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According to the Wall Street Journal, the Federal Reserve's National Information Center database experienced an outage lasting more than 24 hours in early August, according to people familiar with the matter. The system, which provides banking data to regulators, was offline on or around August 5. Senator Elizabeth Warren raised concerns in a letter that the outage highlights potential risks from Federal Reserve staff reductions affecting system maintenance and banking supervision.

According to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, investment banking fees are likely to fall by more than 10% in the third quarter compared with a year prior, yesterday, September 14. This marks a steep reversal from the 50% growth the bank reported in its second quarter. Moynihan cited Dealogic data showing the investment banking market has declined 10% across the board. Because Bank of America is not as well positioned as competitors with greater activity, the bank will likely fall "a bit more

According to Yonhap News, South Korea's central bank warned on Sept 15 that artificial intelligence expansion could further widen employment disparities between Seoul and non-capital regions. The Bank of Korea released analysis showing that generative and agent-type AI-exposed jobs concentrated heavily in Seoul: generative AI high-exposure roles added 247,000 jobs over three years from 2023, with Seoul capturing 80.8%; agent-type AI roles added 105,000 jobs last year, with Seoul's share reaching

According to Rain's official announcement, the stablecoin payment company added support for KRW1, a Korean won-pegged stablecoin backed 1:1 by fiat currency and issued by BDACS on Avalanche. Users can now make payments using KRW1 via Visa cards.

According to research published by Grayscale on September 15, even modest Bitcoin allocations have historically improved the risk-adjusted returns of private market portfolios. The analysis by Grayscale's head of research Zach Pandl argues that Bitcoin functions as a portfolio diversifier due to its low correlation to private equity, venture capital, real estate, and private debt—assets typically sensitive to the same macroeconomic cycles. Bitcoin's value proposition centers on fixed supply and

According to ChainCatcher, citing Coinglass data, Binance recorded net inflows of $179 million USDT in the past 24 hours.

The UK energy secretary expressed no concern over the impact of Houthi attacks on the country's energy supply, according to the official statement.

According to BlockBeats, on Sept 15, Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee stated that while debt concerns around AI infrastructure financing are rising, growing industries typically don't rely solely on equity capital. He argues that AI companies increasing debt financing does not inherently signal flawed business models or an imminent bubble collapse. Lee views AI as the "third major engine" of economic growth, suggesting that investors often underestimate the long-term value and adoption speed of emer

According to ChainCatcher, The Smarter Web Company (trading under code MORE) plans to issue perpetual preference shares on the London Stock Exchange to raise between 15M and 25M GBP, with a minimum raise of 10M GBP. The offering will require support from three market makers for admission. Holders will receive cumulative weekly dividends and liquidation priority but carry no voting rights; the company retains redemption rights. As of mid-2026, SWC holds 2,878 bitcoin, with 132.5M GBP in distribut

The New York Federal Reserve's Manufacturing New Orders Index dropped to 2 in September from 17.3 in the prior month, according to latest data.

The New York Federal Reserve's manufacturing employment index rose to 10.6 in September, up from 9.3 in the previous month, indicating continued strength in the region's manufacturing labor market.

According to Bloomberg, today Crusoe and Perplexity AI signed a multi-year cloud services agreement under which Crusoe will provide AI computing power based on Nvidia chips and infrastructure management. Perplexity will use Crusoe's Nvidia-powered systems to train and run models. Crusoe will also supply Perplexity Enterprise Max product to over 1,800 Perplexity employees.

According to the New York Federal Reserve, the September New York Fed Manufacturing Index came in at 7.6 today, falling short of the forecast of 12.1 and down significantly from the prior month's reading of 20.6.

According to Odaily, Joe Lubin, Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys founder, has confirmed attendance at the Ethereum Ecosystem Summit scheduled for October 8, 2026, in Singapore. Lubin will participate in a fireside chat with Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom, discussing Ethereum's decade-long development and the future of open finance under the theme "Ethereum's Ten Years: From an Idea to the Future of Open Finance." The summit, organized by Sharplink, BlockUnion, and ETH HK Hub with support from Lido

Canada's wholesale sales declined 0.3% month-over-month in July, compared to growth of 2.8% in the prior month, according to Statistics Canada data. The slowdown marks a significant deceleration in the sector's monthly performance.

According to Statistics Canada, Canada's wholesale sales increased 0.3% month-over-month in July, surpassing the consensus forecast of -0.5% decline and rebounding from the prior month's 2.80% growth.

The New York Federal Reserve manufacturing index dropped to 7.6 in September, falling short of the forecasted 15 and declining from 20.6 the prior month.

As of 20:30 Beijing Time on September 15, New York COMEX futures showed mixed movement. Gold futures fell 0.52%, while silver futures rose 0.01% and copper futures gained 0.12%.

As of 20:30 Beijing time on September 15, WTI crude oil futures rose 1.09%, while U.S. natural gas futures advanced 0.86%.

According to Reuters, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has agreed to purchase 72 million barrels of discounted Iraqi crude oil in a tender bid conducted during August and September.