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According to Yonhapnews, Hana Bank has issued 5.31 trillion won in financial bonds between August 10 and October 8, exceeding half of its 10 trillion won annual issuance quota set in June. The bank issued 1.22 trillion won in August, 2.15 trillion won in September, and 1.94 trillion won through October 8. South Korea's major commercial banks, including Kookmin Bank and Shinhan Bank, are similarly accelerating issuance schedules, with Kookmin Bank exhausting its 11 trillion won limit ahead of sch

According to Business Insider, Meredith Whitney, credited with predicting the 2008 financial crisis, forecasted today that U.S. housing market weakness will extend into 2027, with transaction volumes remaining as sluggish as 2026 levels. Whitney stated housing prices are unlikely to collapse as they did in 2008, citing chronic supply shortages across most regions. She noted that existing homeowners are retaining properties due to below-market mortgage rates, with approximately 78% of borrowers h

According to Tibo Sottiaux, OpenAI Codex head, GPT-6.1 Sol's default context length increased from 272,000 to 500,000 tokens on October 12, marking an approximately 80% increase. The upgrade reduces context compaction, making the model more suitable for tasks requiring extended context retention. Users can still manually adjust settings, with GPT-6.1 Sol supporting a maximum context length of 1 million tokens.

According to Business Insider, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claimed on October 11 that the company could eventually be worth orders of magnitude larger than the global economy. The International Monetary Fund projects global economic output at approximately $126 trillion in 2026; SpaceX's current market valuation stands at roughly $2.2 trillion, making the global economy about 57 times larger. Musk later clarified that stating "a path is visible" does not represent extreme confidence in achieving that o

According to Yonhap Infomax on October 12, Samsung Electronics posted operating profit of 107 trillion won in the third quarter, crossing the 100 trillion won milestone for the first time. Multiple securities firms expect the company to announce expanded shareholder return policies, including share buybacks and cancellations, following its third-quarter earnings release scheduled for October 29. Analysts attributed the strong performance to rising memory chip prices driven by increased demand fr

China's central bank has 302 billion yuan in 7-day and 14-day reverse repurchase agreements maturing this week, with 300 billion yuan expiring Monday and 20 billion yuan on Friday. Additionally, 500 billion yuan in 6-month term reverse repos will mature on Thursday, totaling 802 billion yuan in liquidity operations expiring this week.

According to BlockBeats citing Token Unlocks data, six tokens will unlock substantial amounts this week (Oct 12-17, UTC+8). Starknet (STRK) leads with 127 million tokens unlocking on October 15, representing 3.37% of circulating supply worth approximately $13.9 million. deBridge (DBR) follows with 618 million tokens on October 17, comprising 10.25% of circulating supply valued at $12 million. Cronos (CRO) will unlock 1.17 billion tokens on October 17, representing 2.33% of supply worth approxima

According to Yonhap Infomax, Hanwha Aerospace is expected to record operating profit of 1.2521 trillion Korean won in the third quarter of 2026, up 46.21% year-over-year, based on consensus estimates from five brokerage firms released on October 12. Exports of K9 self-propelled howitzers and Chunmoo multiple launch rocket systems to Poland are projected to be the primary growth drivers, with approximately 308 K9 units remaining from orders placed in 2022-2023.

According to Nvidia's latest 10-Q filing, the company's off-balance-sheet commitments and guarantees reached approximately $530 billion as of July 26, surging 180% from $184 billion in the prior quarter. The commitments span six categories: supply commitments ($279B), cloud service agreements ($29B), future data center leases ($25B), equity investments ($25B), capital expenditures ($8B), and additional guarantees ($560B combined, including $360B in AI cloud agreements and $200B in data center le

According to ChainCatcher, citing Arthur Hayes, FLOP Testnet will launch in weeks. Hayes announced the development roadmap for FLOP Labs on X during Token2049 and confirmed he has resumed work.

According to Guru Club, WTI crude oil futures fell 1% to $90.929 per barrel on October 12.

According to Nicola Willis, finance spokesperson for New Zealand's National Party, on Monday the party said now is not the time for tax cuts given the country's debt burden and budget deficit. The government's priority is to reduce debt and invest in healthcare and infrastructure. Willis noted that tax cuts would only be considered once the budget returns to surplus and the surplus expands, stating the focus must be on achieving fiscal surpluses and lowering debt levels.

WTI and Brent crude oil futures erased early gains and turned lower earlier today, now down 0.3% as sentiment shifted. The contracts had climbed roughly 1% during the initial session before the decline.

On October 12 morning (8 AM KST), cryptocurrencies showed mixed performance across Korean exchanges. CKB (Nervos) led gains, surging 40.74% on Bithumb to 2.757 won, while MAGIC (Magic) climbed 32.82% to 174 won on the same exchange. ZEUS Network rallied 53.42% on Coinone, and Sonic (S) jumped 50.67%. On the downside, US (Talos) plunged 34.48% to 17.48 won on Bithumb, while NEON EVM dropped 43.17% on Coinone.

According to Deutsche Bank, as of October 8, the bank downgraded U.S. tech stocks to neutral from buy, citing concerns about stretched valuations and fading momentum. Since July 29, tech stocks have outperformed the broader market by 18.1 percentage points over 52 trading days, approaching the median historical outperformance of 29.5 percentage points seen in prior rallies. The bank estimates tech stocks have only about 4 percentage points of upside remaining before reaching the long-term trend

According to President Trump, Russia has agreed to supply over 300,000 tons of diesel to the U.S. and global markets effective immediately as part of an energy ceasefire agreement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The supply will include 500,000 tons in November, followed by an additional 1 million tons thereafter, the statement indicated.

According to UBS strategist Théa Ziegler, London copper futures closed near historic highs on Friday at approximately $14,622 per ton. The report notes that electrification and data center expansion are expected to drive demand growth exceeding supply increases through the early 2030s. Copper supply deficits will be further compressed by ongoing Chilean mine strikes and depleted global inventory levels, creating structural price support despite near-term trade policy uncertainties.

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), reported by Jin10 on October 12, Chancellor John Healey must raise £35 billion to implement Labour government's spending plans. The London-based think tank warned that despite Healey potentially having more fiscal flexibility than expected, the government's spending agenda faces credibility challenges.

According to Slow Mist researcher Yu Xian, Ledger Flex has been included in associated security cases. The researcher noted that Ledger's mainstream series, beyond the well-known Ledger Nano X, may have been tampered with at distributor CryptoBills.

According to Zhitong Finance, China's 2026 Artificial Intelligence Industry Conference will be held from October 14-16 in Jinan, Shandong province, organized by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Shandong's Industrial and Information Technology Department, and Jinan Municipal Government. The event aims to showcase opportunities in AI application and infrastructure sectors. Huawei will debut its Ascend 960 supernode with peak cluster computing power of 8 EFLOPS (FP8),