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According to Reuters, citing informed sources, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to approve Boeing's 737 MAX 10 as soon as next week, following a Friday meeting of the design certification committee.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending October 13, CBOT soybean speculators reduced their net long positions by 15,362 contracts to 178,635 contracts. CBOT corn speculators cut net longs by 71,762 contracts to 114,542 contracts. ICE sugar speculators increased net long positions by 16,078 contracts to 167,821 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), equity fund managers increased their net long positions in CME S&P 500 index futures by 8,186 contracts to reach 912,542 contracts during the week ending October 13.

According to the CFTC, speculators' net long positions in COMEX silver fell to 5,735 contracts during the week of October 13, marking an approximately eight-month low.

According to CFTC data for the week of October 13, speculators increased their net short positions in CBOT US Treasury futures by 6,626 contracts, bringing the total to 126,438 contracts. Meanwhile, speculators reduced their net short positions in CBOT 5-year Treasury futures by 83,327 contracts to 1,080,204 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Bitcoin net long positions reached 2,534 contracts for the week of October 13.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), COMEX gold speculators reduced their net long positions by 3,741 contracts for the week ending October 13, bringing the total to 111,079 contracts.

According to Mark Gurman, Apple has launched iPhone Duo ahead of schedule despite supply constraints. The company expects to achieve adequate inventory levels by at least November, though it did not disclose whether the initial retail launch will have immediate stock availability.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as of the week ending October 13, the yen maintained a net long position of 50,207 contracts. The euro held a net short position of 137,573 contracts, the British pound a net short position of 106,964 contracts, and the Swiss franc a net short position of 22,078 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), WTI crude oil speculative net long positions declined by 1,017 contracts to 110,619 for the week ended October 13.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), equity fund speculators reduced their net short positions in CME S&P 500 index futures by 5,804 contracts to 390,896 contracts during the week of October 13.

According to Jin10, on October 16, Nicolás Maduro's son Galip released a video claiming that U.S. judicial proceedings against the Maduro couple are illegal and violate international law. Galip, a Venezuelan National Assembly member, cited his father's statement from Maduro's October 15 court appearance in New York, stating the charges are fabricated with no new evidence and Maduro is innocent. Venezuela will pursue diplomatic channels to secure the couple's release.

CBOT soybean and soybean meal futures fell this week (as of October 16), with soybeans down 2.44% to $12.6050 per bushel and soybean meal declining 2.43%. According to Bloomberg commodity data, the Bloomberg Grain Index fell 0.75% to 31.8469 points on Friday, approaching levels last seen in mid-August.

According to Fireblocks, stablecoins accounted for 76% of the platform's trading volume in 2026, surging from 4-5% at the beginning of the year when rangoldi took over. The shift reflects growing adoption of stablecoins among institutional traders.

According to Jin10, the U.S. Dollar Index fell 0.21% on October 17 to close at 101.837 at the close of New York forex trading. Among major currency pairs, the euro strengthened to 1.1233 dollars and sterling to 1.3319 dollars, while the yen, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar, and Swedish krona all declined against the greenback.

On Friday, October 16, the ICE Dollar Index fell 0.16% to 101.839 points at the New York close, down 0.37% for the week. The index retreated after hitting 102.945 points on October 14, its highest level since April 2025, marking two consecutive trading days of pullback within the weekly range of 102.945–101.576. The Bloomberg Dollar Index declined 0.16% to 1222.54 points, falling 0.28% for the week.

According to Protos, South Korea's KOSPI index fell more than 8% yesterday (October 15), prompting the country's stock exchange to halt trading for 20 minutes. The index closed at 5,554 points, extending losses to seven consecutive trading days and triggering the exchange's 10th circuit breaker of the year. Since its June peak, KOSPI's cumulative drawdown now exceeds 40%, representing more than $2 trillion in lost market capitalization—equivalent to South Korea's entire annual economic output of

As of 3 a.m. Beijing time today, the onshore Chinese yuan (CNY) traded at 6.6870 against the U.S. dollar, up 44 pips from Thursday night's close. Trading volume reached 33.901 billion dollars.

According to sources, the U.S. Department of Justice is negotiating a settlement with Apple over antitrust allegations, with major app developers voicing concerns that any deal may not sufficiently address Apple's alleged anticompetitive conduct. PayPal and Epic Games are among the companies that have communicated their reservations to the DOJ. Officials have signaled they prefer resolving the case through settlement rather than continuing litigation.

According to Jin10 Data, massive explosions were reported in Aden, Yemen on the evening of October 16, allegedly caused by Houthi missile strikes.