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The U.S. 30-year Treasury yield rose 3.31 basis points to 5.435% today, following an announcement related to repo operations.

According to TradingBeats monitoring, on September 24, Huang Lixcheng (known as "Maji Dage") reduced his Bitcoin and Ethereum long positions, with a 24-hour account loss of $1.42 million. His current active positions include approximately $96.47 million in ETH (unrealized loss of $50,000), $19.72 million in HYPE (unrealized loss of $330,000), and $16.72 million in BTC (unrealized loss of $20,000).

The U.S. Treasury announced today (September 24) that it will purchase U.S. Treasury securities with a maximum size of $6 billion and maturity of 20-30 years through a liquidity repo operation scheduled for today.

According to TASS, Russia lowered its 2026 oil product export forecast to 98.5 million tons.

The Kansas City Federal Reserve's manufacturing output index rose to 20 in September, up from 17 in the previous month.

According to an announcement today (September 24), Venice AI has selected NEAR Protocol as infrastructure for privacy-focused artificial intelligence services, featuring verifiably encrypted inference with Trusted Execution Environments and end-to-end encryption. The integration allows Venice AI users to run AI workloads with privacy protections that can be verified through technical mechanisms, processing sensitive prompts inside hardware-enforced enclaves to reduce exposure of sensitive inform

According to Arbitrum's official announcement, the Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution launched Priority Gas Auctions and Fast Feed features today to improve transaction speed and efficiency. Priority Gas Auctions enhance gas fee management, while Fast Feed expedites transaction processing. The enhancements aim to improve user experience and attract more developers and users to the Arbitrum network.

According to Gate data, WTI crude oil futures broke above $95 per barrel, reaching $95.003, up 3.08% intraday.

According to Creative Planning president Peter Mallouk, Apple and Nvidia's combined weighting in the S&P 500 index surpassed 15% on Tuesday, marking the highest concentration in two stocks in index history. This far exceeds the 9.1% combined weighting of Microsoft and General Electric at the peak of the dot-com bubble. Apple's stock touched $345 on Tuesday, reaching an all-time high before retreating as U.S. Treasury yields rose. The company has gained 25% year-to-date. Nvidia, which indicated l

According to OKX market data, Bitcoin fell below 84,000 USDT, currently trading at 83,987 USDT with a 24-hour decline of 0.37%.

In September, the Kansas City Federal Reserve's manufacturing composite index rose to 14, exceeding expectations of 9 and the prior month's reading of 10.

According to Gate data, Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) surged past $106 per barrel to $106.04, up 3.3% in the past 24 hours.

According to ChainCatcher, Qivalis CEO Jan-Oliver Sell revealed that the euro-pegged stablecoin issuer has onboarded 37 European banks over the past year and expanded to approximately 40 employees. The company is close to obtaining an electronic money institution (EMI) license from the Dutch central bank (DNB) and aims to launch a regulated euro stablecoin by year-end 2026. Sell stated that global trade finance is undergoing a transformation driven by stablecoins, with supply chains increasingly

According to Yonhap Infomax, USD/KRW traded at 1,369.00 won as of 9:43 p.m. today (September 24), up 10.60 won from the previous close. The rate closed regular trading at 1,366.00 won around 3:30 p.m., gaining 7.60 won. Dollar strength and rising U.S. Treasury yields pushed the rate higher during lighter trading ahead of the Chuseok holiday. The dollar index traded at 101.271.

U.S. natural gas futures climbed more than 3% during intraday trading today, reaching $3.251 per million British thermal units (MMBtu).

According to Citigroup, US employers added 162,000 jobs in August, more than triple the 53,000 economists expected, prompting the bank to delay its forecast for the Fed's first interest rate cut to June 2027—nine months later than previously projected. The unemployment rate held at 4.1%, and prior months were revised sharply higher: July payrolls were revised from a reported loss of 23,000 to a gain of 21,000. Citi now projects rate reductions in June, September, and December 2027 instead of cut

According to Polymarket traders, as of September 24, betting odds on Bab Al-Mandeb Strait being effectively closed before December 31, 2026, were priced at 18% implied probability. The contract resolves Yes only if IMF PortWatch records a seven-day moving average of 10 or fewer ship arrivals before the deadline, not via official government declaration. Houthi forces seized Yemen's Red Sea coastline and key islands in mid-September, controlling both shores of the strait. Shipping data since then

According to CNBC, Barry Diller's People Inc. rescinded its proposal to acquire MGM Resorts International on Thursday, sending MGM shares down 9%. The withdrawal comes nearly four months after People Inc. offered to purchase the casino operator at $48.30 per share. Diller attributed the decision to the deal's complexity and the significant debt burden it would have created. However, Diller stated he remains open to exploring a future strategic transaction with MGM Resorts.

NEAR crypto and Ondo Finance have launched access to tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs on near.com, opening with 20 assets including Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, SPY, and QQQ. Eligible users fund accounts with stablecoins or supported crypto from over 30 networks, with NEAR Intents functioning as the cross-chain distribution layer to route these tokenized securities to wallets, applications, and DeFi protocols. The 20-asset selection represents the initial rollout; Ondo's broader platfo

According to a Houthi statement on September 24, the Houthi armed forces launched a large-scale military strike against Saudi military positions in Jizan region, using dozens of ballistic missiles and unmanned aircraft. The attack targeted military command centers, weapons depots and other strategic facilities associated with the Saudi "Sixth Emergency Brigade" in the Al-Tuwal area. The Houthis reported that the strike resulted in hundreds of casualties among Saudi-allied forces, including perso