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According to Yonhapinfomax, on September 16, the Bank of Korea announced plans to redirect approximately $1 billion of foreign assets from advanced economy stocks to global bonds across three domestic asset management firms. The central bank will transition its existing US aggregate bond strategy to a broader Global Aggregate Bond strategy covering multiple countries and currencies, marking a shift from quantitative expansion to qualitative capability enhancement in asset management outsourcing.

According to BlockBeats, Bitget's rToken (stock token platform) cumulative transactions surpassed 4 million on September 16. The platform currently supports 1,666 rToken assets.

Ethereum fell below $2,400 today, declining 1.01% over the past 24 hours.

According to ChainCatcher, SoftBank has committed $64.6 billion to OpenAI's pre-IPO funding round. OpenAI is in early negotiations with investors for the new round, seeking a valuation exceeding $1.2 trillion.

According to Equinor, European Union natural gas storage is expected to reach approximately 75% capacity by November.

According to Guru Club, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced on September 16 that the government will add more AI-related talent categories to its talent list to address the city's talent shortage across finance, healthcare, and technology sectors. The government will also relax visa renewal requirements for startup founders in the high-end talent pass program. Foreign entrepreneurs who establish startups in Hong Kong with support from designated public institutions will be exempt from s

According to Korea Exchange, volatility interruption (VI) mechanisms triggered 1,112 times during the after-hours market session on September 14, approximately 2.8 times more than the 391 triggers during regular trading hours. The two main exchanges, KRX and NXT, operate VI systems independently, creating efficiency gaps when the Smart Order Routing (SOR) system redirects orders away from exchanges with active VI to avoid temporary trading halts. Industry observers warn that this fragmentation u

According to Ai Yi smart money monitoring, lobster token prices hit a new all-time high on Sept 16, with a 24-hour surge of 26%. The tracked trader "Dan Lao Po" currently holds 18.29 million LOSH tokens in long positions on Binance futures, with unrealized gains expanded to $1.454 million. Adding previously realized profits of $0.26 million, cumulative gains from the long position reach $1.414 million.

According to a report released by NICE Creditratings on September 16, South Korea's construction industry faces mounting cash flow pressure driven by rising unsold housing units and delayed payment collections. Unsold apartments in the Seoul metropolitan area surged to 19,000 as of June 2026, up from 7,000 at the end of 2023, the credit ratings firm said. Analysis by credit rating shows significant disparities: highly risky unsold properties account for less than 3% of receivables among AA-rated

According to Guru Club, China Mobile announced on September 16 that it has open-sourced Open-RAIL globally, marking the industry's first universal engineering foundation connecting VLA/WAM models with robot platforms.

According to Databricks, the company will invest more than US$350 million in Singapore over the next three years, doubling its workforce to more than 500. The investment includes opening a 32,000-square-foot regional headquarters at IOI Central Boulevard Towers and positioning Singapore as its Asia Pacific and Japan hub. Databricks plans to launch a startup AI accelerator in November 2026 supporting more than 100 early-stage companies, with each participant receiving up to US$200,000 in platform

According to PANews, on September 16, SK Hynix reached a new wage and collective bargaining agreement with its union, setting profit-sharing bonuses at 50% cash and 50% company stock. Approximately 57% of union members voted in support of the new agreement. The deal resolves roughly two weeks of renegotiation, following the union's rejection of the company's previous proposal offering 40% cash and 60% stock.

According to MarketWatch, the S&P 500 has remained largely unchanged since June 2 despite the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rising from approximately 4.45% to current levels. The index's resilience is primarily supported by two factors: continued growth in corporate earnings and low bond market volatility. Earnings per share for the S&P 500 grew 12.6% over the past 12 months, rising from around $356 to $401, offsetting a valuation contraction. The index's forward price-to-earnings ratio compressed

According to BlockBeats, lobster prices continued to reach record highs today, September 16. Binance perpetual futures whale account 'DanLaoPo' currently holds 18.29 million lobster tokens in a long position with unrealized gains expanding to $1.454 million, according to monitoring data from ai9684xtpa.

According to Jin10, on September 15, the U.S. military released a video showing a rescue operation conducted on April 5 in Iran's mountainous terrain at approximately 7,000 feet elevation. The video documented the retrieval of a pilot with the callsign "Bravo" by two special operations personnel. The rescue followed an April 3 incident in which a U.S. Air Force F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iranian airspace, resulting in two pilots ejecting. The first pilot, callsign "Alpha," was recovere

According to a Goldman Sachs research report on Sept. 14, eToro's cryptocurrency trading volume in August surged 280% month-over-month to 5.3 million transactions. The bank cut its price target for eToro from $36 to $34, with the current stock price at $30.35 offering 12% upside. Total commissions reached $42.8 million, up 19.7% month-over-month.

According to Reuters, Saudi Arabia is currently using ship-to-ship transfers near Oman's Sohar port to increase crude oil shipments to Asian refiners, following attacks on critical oil pipelines leading to the Red Sea. Sources familiar with the matter indicated the kingdom is redirecting supply routes through alternative maritime channels.

According to Axios on September 16, Republican polling strategist Tony Fabrizio issued guidance to GOP candidates advising against unconditional support for AI data center construction, warning it could lead to electoral losses. In a two-page memo obtained by Axios, Fabrizio advised candidates to back AI infrastructure only if developers meet specific conditions: covering their own power demands, protecting consumers from high electricity costs, and safeguarding local water and natural resources

According to Reuters, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced recently that the company will not pursue an initial public offering in 2026, citing AI safety risks as a key consideration. Altman stated that even a 10% probability of a catastrophic AI outcome "is unacceptable risk." The move comes after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a detailed statement on September 12 urging the AI industry to moderate the pace of frontier AI capability advancement while establishing independent safety assessments

According to Guru Club, on September 16, Hong Kong Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao stated in a policy address that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is studying a modest increase in gold holdings within its foreign exchange reserve fund.