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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated recently that refineries in Russia have come under attack, but stressed that the damage inflicted is not significant. Putin's comments reflected Moscow's continued claims that military infrastructure remains operational despite ongoing strikes.

According to BIT exchange data, on October 15, U.S. crypto-related stocks turned higher with Circle (CRCL) leading the rally, up 7.10%. Block (XYZ) rose 3.80%, Strategy (MSTR) gained 3.79%, Coinbase (COIN) increased 3.29%, and BitMine (BMNR) climbed 1.71%.

According to CMC Markets' FY2026 results announcement, the company is retiring the CMC Connect brand and consolidating its institutional business under the unified CMC Markets Institutional identity. The rebrand reflects a strategic shift as B2B and institutional operations have become the group's primary revenue driver. CMC Markets Institutional will now cover multi-asset liquidity, trading technology, investment infrastructure, and access to public and private markets. The division currently p

According to Foresight News, Aave announced that its V4 stock-backed lending volume on Base has approached $4 million.

According to Guru Club, WTI crude oil broke through $97 per barrel on October 15, gaining 2.02% intraday.

According to Guru Club, U.S. crude oil futures rose more than $2 on October 15, reaching their highest level since September 21. Brent crude oil futures also turned positive during the session.

According to MSCI data, the MSCI Nordic Index fell 0.2% to 392.59 points on October 15. The financial sector was the worst performer among the ten sectors tracked, while Nordea Bank Abp declined 7.8%, marking the weakest performance among Nordic stocks.

Germany's DAX 30 index closed up 0.36% at 25,388.73 on October 15. France's stock index advanced 0.74%, while the UK index gained 1.18%. Italy's benchmark fell 0.56%, with the banking sub-index declining 1.29%.

Europe's benchmark stock indexes closed with mixed performance today. The STOXX 600 index rose 0.38% to 640.19 points, while the STOXX 50 index fell 0.32% to 6,171.27 points. The Eurostoxx 300 index gained 0.40% to 2,556.40 points.

According to BlockBeats, on October 15, Nasdaq is experiencing network issues causing customers to intermittently encounter data gaps. The exchange advised clients to use Chicago data feeds as a backup source.

According to Reuters, on October 15, BNY Mellon CEO Robin Vince said the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield at around 5.25% is not historically unusual but rather represents a normalization of the yield curve. He noted that the rapid adjustment reflects the strength of the U.S. economy, which is driving inflation and higher rates. BNY Mellon reported third-quarter net income attributable to common shareholders rose 20% year-over-year to $1.61 billion, benefiting from higher interest income and gains fr

According to Gate data, Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) rebounded to $108.09 per barrel today, declining 0.7% over the past 24 hours.

According to Yonhapinfomax on October 15, the USD/KRW exchange rate traded at 1,344.50 won as of 10:08 p.m., up 6.20 won from the previous close. U.S. September headline Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 1.3% month-over-month, significantly exceeding the market forecast of 0.5% and marking the highest level since March 2022. September retail sales also increased 0.8%, surpassing the expected 0.3% gain. Foreign investors liquidated approximately 3.6 trillion won in Korean equities, continuing an 8-

According to Houthi sources, the Saudi-led coalition conducted six airstrikes on multiple Yemeni provinces on October 15 evening, local time. The strikes targeted Jouf Province once, Saada Province twice, and Amran Province three times. The Houthi movement released the information through official channels late on October 15.

According to TSMC's Q3 earnings call on October 15, CEO C.C. Wei signaled the company could support customers seeking advanced packaging alternatives if Intel fails to meet demand. During a Morgan Stanley analyst question, Wei stated TSMC's priority is ensuring "customers' products can be introduced into the market smoothly." Wei noted that TSMC is already producing CoWoS advanced packages at five times standard reticle size with "excellent" yields, with plans to expand to nine and eventually 14

According to Bloomberg data, Direxion's 3x leveraged semiconductor ETF (SOXL) attracted approximately $3.8 billion in inflows this week, setting a new single-week record for the $19 billion fund, despite the fund declining nearly 21% this week. Over the past three trading days, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH), with $72 billion in assets, received over $430 million in inflows, marking its strongest week since early September.

According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), Syria's Jabesa natural gas export pipeline in the northeast came under attack on October 15, with a fire breaking out at the site.

OCC Acting Comptroller Jonathan Gould said on October 15 that the agency's final rules implementing the GENIUS Act are expected to be released before the end of October, according to crypto reporter Eleanor Terrett. Gould made the remarks at the Milken Institute's Digital Economy Summit.

According to sources close to the discussions, Britain is providing additional Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine ahead of the winter months, as reported by Jin10 on October 15. The announcement follows Zelenskyy's visit to London this week, where he met with British Prime Minister Burnham to discuss supplementing the British-made long-range missiles. Britain has been supplying Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine since 2023; in late 2024, Ukraine expanded their use to strike military targets w

According to Foresight News, DeFi Development Corp. announced its CHAD preferred stock annual dividend rate will increase from 13% to 14%, effective on November 2. Per the company's disclosure, annual dividend per share will rise approximately 7.7%, with dividends paid daily.