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According to Yonhapnews, on September 28, the three major U.S. stock indices declined after Washington rejected Iran's 7-day plan, which included proposals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 347.11 points (0.67%) to 51,481.51, the S&P 500 dropped 59.72 points (0.77%) to 7,683.69, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 248.34 points (0.92%) to 26,820.38. The rejection triggered renewed selling in Treasuries as oil prices surged, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield abo

According to industry sources, SpaceX is conducting the 14th trial flight of Starship on Sept 28 (today), marking the first revenue-generating mission for the company since its public listing. The launch will carry 26 new Starlink V3 satellites to orbit for the first time and attempt to reuse two heat shield tiles recovered from the previous flight, a first for SpaceX. Meanwhile, Google plans to launch its first Project Suncatcher experimental satellite on Oct 1 to test whether its Tensor Proces

According to the Financial Supervisory Service, complaints in South Korea's financial investment sector jumped 86.1% year-over-year to 9,548 cases in the first half of 2026, with securities firms and asset managers reporting the largest increases. Securities companies saw complaints rise 99.6% to 3,273 cases, while asset managers faced a 377.1% spike to 924 cases, largely driven by excessive advertising regarding SpaceX IPO allocations. Separately, total financial complaints reached 78,979 cases

According to Korea Exchange, on September 28, Meritz Securities received approval for commercial paper (CP) business operations as a comprehensive financial investment company with more than 4 trillion won in capital. Its parent company, Meritz Financial Holdings, closed 5.57% higher at 132,600 won, outperforming the broader KOSPI index which fell 2.70%. As a CP business operator, Meritz Securities can now raise funds up to 200% of its own capital. With 8.35 trillion won in equity as of June, th

According to Korea Exchange, on September 28, KOSDAQ rose 0.25% to 846.58 while KOSPI fell 2.70% to 6,889.74 amid global headwinds including Middle East tensions and rising U.S. Treasury yields. The outperformance marks a shift in market dynamics, as KOSDAQ has historically underperformed KOSPI from September through year-end. Data shows KOSDAQ's ownership structure is changing: individual investors' share dropped from 70% in April to 54% in July, while foreign investors increased from 21.5% to

According to Jin10 data tracking Middle East developments on September 29, Yemen's military reported conducting 356 precise strikes against Houthi military targets over the past 24 hours, resulting in 476 militants killed. Meanwhile, Houthi forces claimed Saudi warplanes launched 38 airstrikes and missile attacks during the same period from Khamis Mushait and Taif airbases, bringing total Saudi operations to 1,123 since escalation. Separately, NBC News reported that an Iranian cruise missile str

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, the country received 78,979 financial complaints in the first half of 2026, up 39.5% year-over-year from 56,633 cases in the same period of 2025. Financial investment-related complaints saw the sharpest increase, with securities firms reporting 6,559 complaints, nearly double the prior year's 3,286 cases (up 99.6%). Asset management companies and discretionary asset managers surged 377.1% and 82.5%, respectively. Banks received 13,245 com

On Monday Sep 28 at New York close (Beijing time 04:59 Tuesday), offshore Chinese yuan (CNH) strengthened to 6.7127 against the U.S. dollar, up 100 pips from Friday's NY close, ending a four-day losing streak. Intraday trading ranged between 6.7263 and 6.7104.

On Monday (September 28), spot gold fell 4.01% to $4,112.84 per ounce, with intraday lows reaching $4,111.01. Spot silver declined 5.68% to $60.6452 per ounce. COMEX copper futures fell 2.38% to $6.6050 per pound. Spot platinum declined 3.68% and palladium fell 4.76%.

According to CNV Argentina, President Roberto E. Silva recently announced significant regulatory reforms aimed at modernizing the country's capital markets during a virtual event. The so-called 'Big Bang' initiative seeks to enhance transparency standards and streamline processes for investors while maintaining rigorous protections. The reforms aim to simplify procedures and reduce bureaucratic barriers to improve market accessibility, signaling a commitment to fostering a more competitive marke

According to SushiSwap's official announcement, the protocol completed its fourth weekly buyback of 9,054 SUSHI tokens at an average price of $0.26. The buyback is funded by 4% of protocol fees and perpetual fee revenues, with total SUSHI acquired through all buybacks now reaching 37,840 tokens as the protocol strengthens its Strategic Reserve.

According to ChainCatcher, Anthropic and NVIDIA have recently announced a collaboration to conduct research on AI agent safety.

According to ChainCatcher, Binance's Bitcoin net outflows exceeded 13,800 BTC in a single day, marking the largest single-day outflow since 2023. The outflow was valued at approximately $1.15 billion at the time. Over a 4-day period, Binance's Bitcoin reserves decreased from around 705,000 BTC to 685,000 BTC, a reduction of approximately 20,000 BTC valued at $1.66 billion. Bitcoin is currently trading between $83,000 and $84,000.

According to Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz Group's chief economic advisor, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields will likely remain around 5% even if oil prices fall following the end of the Iran conflict, citing a fundamental supply-demand imbalance in the bond market. Speaking to CNBC on Sept 28, El-Erian emphasized that energy prices are supporting the rise in Treasury yields, but the underlying structural mismatch between long-term bond supply and demand will persist. U.S. 10-year Treasury yields rose 3

According to CBC News, Aiden Pleterski, a social media personality accused of defrauding investors of about $30 million between 2021 and 2022, will represent himself at his criminal trial beginning Oct. 5 in Ontario's Superior Court of Justice. Canadian authorities charged Pleterski with money laundering and fraud in May 2024 after he allegedly solicited investments with false claims of large weekly profits. The trial is expected to last approximately four weeks, with the fraud charge carrying a

According to @VelodromeFi, VELO token holders must bridge their tokens back to OP Mainnet by October 15. Bridges for Celo, Fraxtal, Soneium, Unichain, Superseed, Metal, Mode, and Lisk will be deprecated, and failure to bridge could result in permanent loss of assets.

According to Kan News, military aircraft and government planes from Libya, Morocco, and Qatar landed in Abu Dhabi during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent visit to the United Arab Emirates.

According to Michael Burry on Substack, the investor covered his short positions in Micron (MU), Nebius (NBIS), Caterpillar (CAT), iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), CoreWeave (CRWV), Nvidia (NVDA), and Palantir (PLTR) on September 28, replacing them with put options expiring through 2027. Burry also opened a new MetLife (MET) short position and covered his Oracle (ORCL) short. He attributed the repositioning to weekend research, stating he believes "the bubble in AI may burst sooner than later"

According to MSCI data, on September 28, the MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index fell 1.3%, while the Developing Markets Currency Index declined 0.2%.

According to ChainCatcher, on Monday, UK Chancellor John Healey criticized Reform Party leader Nigel Farage's Bitcoin stance, comparing him to "Liz Truss with a Bitcoin account." Healey stated that Farage, who has long been a crypto supporter, claims to represent ordinary people but advocates for reducing capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies and pushing the Bank of England to establish Bitcoin reserves—positions Healey linked to controversial economic policies. Farage's pro-crypto stance has dr