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According to Shanghai Steel Index data released today morning, the midprice of MMLC battery-grade lithium carbonate stood at 107,750 yuan per ton, down 1,100 yuan per ton from yesterday's 4:30 p.m. price.

China's September trade surplus reached $133.53 billion, up from $119.09 billion in August, according to official trade data.

According to China's General Administration of Customs, the country exported 41.402 million tons of refined oil products during the first nine months of 2026.

According to China Customs Administration, China's refined oil exports in September reached 7.162 million tons, up from 6.01 million tons in August, representing a monthly increase of approximately 1.152 million tons.

According to TechCrunch, enterprise AI security startup Pluto Security announced the completion of $42 million in cumulative funding. The round includes an $8.5 million seed round led by TLV Partners, and a $34 million Series A round led by Jump Capital with participation from Skinos and Ansa Capital. The company plans to use the capital for product development, expanding security research operations, and scaling its market presence in the United States.

Google announced today the release of its latest frontier model, Gemini 4 Argon, now available globally to developers and enterprises through AI Studio, Gemini API, and Google AI Ultra and Pro subscriptions. The model is priced at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with cached input tokens offered at a 95% discount.

According to Binance official announcement, the exchange will adjust the minimum price tick size (TickSize) for seven USDT-margined perpetual contracts on October 15, 2026, at 14:30 (UTC+8). The affected trading pairs include APRUSDT, XPINUSDT, ROBOUSDT, BEATUSDT, RUMUSDT, FLNCUSDT, and CSOPSAMSUNG2LUSDT.

According to Odaily, stablecoin payment platform Rain launched an embedded stablecoin wallet that partners can integrate into their applications. The wallet supports 12 blockchains including Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, BNB Chain, Celo, Ethereum, Monad, Plasma, Optimism, Polygon, Solana, and ZKsync, and holds USDC, USDT, and other crypto assets. Users can transact at 175 million merchants globally via Rain-issued bank cards using bank transfers, virtual accounts, rewards, fiat on/off-ramps, and cr

According to the China Securities Association (CSA), on October 14, the CSA issued a 2025 statistical report to securities firms regarding their research report publication practices. The report noted that some analysts have publicly released unverified, AI-generated erroneous content, damaging the professional credibility of the securities research industry. The CSA has prohibited analysts from directly relying on AI-generated data, viewpoints, market predictions, and research conclusions that

According to Odaily, on October 14, the Layer 2 sector rallied 2.90% in 24 hours, with Optimism (OP) surging 19.98% and zkSync (ZK) up 10.69%, per SoSoValue data. Bitcoin (BTC) rose 1.21% to break above $83,000, while Ethereum (ETH) gained 1.88% and surpassed $2,500. The MEME sector index climbed 3.31%, and the DeFi sector rose 1.56%, with Uniswap (UNI) gaining 6.06%.

According to CNBC's Squawk Box, hedge fund legend Paul Tudor Jones predicted that 2027 could be a difficult year for U.S. equities, potentially facing the most unfavorable funding environment since 2002. Jones attributed the pressure to expected increases in stock supply from potential IPOs and secondary offerings by AI giants like OpenAI and Anthropic, combined with concerns over expanding fiscal deficits and rising energy prices. He disclosed holding oil long positions and stated: "I will go s

According to BlockBeats, on October 14, U.S. September CPI rose 0.6% month-over-month versus 0.4% in August, marking the largest increase in five months, with year-over-year inflation expected to accelerate to 3.6% from 3.4%. Energy prices, driven by Middle East tensions, are anticipated to be the primary driver. Fed officials remain divided on next steps. Cleveland Federal Reserve President Hamak indicated openness to a rate hike in late October amid widening inflation pressures, while Fed Gove

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korea's government bond futures opened lower on October 14 morning. Three-year bond futures fell 2 ticks to 102.96, while 10-year contracts declined 9 ticks to 105.95. Foreign investors net bought 3,946 contracts of 3-year futures and 168 contracts of 10-year futures. Overnight U.S. Treasury yields showed mixed movement, with the 2-year yield rising 50 basis points to 4.7960% and the 10-year yield declining 31 basis points to 5.2110%.

According to ChainCatcher, Reach Security completed a Series B funding round exceeding $50 million on October 13, 2026, led by Top Tier Capital Partners, with participation from Ballistic Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Microsoft's M12 venture fund, and existing investors. The San Francisco-based cybersecurity firm will use proceeds for product innovation, expanding integration partnerships, international expansion, and growth in U.S. enterprise and federal markets. Reach Security simultaneously launched Re

According to Jin10 Futures, on October 13, 2026, ICE raw sugar futures closed at 21.1 cents per pound, with CNY exchange rate at 6.6928. Processed costs for Brazil sugar stood at an estimated 5,141 yuan per ton (in-quota) and 6,554 yuan per ton (out-of-quota) after tariffs. Compared to Zhangzhou Sugar Mill pricing, in-quota Brazil sugar processing margins were estimated at 759 yuan per ton, while out-of-quota margins fell to negative 654 yuan per ton, signaling potential margin pressure for out-

According to UBS, as of October 14, the impact of hawkish repricing has been largely reflected in gold prices, which are consolidating near $4,140–$4,200 per ounce. Recent weakness in labor market data and eased expectations for a Fed rate hike suggest monetary policy headwinds may be beginning to ease, presenting a more favorable entry opportunity. From a technical perspective, UBS identifies $3,990–$4,030 per ounce as the key support zone. A clear break below $4,000 could signal a deeper corre

According to Foresight News, AI infrastructure company Prime Intellect recently acquired Moondream, a lightweight, open-source vision-language model. The acquisition amount was not disclosed. Moondream co-founders Vik Korrapati and Jay Allen will join Prime Intellect to expand reasoning capabilities and advance multimodal model research. Moondream's Photon reasoning engine and GPU optimization technology are being integrated into Prime Intellect's technology stack, with Moondream 3.1 now availab

According to Binance, bStocks assets under management (AUM) reached $888 million as of today, October 14. The platform has expanded collateral functionality to regular, VIP 1, and VIP 2 users starting September 21, broadening access beyond VIP 3+ account holders. Users can now pledge eligible bStocks stock tokens in cross-margin and unified margin accounts across 95 supported token assets. New users must pass an appropriateness assessment before using bStocks as collateral or engaging in margin

According to ECB Governing Council member Wunsch, policy views have not undergone dramatic shifts since the September meeting. Wunsch noted that the central bank may need to raise interest rates again, while economic resilience could prove stronger than previously expected. However, inflation remains elevated. Since September, the long end of the yield curve has tightened.

According to multiple brokerages, the Seoul foreign exchange market's dollar-won spot rate opened at early trading levels on October 14, with NDF fixing positions holding neutral. The neutral NDF positioning indicates regional market participants have balanced derivative positions entering the trading session.