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According to Jin10, a military ammunition depot in northern Aleppo, Syria triggered massive explosions early morning on September 21, with flames and smoke shooting high into the air. The ongoing blasts temporarily hampered rescue operations, and the highway connecting Damascus to Aleppo was closed. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation.

According to Origo Group survey, Swedish money market participants expect consumer price index (CPIF) inflation to rise to 2.1% over the next 12 months, up from 2.0% projected in August.

According to Korea Exchange data, The Pink Fong Company, the South Korean IP holder of Baby Shark, saw its shares rally 7.11% to 12,960 Korean won on September 21 afternoon. The stock hit an intraday high of 14,280 won (up 18.02%) earlier in the day. The surge occurred without any official company announcements, with market observers attributing the buying interest to viral social media coverage of a shark spotted swimming in Busan's North Port waterway since September 18.

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, Kiwoom Securities failed to establish adequate monitoring systems for overseas stock over-trading on September 21. The brokerage offered incentive events tied to overseas stock trading volume, causing U.S. short-term bond ETF commitments to surge 5,532% from 509.6 billion won in December 2024 to 28.4 trillion won by March 2025. Despite a regulatory notice from the Financial Investment Association warning against excessive economic incenti

According to TASS news agency, Russia's ruling United Russia party secured a landslide victory on September 20 with 57.76% of the vote in the country's first parliamentary elections since the Ukraine war began in February 2022. The party is expected to secure over 130 proportional representation seats plus the majority of 225 single-mandate district seats, ensuring a supermajority in the State Duma. The election included participation from Russia-occupied Ukrainian territories—Donetsk, Luhansk,

According to South Korea Stock Exchange, Hansom (020000) announced on September 21 a three-year share buyback program worth 30 billion won to be fully cancelled. The company will repurchase 100 billion won annually from 2026 to 2028, acquiring approximately 629,000 shares (2.9% of outstanding shares) and retiring them. This year's buyback period runs from September 21 to October 22, with 629,327 shares targeted for cancellation on November 6. The announcement boosted the stock 6.49% intraday to

According to Forbes, the 2026 U.S. 400 richest list features 10 billionaires under age 40, up from 4 the prior year, with Anthropic co-founders occupying 4 of the 10 spots. The net worth threshold to enter the list reached a record $4.4 billion. The four Anthropic co-founders—Tom Brown (39), Daniela Amodei (39), Jack Clark (37), and Sam McCandlish (36)—each hold an estimated net worth of $15.5 billion, tying for 75th place. Anthropic raised $65 billion in May, pushing its valuation to $965 billi

According to BlockBeats, on September 21, analyst Beni called for evidence of misconduct at Kalshi, soliciting screenshots, emails, data, and timestamps of improper conduct on the platform. Beni previously questioned Kalshi's reported trading volumes, noting that ETH-PERP showed only $3.1 million in open interest while reporting $538.6 million in 24-hour trading volume, implying a turnover of approximately 174 times per day. In response, Kalshi's crypto head IcoBeast.eth clarified that the figur

According to BlockBeats, citing TradingBeats monitoring data, trader Boomer (X: solanadoomer1) recorded net profits of $12.27 million on Hyperliquid within the past 30 days, ranking in the top three for contract profitability as of September 21. The bulk of gains came from two rounds of ZEC long trades: between September 2–10, Boomer bought approximately 13,000 ZEC at an average price of $869.6 and sold at $1,261.6, generating $5.096 million in profit; from September 15–19, he accumulated 15,000

According to Jin10 Futures, the Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% in its September FOMC meeting last week, marking the first rate hike since July 2023. U.S. core CPI rose 0.3% month-over-month in August, exceeding expectations by 0.1 percentage point, while PPI jumped to 5.4% year-over-year, significantly above the prior 4.7%. Spot gold rose 0.68% for the week as markets digested the hawkish decision, supported by easing geopolitical tensions that helped ease inflati

According to KazTransOil, the state-owned oil pipeline operator of Kazakhstan, oil shipments through Novorossiysk increased 27.8% in August to 460,000 tons.

According to KazTransOil, Kazakhstan oil exports through the Russian port of Ust-Luga declined 30% in August compared with July, with shipments totaling 200,000 tons.

Spot silver fell below $66 per ounce during today's session, declining more than 0.4%.

According to ChainCatcher, Polymarket predictions show the probability that Anthropic's next-generation Claude Opus model will be released by September 27 rising to 90%, up 13% in 24 hours. The probability for a release by September 30 reached 94%, up 7% in the same period, according to monitoring by PPP prediction market tool.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the Bank of Korea launched a 24-hour offshore won settlement network pilot on Monday to support efforts to lower investment barriers for foreign investors.

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's government launched the candidate selection process for a Global AI Hub today (September 21), targeting its opening next year. Prime Minister Han Seung-soo announced at the first Global AI Hub promotion committee meeting that the government will conduct public hearings in October to gather opinions, followed by candidate recruitment and evaluation procedures. The initiative aims to establish an international collaboration platform involving international

On September 21, South Korean ruling party representatives warned that rushing into digital asset taxation without sufficient preparation would unfairly burden young investors. At a policy meeting in parliament, the party's floor leader Jung Jeong-sik stated that youth participation in crypto markets is driven by economic pressures, and hasty tax implementation could cause confusion and losses to fall on inexperienced investors. Legislators raised concerns about tax fairness, noting that domesti

According to Jin10, domestic gold jewelry prices rose by 2-4 yuan/gram today (September 21). Multiple brands including Chow Tai Fook, Chow Sang Sang, and Chow Hong Group saw prices reach 1,320 yuan/gram.

According to Foresight News, BiFu, a cross-asset trading platform bridging Web2 and Web3, will debut at TOKEN2049 Singapore on October 7. The platform will host two offline events centered on the theme "Beyond the Hype: What's Still Missing for Real RWA Adoption?" A VIP private dinner will gather core RWA builders, capital representatives, and infrastructure leaders to discuss asset tokenization and real liquidity pathways. This will be followed by an open industry sharing and networking recepti

According to Houthi military official Muhammad Al-Buhaiti on September 20, the U.S. recently inquired through Omani mediators whether the Houthis intended to attack American targets in the Strait of Hormuz. Al-Buhaiti confirmed that the Houthis clarified they would not strike U.S. or other countries' targets in the strait, with Saudi Arabia as the sole exception.