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According to Yonhap Infomax, Korean government bond yields fell sharply on October 13 amid safe-haven demand as the Kospi dropped over 5 percent. Foreign investors purchased government bond futures in large volumes, with the 3-year yield declining 6.4 basis points to 3.857 percent and the 10-year yield falling 7.7 basis points to 4.229 percent. Foreigners net-purchased approximately 14,000 contracts of 3-year bond futures and roughly 3,000 contracts of 10-year futures.

The Bank of Korea's governor announced that the central bank will review the operational effectiveness of the K-DOT dot matrix system next year or thereafter. The review will seek to achieve the optimal balance between providing too much and too little forward guidance.

According to an announcement from Zhongyin Family Ka'ang (01610), the company slaughtered 524,000 commercial standard hogs in September 2026, down 4.03% from August. Average sales price was 10.53 yuan per kilogram, with fresh pork sales reaching 382,000 tons.

According to Jin10 data, on October 13, President Trump claimed Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, stating: "They agreed, you know why? Because I said 'you agreed.' It's that simple." The claim came in response to reports that both countries denied reaching such an agreement. Separately, the Trump administration plans to bring officials from the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (CAISI) into the White House and seek to incorporate CAISI into the artificial intelligence policym

According to PANews, AMC CEO Adam Aron questioned Robinhood today (Oct 13) over its commitment to SEC's new tokenization principles for U.S. stocks. Aron demanded clarification on whether Robinhood's offshore operations in Jersey would follow the same SEC guidelines, warning that non-compliance would undermine the integrity of SEC standards. Aron expressed frustration with Robinhood's lack of direct response to his inquiries.

Cerebras Systems (CBRS) closed at $146.62 on Monday (October 12), marking its lowest close since going public and down 10.69% for the session. The stock is now 20.7% below its $185 IPO price. Trading volume surged to approximately 18.1 million shares, more than double the one-month average of 8.3 million. Up to 19.4 million Class A shares held by company insiders and non-employee shareholders become eligible for sale at 6:00 a.m. ET on October 14, according to the company's prospectus. Another t

According to Yonhapinfomax, the USD-KRW exchange rate surged to 1,345.10 Korean won on October 13, up 10 won from the previous Seoul close, amid foreign investors' large-scale stock selloff and subsequent short-covering in dollar futures. Foreign investors sold 4.5 trillion won worth of stocks, with custody dollar demand and short-covering driving the won's weakness. As of 3:30 p.m., foreign investors had net purchased approximately 99,000 USD futures contracts, marking the largest single-day vo

According to Michael Page CEO Nicholas Kirk on October 13, European recruitment markets that have long remained sluggish are showing signs of recovery, with improving market confidence marking the first signal of turnaround. Kirk stated that recruitment market recovery typically begins with confidence improvement, followed by better hiring conversion and increased recruitment activity. Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK are among the European markets where hiring confidence is improving.

The Kremlin said today it has no comment on the energy ceasefire described by former U.S. President Donald Trump.

According to MPost, on October 13, SBI Holdings, SBI EVERSPIN, KB Kookmin Card, and Everspin signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop cross-border financial services between Japan and Korea. The collaboration centers on KYA Trust Gateway, an AI agent trust and authorization management platform designed to verify agent legitimacy and restrict actions within user-granted authority scopes. In later phases, the partnership will test cross-border payments enabling Japanese visitors in

According to CryptoQuant, Bitcoin's supply on exchanges has been declining recently, potentially setting up a favorable supply-demand imbalance if buying demand continues to improve. The shrinking exchange supply, combined with increased buying pressure, could create conditions for longer-term upward price momentum, making it a key metric for traders to monitor.

According to Pendle's official announcement, the platform has launched a tokenized ETF from Franklin Templeton focusing on high-yield corporate bonds, named Ondo FLHYon, available for onchain trading as of today (October 13, 2026). The ETF matures on December 10, 2026, and allows users to trade coupons separately from the principal, mirroring traditional bond market practices. This capability marks a significant advancement in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization within DeFi and could attract inc

According to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, on October 12, the IRGC claimed it struck a third supertanker in the Strait of Hormuz in two days, stating the vessel caught fire after switching off its navigation system and ignoring warnings. However, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) logged only one projectile strike on October 11, and India's Shipping Minister named two vessels with Indian crew that were hit the same day. Neither independent account confirms three supertankers, leaving the Str

According to Liquid Capital founder Li Lihua, on October 13, Bitcoin encounters strong support at $81,000 from its 400-day moving average, with each pullback to this level triggering sharp rebounds. The cryptocurrency also faces resistance at $84,000 from its 20-day moving average. A break above $84,000 could lead to a retest of the $86,500 resistance level. Li Lihua characterized the current price action as a phase correction within an uptrend.

According to Goldman Sachs analysts led by Liu Jingjin, Chinese AI-related listed companies have created approximately $5 trillion in market value since early 2025 through stock appreciation and IPOs, as of October 13. AI stocks now account for 42% of the total market capitalization across A-shares and Hong Kong stocks, with a 57% share of overall trading volume.

According to South Korea's central bank governor, on October 13, it remains unclear whether the AI boom will push up the neutral policy rate, though AI growth has outweighed energy sector headwinds. The governor noted that while risks persist, the Korean economy is at the intersection of AI prosperity and energy challenges.

According to ChainCatcher, HyperDex launched a unified spot and perpetual futures aggregator on October 13, combining spot routing, cross-chain transfers, and perpetual aggregation in a single interface. The platform integrates over 70 venues across 69 mainchains and 36 bridges, supporting more than 19,000 tokens including tokenized stocks, gold, bonds, and credit from Ondo, Backpack, Coinbase, and Robinhood. Users route swaps through exchange, bridge, and intent solver layers with non-custodial

According to Statistics South Africa, the country's gold production declined 5.7% year-on-year in August.

According to South Africa's Statistics Agency, platinum group metals production in August declined 22.5% year-over-year.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine suspended strikes on Russian refineries and energy infrastructure facilities for two days following a recent announcement by former U.S. President Trump.