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According to Kpler, crude oil exports from the Middle East exceeded pre-conflict levels on four of the seven days in late September, despite vessel attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Data released on October 5 showed exports reached 19.5 million to 22.5 million barrels per day on September 24 and September 27-29. This compares to an average of 18 million barrels per day during the 12-month period from March 2025 to February 2026, prior to the conflict. The figures exclude vessels with automatic id

According to The Block, Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has partnered with Singapore Gulf Bank to offer institutional clients 24/7 digital asset settlement services. Payward has integrated with the bank's SGB Net real-time multi-currency settlement network. The service will initially support U.S. dollar settlement, with plans to expand to additional currencies in the future.

According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain, trader 0x914b suffered a $471,000 loss on a short position of 14,976 ETH (worth approximately $40.97 million), then immediately opened a 25x leveraged long position totaling 23,734 ETH (worth approximately $64.3 million). The liquidation price for the new long position is $2,650.

According to Morgan Stanley Chief Equity Strategist Mike Wilson on October 5, 51% of Russell 3000 constituents have fallen into bear territory since June highs, while the median S&P 500 stock has declined 16% from its 52-week peak, signaling market breadth deterioration to levels unseen since the dot-com bubble burst. Wilson identified U.S. Treasury volatility as the decisive factor. With the 10-year Treasury yield at 5.25% and the MOVE index surging above 100 while the VIX remains below 15, hig

According to Needham analyst Laura Martin, Meta's off-balance-sheet commitments totaling $628 billion would raise the company's enterprise value-to-revenue multiple by 35% if included in valuation calculations. The hidden liabilities, comprising $279 billion in future lease obligations and $349 billion in non-cancellable contracts, compare to Meta's $112 billion in reported debt and lease liabilities. In July, Meta added $68 billion in new data center leases, reflecting accelerating AI infrastru

According to Bloomberg research and Reuters data, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields broke through 5.3% last week (October 2), marking a 20-year high, while the 30-year yield touched 5.69%. Despite the surge, the Nasdaq-100 Index continued climbing to record highs, gaining approximately 22% year-to-date, and the S&P 500 remains within 1% of its August all-time peak. Technology stocks, led by Microsoft, Nvidia, and Apple, drove the market gains. Bloomberg estimates Q3 technology sector earnings-per-sha

According to Jin10, domestic gold jewelry prices on October 5 showed multiple brands uniformly reporting 1,249 yuan per gram.

According to market sources, Spain's Prime Minister announced plans to deliver a formal statement on October 5 at 9 AM local time (3 PM Beijing time). Market speculation suggests the announcement may concern an early election, though the government has not confirmed the specific topic.

According to Liquid24/7.xyz, Bitcoin spot order book depth shows significant divergence across exchanges, with Binance's near-end buy orders at $14.63 million compared to Hyperliquid's $6.46 million, as BTC trades near $85,852. Binance spot sell orders stand at $11.39 million, resulting in a net long bias of $3.25 million. Across exchanges, Binance perpetual contracts lead in order book thickness at $36.94 million in buy orders, while Hyperliquid shows the thinnest buy-side liquidity among monit

According to data from Farside Investors, US spot Bitcoin ETFs endured net outflows of $148.7 million on Sept. 30 as institutional demand weakened. Fidelity's FBTC accounted for $125.6 million of the withdrawals, while BlackRock's IBIT lost $9.5 million and Bitwise's BITB shed $13.6 million. However, inflows returned on Oct. 1 with $102.7 million attracted to the funds, led by $195.6 million into IBIT. Bitcoin recovered strongly over the weekend, rallying to an intraday high of approximately $86

According to consensus forecasts from financial data provider F&Guide, HD Hyundai Electric is on track to post full-year operating profit exceeding 1 trillion won for the first time in South Korea's power equipment sector. The company's Q3 operating profit reached approximately 322 billion won, up 28% year-over-year, with Q4 expected to deliver another 370 billion won, supporting the full-year target. The growth is driven by surging global big tech demand for AI data center power infrastructure.

According to Thailand's Ministry of Tourism, foreign tourist arrivals to the country have declined 3.88% year-over-year through October 5, 2026.

According to official announcement, S&P Global Ratings launched its Vault Risk Assessment (VRA) framework on October 5 to evaluate on-chain digital asset lending positions across six dimensions: portfolio credit quality, liquidity mismatch, curation, blockchain, protocol, and vault security and governance. The framework uses letter grades with a "v" suffix and is not a credit rating. On-chain lending vault deposits grew from $1.5 billion in September 2024 to $10 billion in September 2026.

On October 3, the Iranian rial traded at 2.688 million to the US dollar on the open market, marking a decline of more than 50% over the past year. Iran's point-to-point inflation climbed to roughly 90% in September, while annual inflation remained above 70%, according to Iran Wire. Economic data showed Iran's gross domestic product contracted 10.1% year-over-year between March 21 and June 20, with the oil and gas sector declining by more than 26%. In response, Iran's central bank announced plans

The U.S. dollar index recently reached a new intraday high of 102.53, marking its strongest level since April 2025.

According to a company statement, Oura postponed its planned $2.2 billion U.S. IPO this week, citing volatile market conditions. The smart-ring maker's Nasdaq listing was previously set for Sept. 30. Applied Digital Corp. (APLD) will report first-quarter fiscal 2027 results on Wednesday. Analysts expect the AI data center company's revenue to rise 94% to $124.6 million, per Koyfin estimates. Microsoft's Windows and Surface event on Oct. 7 and SF Tech Week (Oct. 5–11) will also highlight AI, infr

According to PANews, OKXICE, a joint venture between OKX and ICE, plans to launch a tokenized stock trading (TSV) decentralized exchange (DEX) with smart contracts to be deployed on X Layer, as confirmed today by OKX founder and CEO Star.

European stock index futures showed mixed performance on October 5. Stoxx Europe 50 futures fell 0.18%, while the UK FTSE 100 index futures (UK's benchmark equity index) rose 0.26%. Germany's DAX index futures (Germany's benchmark equity index) declined 0.08%.

According to Bitcoin analyst Willy Woo, approximately 8% of countries have established policies to purchase or hold Bitcoin, while around 5% of the global population currently holds the asset. Willy Woo further noted that roughly 12% of countries actually hold Bitcoin, distinguishing between nations with formal policies and those with actual holdings.

According to PANews, on October 5, bitcoin analyst Willy Woo stated that approximately 5% of the global population holds bitcoin, while around 8% of nations have established policies to purchase or hold bitcoin. In follow-up comments, Woo clarified that approximately 12% of countries actually hold bitcoin, distinguishing between nations with passive holdings and those with proactive acquisition or holding policies.