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According to Federal Election Commission filings announced Thursday, the Senate Leadership Fund, the Republican Party's leading Senate super PAC, raised a record $272.9 million from July through September, with Elon Musk providing $158 million through an affiliated Texas PAC. The SLF entered the final weeks before the November 3 midterm election with over $155 million in cash on hand. Musk's two contributions of $75 million and $83 million in September are among the largest political donations e

According to Bloomberg, the EU recently negotiated with China to lift trade restrictions on a Chinese company in exchange for Beijing easing export controls on German materials supplier Sindlhauser Materials. The Chinese enterprise had previously been accused of assisting Russia in its war against Ukraine, though its name was not disclosed. China placed Sindlhauser on its export control list on July 24, prohibiting Chinese exporters from supplying the company with dual-use items. Sindlhauser, a

According to ChainCatcher, Coinbase's spot ETH market posted a buy order of approximately 2,913.62 ETH ($6.78M) at $2,328 today, representing a 4.55% pullback from the mid-price of $2,438.89. The order represents the most significant near-end support level on the book.

According to South Korea's National Statistics Service released on September 16, employment rose by 113,000 year-on-year in September to 29.266 million, but month-on-month growth slowed to 184,000 from August's 184,000. The hospitality and food service sector, closely linked to domestic demand, fell by 97,000—the steepest decline in 57 months—while manufacturing employment turned positive for the first time in 29 months, gaining 16,000 jobs. Youth employment (ages 15-29) continued declining for

According to a recent Sui announcement on X, Alibaba Cloud has integrated its services with Sui Agent Payments. Agents can now use USDC to pay for services within user-defined spending limits, with all transactions settled on the Sui blockchain.

According to Odaily monitoring, on October 16 between 02:43 and 03:40 UTC, a trading account with cumulative gains exceeding $23 million closed approximately $840,000 in S&P 500 long positions while opening $3.99 million in new positions. The account's net S&P 500 holding increased from approximately $1.27 million to $4.42 million. Address: 0xfc667adba8d4837586078f4fdcdc29804337ca06.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Singapore-listed Bitcoin mining company BitFuFu has added 15 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 1,388 BTC valued at approximately $114.2 million.

According to Yonhapinformatics, the USD/KRW one-month NDF contract fell to 1,340.20 won on October 16, down 3.35 won from Seoul's previous spot close of 1,344.60 won. The decline was driven by broad risk aversion stemming from AI-related asset selloffs, which triggered a 10 basis point drop in U.S. 10-year Treasury yields. The dollar index declined below 102. U.S. September PPI surged to 1.3% month-over-month, significantly exceeding the 0.5% forecast, while core PPI rose 0.7% versus the 0.3% ex

According to CNBC, Bank of America upgraded CarMax (NYSE: KMX) investment rating from Underperform to Buy on October 15, raising its price target from $50 to $65, representing approximately 30% upside from the previous close. BofA analyst Alexander Perry attributed the upgrade to CarMax's pricing advantage, strengthened by the FTC's price transparency regulations that took effect in May, forcing competitors to disclose hidden fees. CarMax's Q2 retail sales increased 13% year-over-year, compared

According to Korea Investment & Securities analyst Jung Hyun-jong, U.S. Treasury bonds show rising relative appeal amid weakening stock-bond synchronization, the research firm said on October 16. The real yield gap between equity expected returns and bond returns narrowed to 0.56 percentage points, the lowest since August 2001. The correlation coefficient between global equities and U.S. Treasury yields dropped to 0.4 from a peak of 0.75 in 2022. As monetary tightening prolongs, bonds are expect

According to ChainCatcher, MSCI announced on October 16 new index exclusion rules for non-operating companies, effective November 30, 2026. The rules will be implemented during the November index review, with the final exclusion list to be published on November 11. Bitcoin treasury companies Strategy and Metaplanet face potential removal under the new criteria. JPMorgan Chase previously estimated that if Strategy is removed from MSCI indices, it could face approximately $2.8 billion in forced se

According to Jin10, Iraq's National Assembly voted on October 15 to approve the appointments of 3 deputy prime ministers and 11 cabinet ministers. The newly appointed officials were sworn in the same day.

Japan posted a net deficit of 339.7 billion yen in foreign bond purchases for the week of October 9, improving from 347.6 billion yen in the prior week. The data reflects ongoing capital outflows from Japanese investors into domestic markets.

Foreign investors net purchased 1.08 trillion yen in Japanese bonds during the week ending October 9, according to official data, compared to 585.7 billion yen in the previous week.

Japanese investors sold a net 760.6 billion yen in foreign stocks during the week ending October 9, a sharp reversal from the prior week's net purchases of 1.3246 trillion yen.

According to Character.AI, the AI chatbot startup filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 13, facing monthly losses of $8 million to $9 million amid soaring computational costs and legal disputes. Disney will serve as the initial bidder in the court-supervised sale process, offering $20 million for a non-exclusive, perpetual license to part of Character.AI's intellectual property, with transition support provided through former Character.AI employees who have joined Disney, includi

According to Yonhapinfomax, the USD-KRW exchange rate fell to 1,342 won on October 16 early morning, down 2.60 won from the previous Seoul market close of 1,344.60 won. The decline came after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that September producer price index (PPI) rose 1.3% month-over-month, significantly exceeding the market forecast of 0.5% and marking the highest level since March 2022. Core PPI also climbed 0.7%, surpassing the expected 0.3%. The stronger-than-expected inflation data

According to ChainCatcher, privacy-focused blockchain Pirate Chain reported today that its network was exploited through a vulnerability, resulting in 39.8 million ARRR tokens being created out of thin air. The network continues operating normally, though the development team is actively working on recovery efforts. Users have been advised not to transfer funds until restoration is complete.

According to the Australian Treasury, Australia released draft legislation on Oct. 15 to implement the OECD Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), enabling automatic exchange of crypto tax information between countries. The Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2026 is open for public comment until Oct. 28. International exchanges of crypto tax information are expected to begin in 2028.

Japan's Minister of Economy Shiro Jono clarified that he did not attempt to delay the Bank of Japan's rate hike decision during the June meeting.