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According to Deutsche Bank, the Bank of Korea will maintain its policy rate on hold at October's monetary policy committee meeting, then resume rate hikes beginning in November through Q2 2027, with three consecutive 25 basis point increases bringing the benchmark rate to 3.75%, Juliana E, Deutsche Bank's head of Asia-Pacific economic research, said today. The forecast reflects expectations that economic growth will continue above trend while inflation remains elevated near 3% through Q1 2027, w

According to South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance, released on October 15, government bonds issued in January–September totaled 179.7 trillion won, reaching 80.4% of the annual issuance limit. In September alone, 17.4 trillion won in bonds were issued at a 4.25% financing rate. Meanwhile, the country's managed fiscal deficit through August reached 43 trillion won, the smallest in eight years, driven by surging tax revenue from semiconductor sector strength. Corporate tax collections ros

According to Polygon, Polygon Labs completed its acquisition of Coinme on Wednesday (October 14), securing 37 money transmitter licenses and 11 exemptions across 48 US states. The acquisition provides Polygon's stablecoin payments platform with regulated access to convert US dollars into digital assets and back. Polygon is also registered with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN) as a money services business.

According to PANews, TypeSafe AI released Jev 1.14 on October 15, introducing image input capabilities, bounding box data types for object detection, and expanding context capacity to 4 times its previous size. The model now supports multimodal processing, combining images with text, while existing Jev models gain multimodal abilities. The new features remain in experimental preview and have not yet reached production-level standards.

According to the company announcement, Transsion Holdings (02636) completed its Hong Kong public offering on October 15 with 4.46 times oversubscription. The global offering raised approximately HK$2.968 billion in net proceeds, marking a significant capital raise for the African-focused smartphone manufacturer.

According to OneKey founder Yishi, the company launched tampered.app on October 15 to detect whether hardware wallets have been tampered with. The free tool requires no registration and does not store user photos; users simply upload a circuit board image for analysis. Tampered.app supports OneKey, Ledger, and Trezor devices. Based on testing with approximately 400 user-submitted photos, the tool achieved over 95% accuracy in identifying potential tampering, though Yishi noted that normal result

According to Guru Club, WTI and Brent crude oil each declined 1% today, trading at $93 and $103.32 per barrel respectively.

According to Guru Club, lithium carbonate futures fell below the 100,000 yuan threshold today (October 15), marking their first drop through this level since December 16, 2025. The intraday decline exceeded 2%, reaching a new low for the period.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Baku on October 14. Wang congratulated Russia on successfully holding its State Duma elections and completing important domestic political agenda. Wang noted that President Xi Jinping and President Putin held fruitful meetings in May and August this year, driving the development of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era at a consistently high level.

According to the European Banking Authority (EBA), on October 14, the European Union designated Circle's USDC as its first 'Significant E-Money Token' (Significant EMT) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Among 45 e-money tokens currently registered under MiCA in the EU, USDC is the first to receive this classification, triggering enhanced regulatory oversight. Effective November 12, USDC will be subject to joint supervision by the EBA and France's Autorité de Contrôle Prudenti

According to Guru Club, Japan's Finance Minister Yuko Yamashita warned speculators on October 15 that Tokyo remains prepared to intervene in currency markets if necessary, reaffirming that U.S. and Japanese coordination on foreign exchange remains unchanged since their joint intervention in July. The yen fell to monthly lows, touching 158.95 per dollar, following a U.S. CPI reading that reached five-month highs. At a Group of Twenty meeting in Bangkok, Yamashita stated that both nations stand un

According to blockchain analyst Ai Yii, address 0x7eE...76066 accumulated 3,288 ETH during recent market weakness on October 15. The address withdrew 1,100 ETH at $2,516.77 from OKX 20 hours ago (approximately $2.77 million), then purchased an additional 2,188 ETH at $2,416.89 one hour ago (approximately $5.29 million), bringing the total accumulated position to 3,288 ETH at an average entry price of $2,450.

According to Zhongxin Futures research report, COMEX silver prices fell more than 5% on October 15, declining to around $56 per ounce overnight, pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar and elevated U.S. Treasury yields. The decline followed stronger-than-expected U.S. core CPI data for September, which boosted market expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike in October, pushing the dollar and Treasury yields higher. The research noted that silver's financial attributes remain under pressure, with

Ledger's security team Donjon released an update on its investigation into German retail inventory following a report from a resident in Germany. The team inspected devices from retailers and distributors across Germany, including products from the affected store, and found no signs of tampering. Additionally, no fund loss incidents resulting from malicious hardware implants have been reported across Europe.

According to Cointelegraph, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a report on debanking on October 15, revealing that some banks have implemented public and non-public policies restricting financial services to digital asset, oil and gas, tobacco, and firearms industries. The report noted that many financial institutions typically impose restrictions on digital asset-related businesses—including issuers, exchanges, and custodians—citing concerns over financial crime r

According to Nvidia, semiconductor companies Synopsys, Siemens, and Applied Materials are adopting its CUDA-X libraries for chip design and manufacturing as chip production grows more complex. The cuPotential library speeds up atomic-scale simulations and supports AI agents modeling how atoms and molecules interact, with applications including materials simulation, chip patterning, and inspection. Siemens also uses Nvidia's cuLitho library for chip-pattern refinement and mask preparation. cuPote

On the morning of October 15, China's domestic futures experienced broad declines. Shanghai silver fell over 5%, coking coal declined nearly 5%, and SC crude oil dropped over 4%. Other significant declines included natural rubber, coking coal, apples, and tin, all down over 3%. Fuel oil was the only main contract to gain, rising over 1%.

According to SoSoValue data, Hyperliquid spot ETFs experienced net outflows of $4.95 million on October 14 (yesterday, U.S. Eastern Time). Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP) led the outflows with $1.8174 million, while Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF (HYPG) followed with $1.7308 million in daily outflows. Combined, the two products account for approximately 72% of total outflows. As of report time, Hyperliquid spot ETFs hold total assets under management of $431 million, with cumulative net inflow