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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.

According to Foresight News, Cross River Bank has integrated Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin into its core banking system, enabling transactions via XRP Ledger. Fintech clients can now use RLUSD for payments through a single API and transfer funds between U.S. dollars and RLUSD, supporting round-the-clock cross-border payments and settlement.

According to Foresight News, Aztec released its post-quantum roadmap today, with plans to strengthen its development library and contract framework in February 2027 to help applications defend against harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks and complete full post-quantum migration by 2030. The migration involves overhauls to the proof system, account authentication, cryptographic keys, validator signatures, and Ethereum settlement layer. Aztec plans to finalize its post-quantum signature scheme in Mar

According to Foresight News, Mastercard and BVNK launched Global Money Platform, integrating Mastercard's payment network with BVNK's stablecoin infrastructure through a single API. The platform serves banks, fintech companies, and enterprises with multi-currency fiat and stablecoin accounts, real-time currency exchange, stablecoin-linked cards, and payouts to local bank accounts via Mastercard Move. The platform is now available through BVNK and marks the first major capability integration sinc

Russia claimed on October 15 that it struck a vessel bound for Ukraine's Odesa port. The Russian statement did not provide details on the vessel's type, damage sustained, or casualties.

According to BlockBeats, on October 15, Jupiter co-founder SIONG announced the launch of YOLO, an experimental high-leverage trading product supporting 500x to 1,000x leverage. The product simulates real market prices and generates actual profits or losses paid by a liquidity pool. If the pool lacks sufficient liquidity, payouts may be queued rather than settled immediately. SIONG noted that YOLO operates differently from traditional perpetual futures and is currently in early stages with room f

According to French Finance Minister Roland, the G7 allocated €2.5 billion (approximately $2.8 billion) on October 15 to provide fertilizer assistance to developing nations, particularly African countries facing food security risks. The funds will be distributed among 44 countries identified by the World Bank as experiencing food security vulnerabilities. Roland made the announcement Thursday in Bangkok.

On Thursday during early U.S. trading, CoreWeave's credit risk indicator hit a record, with implied default probability reaching 60%, according to market data. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated CoreWeave's strength increases daily and its capital costs are actually declining, adding that Nvidia need not provide support to the company. Following Huang's remarks, CoreWeave's stock decline narrowed.