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According to market reports, traders said India's central bank may be selling U.S. dollars to support the rupee. The RBI's potential intervention comes as the Indian currency faces pressure in forex markets.

According to Financial Times on September 21, Ruchir Sharma, chairman of Rockefeller International, warned that extreme volatility in South Korea's KOSPI index is harming the country's investment reputation. In an op-ed, Sharma noted that Korea's market volatility over the past 12 months ranks among the worst since the 1980s, comparable only to financial crisis-hit emerging markets like Nigeria, Turkey, Brazil, and Greece. He attributed the volatility to high retail investor participation and AI

According to Kim Hak-gyun, director of Shin Young Securities Research Center, speaking today at a Korea Exchange seminar, interest rate movements are now driven by the White House rather than the Federal Reserve. Despite the Fed raising its benchmark rate by 25 basis points in September, U.S. 10-year and 30-year Treasury yields have declined, indicating market rates are rising independently of Fed policy. Kim attributed the structural driver to government fiscal deficits, which reached 5.5% of G

According to Korea Exchange, KOSPI index fell to 7,000 points on September 22 after individual investors sold 1.8 trillion won, reversing an earlier 2.2% rally that had pushed the index above 7,100 during morning trading. The equity gauge closed at 7,097.60, up 89.13 points (1.27%) from the prior session. Individual investors net sold 1.8 trillion won today, while foreign investors and institutions each purchased 449.2 billion won and 88.3 billion won respectively. Over the past three trading da

According to Guru Club on September 22, Indian refiners are considering cutting purchases of Russian crude oil as new U.S. sanctions targeting countries buying Russian oil take effect. Currently representing over 50% of India's total crude imports, Russian oil was increased to address high global prices and supply disruptions in the Middle East. Sources indicate India's major refineries are actively seeking alternative suppliers; New Delhi may limit Russian crude to 20%-30% of total imports in t

According to Bloomberg, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser warned on September 22 at the Qatar Economic Forum in New York that increasingly powerful AI models pose mounting cyber attack threats, with companies racing to strengthen defenses. Fraser noted that enterprises globally are working urgently to enhance protective capabilities, with large-scale patching efforts underway. She compared the scale of AI defense improvements to an approaching "tsunami."

According to market reports via Guru Club, today (September 22), Indonesian nickel industry centers are experiencing production reductions amid drought conditions triggered by El Niño weather patterns.

According to Financial Times, Polymarket is lobbying regulatory authorities across the UK, Brussels, and multiple EU member states to classify its prediction market contracts as financial derivatives subject to MiFID financial services rules, rather than gambling regulations. The platform has engaged with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Commission, and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), seeking licenses across Europe. Polymarket is currently raising capi

According to Jin10, ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane said today (September 22) that a new wave of energy price increases will push eurozone inflation higher and more persistent than initially expected, with inflation expected to return to the ECB's target from mid-2027 onward. Lane noted that if autumn energy shocks prove more severe and prolonged, they would pressure the economy, but stable energy conditions should support steady, moderate growth.

Shinhan Investment & Securities announced on September 22 that it signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Blueard and Lotte Future Strategy Research Institute on September 21 to jointly develop fractional investment and tokenized securities businesses. The collaboration combines Shinhan's financial infrastructure, Blueard and Lotte's content and distribution capabilities, and tokenized securities expertise to build a content-based investment contract securities and tokenized

According to News1, on September 22, South Korean airline stocks rallied as international oil prices fell sharply. Korean Air (003490) rose 7.28% to 30,950 won, Asiana Airlines (020560) jumped 7.40% to 8,270 won, and Jeju Air (089590) gained 6.13% to 4,585 won. WTI crude oil dropped to around $95 per barrel, declining over 4%, as expectations of eased Middle East tensions grew following reports that U.S. President Trump may hold talks with Iran's president ahead of the UN General Assembly. Saudi

According to India's Ministry of External Affairs, Foreign Secretary Suresh Jaishankar held the first-ever joint ministerial meeting with foreign ministers from Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia on Monday (September 22) during the UN General Assembly in New York. The four Central European nations expressed support for India's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, according to Slovakia's Foreign Minister. The ministers discussed global and regional developments, security and c

According to HTX, SOL broke above $115 to $115.96, up 4.38% in the last 24 hours.

According to The Fact, DSRV and Alchemy announced a strategic partnership today (September 22) to integrate Alchemy's blockchain infrastructure with DSRV's All That Node RPC service. The collaboration will expand across Asia, starting with South Korea and Japan, enabling institutional clients to access combined node and data infrastructure services. Alchemy currently supports more than 100 blockchain networks through its RPC API offerings.

According to Farside data, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $9.99 billion yesterday (September 21). The inflows mark the third consecutive trading day of significant capital influx into spot Bitcoin ETF products.

Alibaba Pingtoukong announced on September 22 at the Hangzhou Cloud Summit that it will launch Yitian 720 and Yitian 730 server CPUs in 2027. The Yitian 720 will enhance single-core performance, core density, and energy efficiency across the board. The Yitian 730, based on Pingtoukong's fully self-developed CPU microarchitecture, will deliver single-core SPECint2017/GHz performance up to 1.4 times higher than the Yitian 710.

According to Omdia, global true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds shipments declined 0.7% year-over-year to 82.1 million units in the second quarter of 2026, marking the first YoY decline since Q2 2023. The research firm forecasts that open-ear style (OWS) earbuds will remain a key growth segment, with annual shipments projected to rise from 43.9 million units in 2026 to 90.5 million units by 2030, representing approximately one-fifth of total TWS output.

According to Jin10, on September 21, Ding Xianqun, party chief and director of China's National Financial Supervision and Administration, met with Hong Kong Financial Secretary Chen Maobao, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Xu Zhengyu, Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive余伟文 and Securities and Futures Commission Executive Director Liang Fengyi. The two sides discussed economic and financial development in mainland China and Hong Kong, deepening financial market interconne

According to a Wall Street Journal survey, nine of ten economists expect Indonesia's central bank to hold its seven-day reverse repurchase rate at 5.75% on Wednesday, while one predicts a 25-basis-point rate hike to 6.0%. HSBC economists forecast the next rate increase will occur in the fourth quarter, bringing the benchmark rate to 6.0%.

On Sept 22, Hong Kong tech stocks rallied in early trading, with the Hang Seng Index up 0.4% and the Hang Seng Tech Index rising 1%. Tencent surged 6.6% while Alibaba climbed nearly 3%, leading gains in the region.