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According to BlockBeats on October 19, Middle Eastern crude oil exports rebounded as Asian refiners faced surging shipping and insurance costs that squeezed profit margins. HiLo Analytics data showed Asian refiners earned roughly $40 in gross profit per barrel, but after deducting approximately $33 in freight costs, net profit fell to just $7 per barrel—with shipping consuming about 82% of gross margins. By contrast, U.S. Gulf Coast and Northwest European refiners faced this ratio at only around

According to Guangzhou Futures Exchange, trading fees for PS2710 polysilicon futures contract were adjusted to 0.01% of transaction value, with intraday closing fees at 0.025%. Minimum order quantities were set at 5 contracts for opening positions and 1 contract for closing. Non-clearing members and clients are limited to a maximum daily opening volume of 200 contracts.

According to Yonhap Infomax, the USD-KRW exchange rate hit a new low of 1,330.30 on October 19 at 3:30 p.m. Seoul time, down 1.10 KRW from the previous close and marking the lowest level since October 2, 2024. The intraday low reached 1,327.60 KRW during afternoon trading. The decline marks the second consecutive day of fresh lows, driven by sustained selling pressure from South Korean exporters and expectations of increased dollar supply due to large current account surpluses. Foreign instituti

According to U.S. Treasury data released Friday, foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries rose to $9.33 trillion in August, an increase of over $83 billion from July, driven primarily by Canada and Belgium. China's holdings fell to a 18-year low of $591 billion after a $27 billion decrease, while Japan reduced its position by $36 billion to $1.1 trillion. UK holdings surpassed $1 trillion for the first time.

According to the German Foreign Ministry, Iran's ambassador to Germany was summoned today following an attempted attack on a leader of Germany's Jewish community.

According to RootData, AltLayer (ALT) will unlock approximately 246.59 million tokens worth approximately $2.13 million on October 26 at 8 AM UTC+8.

According to CBIRC director Ding Xiangqun at the opening of the 2026 Financial Street Forum today, China's financial regulator will advance institutional opening-up in the financial sector and support more foreign institutions and long-term capital to conduct business operations in the country. The regulator pledged to promptly address foreign institutions' concerns, continuously optimize policies, and maintain a fair, transparent, and stable environment. Foreign institutions are encouraged to l

According to ChainCatcher, Fortune Protocol and X-Agent announced a collaboration today to combine prediction markets with Personal Agent technology. Fortune Protocol will provide prediction market scenarios and market data, while X-Agent contributes its Personal Agent technology and application design expertise. The collaboration aims to enable AI Agents to track user-focused events, identify probability shifts, offer context, and take authorized actions. Both parties will initially focus on ap

According to PANews, People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng announced on October 19, 2026, that the central bank will strengthen financial support for artificial intelligence industry development. The PBoC will closely monitor AI's macroeconomic impacts and prudently advance AI applications in the financial sector.

According to Reuters, on October 15, 2026, MSCI opened a consultation on reclassifying Indonesia from an emerging market to a standalone market status, citing accessibility, ownership transparency, and enforcement concerns. The Jakarta Composite Index fell 14.91% over the week ending October 16 after hitting circuit breakers, then dropped another 5.2% on market open today. Separately, MSCI adopted rules that could affect investment-holding companies such as Strategy, with the affected-company li

According to the National Financial Supervision and Management Commission (NFMAC), on October 19, at the opening of the 2026 Financial Street Forum in Beijing, NFMAC director Ding Xiangqun announced that China's banking and insurance sectors are operating stably overall. The regulator stated it will strictly enforce comprehensive financial supervision, strengthening oversight of cross-regional, cross-departmental, and emerging financial activities, with the goal of achieving full coverage withou

According to Jin10, on October 19, Muhammad Mohbir, an advisor and assistant to Iran's supreme leader, claimed he asked the UN Secretary-General about his role and powers within the organization. Mohbir stated the Secretary-General was unable to respond and admitted having no actual authority.

According to Guru Club, Indonesia's Jakarta Composite Index dropped 4.2% to 5688.574 points on June 4, marking the lowest level since December 2020.

According to insider sources, Chinese 3D printer maker Creality (03388) has tested integrating OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra into its MakeNow AI modeling platform following the model's September 2026 release. The integration aims to enable one-click 3D printing from natural language descriptions, allowing users to generate printable models by simply describing desired designs. In H1 2026, Creality reported consumable revenue growth of 48.3% and member revenue growth of 60.1%, with over 1 million new regi

According to BlockBeats, South Korea Bull 3X ETF (KORUB) surged nearly 18% in 24 hours on October 19, reaching a market cap of $22.65 million. The token recorded $53.11 million in 24-hour trading volume during the same period.

According to Semafor, Saudi Arabia is set to make a final decision on the Future Investment Initiative (FII) as soon as Monday (October 20).

According to analyst Axel Adler Jr., Bitcoin long-term holders have reduced their supply by 345,000 BTC since July 30, declining from 16.41 million to 16.06 million coins, a decrease of approximately 2%. Over the past week, holdings dropped by just 9,000 BTC, while the last three days saw an increase of 40,000 BTC, signaling a slowdown in selling pressure. Adler's long-term holder spending frequency metric showed that between October 6–10, holdings declined on 13 out of 15 days—near a one-year h

According to Bloomberg, several major investors including M&G Plc, Ninety One Plc, and Mediolanum International Funds Ltd have bought UK government bonds ahead of Chancellor John Hunt's first budget on October 28, betting that fiscal discipline will lower gilt yields. The investors expect Hunt to demonstrate prudent spending and borrowing practices in the budget announcement.

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korea's bond market weakened on October 19 afternoon, with benchmark yields rising as equity markets rebounded and U.S. Treasury yields climbed. The 3-year government bond yield rose 4.3 basis points to 3.878%, while the 10-year yield increased 3.7 basis points to 4.202%. Bond futures also declined, with 3-year contracts down 9 ticks and 10-year contracts down 33 ticks. The weakness reflected a combination of factors: stock market recovery in semiconductor name

According to Jin10, on Monday (October 19), Japanese Prime Minister Yuko Takao Shio said the government will not rule out issuing bonds to fund consumption tax reductions set to begin in April 2027. The government aims to stabilize the debt-to-GDP ratio through spending adjustments while maintaining controlled annual bond issuance levels.