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According to Rappler, the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) has deployed only 24.7 billion pesos in capital by the end of the first half of 2026, representing roughly one-third of the 75 billion pesos originally contributed by state banks. MIC reported 1.24 billion pesos in net income for H1 2026 but revealed that 1.14 billion pesos came from interest on short-term cash placements primarily with government financial institutions rather than from substantive infrastructure or development inv

According to Yonhap News, on October 2, South Korean refiners surged as crude oil prices jumped following China's halt of petroleum product exports. SK Innovation rose 10.17%, S-Oil gained 11.36%, and GS climbed 3.13%. Brent crude for December delivery closed up 4.37% at $102.31 per barrel, while WTI for November rose 2.71% to $92.87 per barrel overnight. Geopolitical tensions, including Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil facilities and additional U.S. military deployment to the Middle East, have

According to Jin10, Israeli airline announced on October 2 that it canceled flights scheduled to depart for Dubai that day after the UAE suddenly revoked landing authorization. The airline's statement indicated that next week's flights remain planned but all tickets are sold out. Israeli senior officials held prolonged negotiations with UAE counterparts but failed to reach a final agreement on landing rights for Israeli aircraft. The withdrawal has left numerous Israeli passengers stranded in Du

According to a Reuters survey cited by PANews, the U.S. will release its September non-farm payrolls report on Friday at 8:30 PM Beijing time (October 9, 2026). Economists expect 90,000 new jobs, a significant decline from August's 162,000, while the unemployment rate is projected to remain steady at 4.1% for the third consecutive month.

According to China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the national autumn grain harvest surpassed 30% as of October 1. Regional progress varies: southwest regions have completed nearly 70% of harvest, the Yangtze River middle and lower reaches approximately 45%, the Huai-Huang-Hai region over 30%, northwest over 30%, and northeast over 10%. Favorable dry weather across northern China in recent days has facilitated the ongoing harvest operations.

According to Morgan Stanley and South Korea's Ministry of Trade, the country's semiconductor exports reached $60.3 billion in September, accounting for 49.9% of total exports and surging 262.8% year-over-year. The robust cycle is driven by AI-related chip demand and strengthening memory prices, with long-term memory supply contracts extending through 2028 providing multi-year demand visibility. Morgan Stanley's chief economist for Korea and Taiwan, Kathleen Oh, stated that "AI-related semiconduc

According to the TRUMP official site, Donald Trump will appear as featured speaker at a gala on November 22 at his Trump National golf club near Washington for the top 185 holders of the TRUMP memecoin. Rankings use time-weighted holdings through a November 12 snapshot. The top 29 holders receive a VIP reception with Trump and front seating; the top four receive 18-carat gold watches. This is Trump's third such event with the token's major investors. The first dinner was held on May 22, 2025, fo

According to Zhejiang Maritime Bureau, China National Offshore Oil Corporation's LNG supply vessel Ocean Oil 302 successfully bunkered 3,990 cubic meters of LNG to CMA CGM PALMYRE, a container ship operated by French shipping company CMA CGM, from October 1 at 3 p.m. to October 2 at 7:30 a.m. at Zhoushan's Jintan Port District Dapu Terminal Berth 5. The operation employed a cross-bonded zone coordination model, marking the first such port-based LNG bunkering in Zhoushan and expanding bonded LNG

Korean won gained 0.7% against the U.S. dollar intraday on October 2, outperforming other Asian currencies during the session.

According to Japan's Daiwa Research Institute, the U.S. bond market is pricing in 3-4 additional Federal Reserve rate hikes through year-end, significantly outpacing the 1-2 increases that FOMC members actually expect, creating an "overkill" risk that could cool the economy beyond necessity, the institute warned on October 2. Chief analyst Taisuke Yahagi noted that the 10-year Treasury yield, which surged to above 5% following the Fed's September meeting, is being driven primarily by market expe

According to on-chain analyst Darkfost, whale transfers of stablecoins exceeding $1 million to Binance surged over the past month, rising from $21.7 billion to $30.5 billion on a 30-day cumulative basis, representing a 40% increase.

According to CME data released by Jin10 Futures on October 2, energy and precious metals futures showed divergent trends on October 1. WTI crude oil volume increased by 146,792 contracts to 993,544, with open interest rising 123 contracts to 1,883,026. Brent crude oil volume jumped 24,680 contracts to 197,749, while open interest climbed 5,389 contracts to 249,040. Natural gas volume surged 19,168 contracts to 410,611, with open interest up 17,720 contracts to 1,795,674. In contrast, gold, silve

According to ChainCatcher, citing Liquid24/7.xyz monitoring, Hyperliquid address 0xecb63c...2b00 currently holds a short position of 19,139.01 ETH valued at approximately $52.15 million as of Oct 2. At the time of reporting, ETH was trading at $2,724.70, with the position showing an unrealized loss of approximately $480,500.

According to BlockBeats, U.S. September non-farm employment data will be released tonight at 8:30 PM ET on October 2. The S&P 500 closed at 7,666.45 on the previous trading day, approximately 1.7% below its record close of 7,798.99. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq-100 closed at 30,501.56, only 0.75% below its record high of 30,732.40.

According to Financial News, Shinhan Asset Management will launch the 'SOL Global D-RAM Semiconductor Plus' ETF on the Korean stock exchange on October 7. The product invests in 10 global memory and semiconductor companies, including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron. Approximately 90% of the portfolio allocates to the 'Memory Seven'—Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron, SanDisk, Kioxia, Seagate, and Western Digital—covering HBM, DRAM, NAND flash, and SSD products. The remaining 10% targets equipme

Google's Project Suncatcher prototype satellite carrying custom-built TPUs launched aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on October 1, according to the company and Planet Labs, which manufactured the satellite. According to a peer-reviewed white paper published in Joule, Google's long-term goal involves deploying 81 satellites in close formation to handle machine learning tasks in orbit. The research estimates that to achieve cost reduction to approximately $200 per kilogram by 2035, SpaceX wo

According to BlockBeats, Drift Foundation opened claims for the April 1 security incident on October 2, with affected users able to exchange verified losses at a 1:1 ratio for DFX tokens. DFX is a fixed-supply SPL token on Solana with approximately 299.5 million tokens issued, corresponding to about $295.4 million in verified losses. The redemption price is determined by the compensation pool balance divided by unredeemed DFX tokens. The current redemption pool holds approximately $3.11 million

According to the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU), South Korean crypto exchanges saw operating profits fall 78% in the first half of 2026, with average daily trading volume declining 44%, market capitalization dropping 33%, and won-denominated deposits falling 35% compared to the previous six months. The KoFIU survey covered 26 registered virtual asset service providers, including 17 exchange operators, and measured activity from January 1 through June 30.

According to SoSoValue data, U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $2.65 billion in net inflows in September, marking their second-largest monthly inflow since October 2025. Spot ether ETFs drew $832.43 million in the same period, also their second-largest monthly inflow since August 2025. On October 1, bitcoin ETFs continued the momentum with $102.7 million in inflows, while ether ETFs shed $55.4 million. Bitcoin climbed 3.1% over the past 24 hours to $86,626 as of Friday, while ether rose 1% to $2,7

According to Financial News on October 2, South Korean and U.S. stock markets held firm despite facing high interest rates, elevated oil prices, and persistent inflation. U.S. nominal GDP growth of 8.5% significantly outpaced the federal funds rate of 4.0%, enabling businesses to absorb higher borrowing costs. U.S. core PCE inflation for August rose 3.0% year-over-year, below market expectations of 3.3%, easing concerns about further Federal Reserve rate hikes. Key support factors included stron