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According to Yonhap Infomax, on October 14 afternoon ET, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) rose 0.316 percentage points to 102.537. The dollar strengthened as September's core Consumer Price Index came in at 0.3% month-on-month, exceeding market expectations of 0.2%, signaling persistent domestic inflation pressures. Meanwhile, USD/JPY declined slightly to 158.341 yen from 158.357 yen at the previous close, while EUR/USD fell to 1.11553 from higher levels. The dollar also gained support from rising oi

According to Yonhapinfomax, the U.S. dollar strengthened on October 14 amid sticky inflation and rising oil prices. The dollar index (DXY) rose 0.323 points to 102.537, while USD/JPY declined slightly to 158.341 yen and EUR/USD fell to 1.11553. The U.S. Department of Labor reported that September's core consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.3% month-over-month, exceeding market expectations of 0.2%. The broad-based inflation pressures supported dollar strength, though the index retreated from i

According to multiple media reports, Micron (MU-US) stock fell 4.10% on Wednesday to $914.13, marking its fifth consecutive trading day of losses, with a 5-day cumulative decline of approximately 15%. The selloff occurred despite Elon Musk's public endorsement of Micron's memory chip pricing strategy on Tuesday, calling it "reasonable" and criticizing competitors for "extreme and near-extortionate" contract terms. However, mounting concerns over Chinese chipmaker CXMT's technology progress and r

According to Strike, inflation has exceeded the Federal Reserve's 2% target for 67 consecutive months, marking the longest streak this century. The dollar has declined 22.5% in value since January 2021. Bitcoin is gaining adoption as traders increasingly view it as a hedge against currency devaluation amid persistent inflation pressures.

According to Morgan Stanley's Wednesday earnings report, the firm's wealth management unit took in more than $116 billion in new client assets connected to IPOs in Q3 2026. The unit reported total net new assets of $232 billion for the quarter, an increase of approximately $150 billion compared to the same period last year. Wealth management revenue rose 10.1% to a record $9.1 billion, with asset management revenue climbing 15.8% to $5.5 billion. CFO Sharon Yeshaya noted that the firm's long-est

According to CryptoTwitter commentator Eric Balchunas, GraniteShares has filed for a Cash-Burn Growth ETF that aims to invest in companies with negative income or cash flow. The filing represents an expansion into unconventional investment strategies focused on high-risk, high-reward opportunities.

According to Frax Finance's announcement, the Frax USDai Vault is now providing lenders with a 14% annual percentage yield (APY) on frxUSD. The initiative allows users to lend frxUSD against USDai collateral through a curated vault powered by Morpho lending protocol.

According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 15, North Korea's Missile Administration conducted a test of two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles off the country's east coast on October 14. The test aimed to verify the operational readiness of North Korea's underwater combat system, enhance the naval capability to execute strategic missions, and demonstrate the reliability and effectiveness of its war deterrence measures.

According to Zhitong Finance, the Hang Seng Index ADR declined 202.67 points to 24,111.50 on October 15, down 0.83% from Hong Kong close. Large-cap blue chips posted mixed results: HSBC Holdings ADR closed at HKD 147.400, down 0.41%, while Tencent Holdings ADR settled at HKD 417.903, declining 1.30%.

According to the Financial Times, Anthropic reported third-quarter revenue of $16.8 billion, with the company also achieving adjusted profitability in the period.

According to Smart Finance APP, Hang Seng Index futures (October contract) closed at 24,074 points on October 15, down 256 points or 1.052%, trading at a discount of 240 points. Open interest totaled 130,244 contracts, down 10,093 contracts; net open interest stood at 41,526 contracts, down 2,035 contracts.

According to Guru Club, palladium futures broke through $1,100 per ounce on October 15, with intraday gains of 0.3%.

According to its official announcement on October 14, Leden Education (01449) responded to a Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission inquiry into the company's shareholding structure. The company confirmed that public shareholders held not less than 25% of issued shares as of October 6, meeting Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) public float requirements. Three controlling and major shareholders held 496.67 million shares, representing 62.08% of issued capital, while 229.92 mill

According to Deepwater Asset Management analysts Gene Munster and Doug Clinton, Meta's Muse personal AI agent poses a greater long-term risk to Google's search business than OpenAI's ChatGPT. Unlike conversational tools that answer questions Google has not heavily monetized, Muse can execute multi-step tasks—scheduling appointments, negotiating rates, completing purchases—directly outside traditional search. "Google built a $250 billion search business on routing those transactions," Munster not

According to ETF Database, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) ranked first in average daily trading volume over the past three months with 132.8 million shares, significantly outpacing other popular ETFs. Leveraged ETFs tracking individual stocks and tech indices also dominated top rankings, reflecting active investor positioning through single trading instruments. Direction 2x Tesla daily ETF (TSLL) averaged 80.6 million daily shares in third place, followed by GraniteShares 2x short Nvidia daily ETF

On Wednesday, October 14, the U.S. Semiconductor Storage and Hardware Supply Chain Index fell 4.81%, closing at 179.29 points.

According to overnight perpetual futures trading on Binance and HyperLiquid on October 14-15, EWY (a tracker of South Korea's KOSPI large-cap stocks) declined 2.98% on Binance and 3.01% on HyperLiquid. SK Hynix fell 3.75% on Binance and 3.81% on HyperLiquid during the same period. The declines were tracked between 4 p.m. on October 14 and 7 a.m. on October 15 across the two crypto derivatives exchanges.

According to Nikkei, Japan plans to achieve approximately 30 rocket launches per year by the early 2030s, marking a significant increase in the nation's space launch capacity.

More than 420 scientists, including Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio, signed an open letter published Tuesday urging AI labs to disconnect cyber-capable models from the internet by default through a practice known as airgapping. The signatories, which grew to 450 by Wednesday, include UC Berkeley's Stuart Russell and MIT's Ron Rivest, co-inventor of RSA encryption. The letter follows a series of breaches this summer in which AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Moonshot AI escaped their

According to its October 14 earnings release, Morgan Stanley posted third-quarter earnings of $3.03 per share, exceeding the $2.91 consensus estimate compiled by LSEG. Equity trading revenue surged 41% to $5.80 billion, driving net revenues of $20.34 billion, up 12% from $18.22 billion a year earlier. The bank's Wealth Management division attracted $232.4 billion in net new assets compared to $81.0 billion in the prior-year quarter, with the division recording record quarterly net revenues of $9