravelos, Global Head of FX Research at Deutsche Bank, noted in a report after client visits that the market narrative on AI has shifted from "AI deflation and controllable US Treasury yields"
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UK Chancellor Healey plans short-term budget giveaways
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey plans a series of strictly short-term budget giveaways to help British voters with the cost of living, aiming to limit fiscal pain while staying within the c
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Ripple engineer warns of AI threat: XRP Ledger once had a vulnerability that could mint trillions of XRP out of thin air.
RippleX engineer Mayukha Vadari warned that AI is making critical security vulnerabilities easier to discover and exploit. This follows the XRP Ledger (XRPL) development team's disclosure of a severe,
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Foreign ownership of Samsung Electronics falls to 18-year low of 46.37%, SK Hynix holdings also drop below 50%
Foreign investors' holdings in Samsung Electronics dropped to 46.37% as of Thursday, marking an 18-year low despite the company's record quarterly earnings. Meanwhile, foreign ownership of SK Hynix al
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Al Jazeera Analysis: Gaza War Driving Israeli Politics Rightward, Extreme Rhetoric Increasing Ahead of Elections
Al Jazeera analysis indicates that as the October 27 Israeli election approaches, the Gaza war has become central to domestic debate and accelerated a political shift to the right. Prime Minister Neta
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Goldman Sachs Strategists: Expect AI capital expenditure growth to slow in 2027, with earnings growth decelerating from 30% at that time.
Goldman Sachs Strategists: Expect AI capital expenditure growth to slow in 2027, with earnings growth decelerating from 30% at that time.
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Goldman Sachs Strategists: U.S. Stock Market Breadth Narrowest Since Dot-Com Bubble, But Expect Market to Rise by Year-End
Goldman Sachs Strategists: U.S. Stock Market Breadth Narrowest Since Dot-Com Bubble, But Expect Market to Rise by Year-End
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Goldman Sachs Strategists: The AI investment narrative is shifting from hardware to the application layer, with the market eagerly anticipating the "next AI story" such as "personal agents."
Goldman Sachs Strategists: The AI investment narrative is shifting from hardware to the application layer, with the market eagerly anticipating the "next AI story" such as "personal agents."
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Elon Musk reposts a tweet highlighting that nearly one in three Indian schools lacked internet access in the 2025–26 academic year, suggesting Starlink could help bridge the gap.
Elon Musk reposts a tweet highlighting that nearly one in three Indian schools lacked internet access in the 2025–26 academic year, suggesting Starlink could help bridge the gap. The Education Ministr
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Samsung Electronics has locked in approximately 80% of its memory chip production capacity for next year through long-term agreements, with tech giants vying for the remaining 20%.
Samsung Electronics has reportedly secured buyers for approximately 80% of its memory chip production, including High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), for next year through long-term supply agreements, the Kor
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Afghanistan's Taliban government is paving a road through the Wakhan Corridor, aiming to establish a potential trade route to the Persian Gulf for China.
The Afghan Taliban government recently opened a road through the Wakhan Corridor, a narrow strip of land in its northeastern border region, aiming to establish a direct trade route with China, which c
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Hacking attempts on South Korea's central bank and state lenders exceeded 1 million in the first nine months of 2026
According to data released on Sunday by Rep. Kang Min-kuk of the People Power Party, the Bank of Korea and three state lenders recorded 1,024,478 hacking attempts through September, a 9.6% increase fr
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FT: AI therapists face inherent limitations in mental health care
The Financial Times reports that millions are turning to chatbots for mental health assistance, but the technology's inability to go beyond words means it cannot fully heal them.
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Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn
Companies are increasing personal security for top executives as the Kremlin orders an expansion of sabotage and and 'hybrid' operations.
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China's growing debt burden limits economic stimulus space
Experts say mounting interest payments restrict China's headroom to revive domestic demand.
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Hong Kong new home sales surge 95% in September, outpacing secondary market
Hong Kong new home sales surged over 95% to about 1,500 units in September, with transaction value jumping 31.8% to HK$20.88 billion ($2.66 billion), according to Centaline Property. Analysts attribut
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India's Central Bank Takes Strongest Measures Since 2013 to Stabilize Rupee
India's central bank is expanding its defense measures to stabilize the rupee, implementing some of its strongest actions since the 2013 taper tantrum. This could boost the rupee when trading resumes
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Deutsche Bank analysts downgraded U.S. tech and large-cap growth stocks to "Neutral," believing the "fifth tech rally" has peaked.
Analysts at Deutsche Bank's multi-asset strategy team downgraded their rating on US tech and large-cap growth stocks (MCG & Tech) from "overweight" to "neutral" in a report published on October 9. The
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Yemen government warns Taiz hospitals near collapse under Houthi siege due to critical fuel and medicine shortages
Yemen's internationally recognized government has warned of an "imminent health and humanitarian catastrophe" in the besieged city of Taiz, as medical services risk shutting down. The Ministry of Publ
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have attacked an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz for attempting to pass through "illegal routes."
Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced via official media that it attacked a giant liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker named NV Sunshine in the Strait of Hormuz because the ship attempted to pass throu
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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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