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France's harmonized consumer price index (HCPI) for September came in at 3.4% year-over-year, with the final reading matching the preliminary estimate.

France's harmonized consumer price index for September came in at -0.3% month-on-month on a revised basis, compared to an initial reading of -0.4%.

StandX co-founder AG.stand announced in a recent statement that the project is canceling its token generation event (TGE). According to AG.stand, StandX had achieved a total value locked (TVL) of $200 million without external venture capital funding, but fell short of its goal to rank among the top three protocols in the industry. The founder stated that although the project's fundamentals would allow a token launch, proceeding without delivering long-term value would essentially pass costs to u

According to Bitget, South Korea's KOSPI index closed down 454.54 points, or 7.56%, to 5554.27 on Thursday, October 15, with intraday losses exceeding 9% and triggering a circuit breaker for the tenth time this year. SK Hynix fell 11.06% and Samsung Electronics dropped 9.48%. Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 4.90%, closing at 64425.95 points the same day.

Reserve Rights Token (RSR) dropped 10.45% in just one hour, with the token now trading at $0.00197. The sharp decline reflects broader volatility across the cryptocurrency market. Over the past 24 hours, RSR is down 2.04%, with trading volume reaching $5,615,904, indicating continued market activity despite the price pressure.

According to Foresight News, Boros, a platform under decentralized rate protocol Pendle, launched its funding rate spread trading market today (October 15), with initial support for ETH and BTC. The product allows users to long or short funding rate differences across perpetual trading platforms in a single position, isolating cross-exchange rate spreads as a standalone tradeable asset that supports directional trades, hedging, or fixed-income strategies paired with perpetual positions.

According to Jin10 data, the U.S. September CPI rose 3.7% year-over-year, beating market expectations of 3.6%, while core CPI climbed 2.6% versus the anticipated 3.5%. The hotter-than-expected inflation report prompted divided Fed signals today: dovish officials including Goolsbee and Bowman urged caution, while markets and banks predict further action. Citigroup forecasts a December rate hike, and Bank of America expects three additional hikes by June 2027. Separately, the European Central Bank

According to Valterra Platinum, Mogalakwena, the world's largest platinum mine, is planning to launch the Sandsloot underground project trials in late 2026, with a final investment decision targeted for 2027. Declining ore grades in open-pit operations and rising extraction costs are driving the shift to underground mining for higher-grade deposits. CFO Sayurie Naidoo stated that management considers underground mining the most cost-effective option.

TSMC Chief Executive Officer is considering Texas as a potential expansion site, according to recent statements. The company has held discussions with Elon Musk's Terafab regarding production capacity. Details on timeline and scale of the potential expansion were not disclosed.

According to Yahoo Finance, U.S. September CPI rose 0.6% month-over-month on October 14, exceeding expectations and instantly driving the Federal Reserve's probability of a rate hike in October from 20% to 43.7%. Stephanie Roths, chief economist at Wolff Research, noted that the October rate decision carries political significance ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Historically, the Fed has avoided rate hikes in October of election years, with data from CME Group showing that since 1978, the c

According to Jin10 Futures, China's CFETS-NEX money market sentiment index rose to 46 as of 2:30 p.m. on October 15, up 1 point from the 10:15 reading. The index for major banks, mid-sized banks, and non-bank institutions climbed to 43, 46, and 48 respectively, each rising 1 point. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with 50 marking equilibrium; readings above 50 indicate money market tightness.

According to Financial Times, central banks are reconfiguring their gold reserves in response to U.S. policy uncertainty and geopolitical risks. The Netherlands transferred approximately 86 tonnes of gold from the United States and Canada to London between March and August 2026, raising London's share of its 612.4-tonne gold reserves from 18.1% to 32.1%. As of September 2026, London's commercial vaults and Bank of England holdings reached 9,821 tonnes of gold—up 1.96% quarter-over-quarter and va

According to TradingBeats monitoring, trader Loracle's Nasdaq short positions turned profitable on October 15 following the U.S. September CPI release, with single-day gains of approximately $3.76 million. The trader's account showed a total daily PnL of $4.72 million, up from the pre-CPI snapshot. Four short positions in SNDK, NVDA, ORCL, and CRWV with combined notional value of $48.28 million are now in profit, generating approximately $4.55 million in unrealized gains. SNDK and NVDA shorts, w

According to Huobi HTX's latest Merkle Tree Proof of Reserves (PoR) data, as of October 1, 2026, the platform's major asset reserve ratios all maintained above 100%. BTC stands at 104%, ETH at 102%, TRX at 108%, USDs at 104%, HTX at 103%, XRP at 105%, DOGE at 102%, and SOL at 109%. As one of the industry's early adopters of continuous PoR disclosure, Huobi HTX has publicly released PoR data for 48 consecutive months, enhancing platform transparency through verifiable means. Users can access deta

On X platform, Elon Musk recently responded to community users regarding Grok Bot booking issues, stating that SpaceX will compensate users for any losses if Grok makes mistakes during shopping transactions or leaks banking information. Musk noted that such incidents have not occurred to date.

According to StandX's official announcement on X, the platform will airdrop DUSD with no lock-up period and will not conduct token issuance. The airdrop claim window will open on November 1 and close on December 31. StandX's perpetual contract business will enter reduction-only mode starting October 20, with all positions to be closed by January 15, 2027. Withdrawal and redemption services will be suspended by January 31, 2027.

Bakkt has selected card issuer processing platform Thredd to support a stablecoin-settled credit card program. Under the agreement, Thredd will provide card processing and integrated credit infrastructure, while partner banks will issue the credit products and Bakkt will supply the stablecoin settlement layer. The companies are targeting an initial proof of concept in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and technical readiness.

According to Seoul Southern District Court's criminal division today, October 15, Park, a virtual asset trader known as "Coin King Jon Burkim," was acquitted of fraud allegations involving approximately 340 billion won ($262 million USD equivalent). The court determined that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove the charges.

According to Guru Club, on October 15, egg futures contracts on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) hit the daily limit down, declining 6%.