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According to Japan's Statistics Bureau, Tokyo's core consumer price index rose 2.7% year-on-year in September, exceeding the market expectation of 2.4%. The core-core CPI (excluding fresh food and energy) climbed 3%, up 1 percentage point from the prior month. Following the data release, the USD/JPY exchange rate fell 0.13% to 157.853 yen.

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's national tax revenue is projected to reach a record 478.6 trillion won in 2026, surging 104.7 trillion won compared to last year. The increase is primarily driven by strong semiconductor earnings from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The government plans to allocate excess tax revenue to a "Future Response Fund" for investment in youth, growth engines, regional balance, and education. Additionally, part of the surplus will be used to reduce Treasury bon

According to The Wall Street Journal and other U.S. media on October 1, the Pentagon will deploy a third aircraft carrier and additional amphibious ships to the Middle East, adding 9,000 to 10,000 troops to the region, multiple U.S. officials disclosed.

According to South Korea's Statistics Korea, computer prices, including notebooks and PCs, surged 27.4% year-on-year in September—the highest increase since the category was first tracked in January 1991. Smartphone prices rose 8.3%, marking the steepest growth in approximately four years. Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max reached 3.99 million won at maximum configuration, while a 14-inch MacBook Pro with 36GB memory and 2TB storage priced at 6.99 million won. The price increases reflect elevated memory

According to The Economist on October 1, major global nations' sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds are fundamentally shifting their overseas asset portfolios from traditional safe-haven assets like U.S. Treasury bonds and gold toward higher-yielding, higher-risk investments, particularly U.S. equities. The publication reported that overseas assets held by pension funds and sovereign wealth funds in China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea increased by at least $3.5 trillion betwee

According to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing disclosures on September 30, Zhuhai Yiwei Technology passed the Main Board listing hearing, with China Index Securities and Guotai Junan International as joint sponsors. The company is a robotics technology platform specializing in intelligent mobile robot solutions, including inertial guidance, single-modal, and multi-modal robot solutions. According to Frost & Sullivan, Yiwei Technology ranked third among intelligent mobile robot solution providers

According to Yuanta Securities strategist Lee Jae-hyung, South Korea's FX swap market experienced significant volatility in late September despite abundant dollar liquidity from semiconductor export booms. One-month FX swap points fluctuated between minus 0.25 won and minus 0.75 won from September 21 to 30, driven by mismatches in corporate dollar supply timing and rollover cycles rather than overall dollar scarcity. South Korea's foreign exchange banks' resident dollar deposits reached a record

According to former Goldman Sachs analyst and Brookings Institution senior fellow Robin Brooks, on October 1, the root of France's debt crisis lies with the European Central Bank, not French finances itself. Brooks stated that France's long-term government bond yields have reached a 20-year high across multiple maturities, including 10-year and forward rates. He projected the ECB would intervene within weeks, citing historical precedent from 2022 when the ECB introduced the Transmission Protecti

According to Arkham Intelligence, Strategy held 847,666 Bitcoin worth approximately $63.86 billion as of late September, with an average acquisition cost of $75,437 per BTC. Between September 21 and 27, the bitcoin treasury company purchased 1,665 additional BTC for $143 million, or an average price of $85,681 per coin.

According to NEWSIS, Taiwan's Taipei weighted index fell 0.18% to 48,266.76 points on October 2, retreating from an earlier 0.08% gain. The gauge opened higher following overnight strength in U.S. markets, but selling pressure in major tech stocks subsequently drove the index to fluctuate within a 48,250-48,450 point range. Tech and biomedical shares led declines, while oil, chemical, and communications stocks showed relative resilience.

According to ING bank, on October 1, artificial intelligence accounts for only 20 percent of the increase in long-term bond yields, with inflation responsible for roughly 50 percent and fiscal deficits accounting for 30 percent. The bank further broke down AI's 20 percent impact: 70 percent stems from productivity gains, while 25 percent reflects AI-related bond issuance. U.S. 10-year Treasury yields were trading at 5.24 percent at the time. ING noted that inflation is expected to remain elevate

According to E Daily, Kona AI completed its 100% acquisition of U.S. card manufacturer Protec Secure Card (PSC) on October 1, investing $20.1 million out of a total $22 million capital commitment. PSC, established in 2014 and based in Eatontown, New Jersey, has annual card production capacity of 50 million units and generated approximately $30 million in annual revenue with $1.5 million in net profit. Kona AI plans to consolidate PSC's results starting in Q4 2026. The acquisition aims to expand

According to Fortune, Citibank has raised its 12-month Bitcoin price target from $82,000 to $113,000 and increased its Ethereum target from $2,240 to $3,028 over the next 12 months. The bank forecasts approximately $5 billion in inflows to crypto ETFs during this period, citing factors including renewed market interest, a weakening U.S. dollar, and potential U.S. Treasury long-term debt buybacks as supportive for digital asset prices.

According to Foresight News, the Ethereum Foundation and Open Anonymity Project announced today the launch of zkAPI on the Ethereum mainnet, enabling anonymous payments for AI APIs using zero-knowledge proofs. Users can deposit ETH, USDC, or other assets into an on-chain vault contract once, then authorize API usage without revealing their identity; service providers can see requests but not payer identity, while payment processors only see amounts without linking them to specific requests or us

According to Coinglass data, Binance recorded net inflows of $383 million in USDT over the past 24 hours.

According to Japan's NHK on October 2, the U.S. Navy and Japan Self-Defense Force will conduct large-scale joint military exercises starting October 19, during which the U.S. military's NMESIS (Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System) will be deployed to Yonaguni Island, Japan's westernmost point. Simultaneously, Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force will deploy its own anti-ship missile system with a range of several hundred kilometers. Both systems are being deployed to the island for t

According to the U.S. Defense Department, Defense Secretary Hegseth announced the Meridian Plan on September 30, a new initiative designed to study future forms of warfare. On October 1, the Pentagon released photos of the plan's first meeting on social media platform X, with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in attendance.

According to SMM, more than 1,020 members of the supervisory and staff union at BHP's Escondida copper mine in Chile recently rejected the company's final wage proposal by a 95% margin and voted to authorize a strike.

According to South Korea's central bank and international financial data, the USD Index declined 4.32% from 108.4 on January 31 to 103.7 on October 14, reflecting reduced dollar demand amid U.S. recession concerns. Despite this, the Korean won depreciated 0.08% over the same period, with the USD/KRW rate rising from 1,452.70 to 1,453.80—standing out sharply against countermovement in other major currencies. The Japanese yen appreciated 4.44%, the euro gained 4.47%, and the British pound rose 4.3

Elon Musk stated on X that Tesla is reducing memory capacity in its AI chips to allocate sufficient resources for Optimus humanoid robot mass production. The AI5 chip's RAM will be cut to 36GB (down from 72GB), while the AI6 chip's RAM will drop to 96GB (from 144GB). Musk noted that memory bandwidth, rather than total capacity, is more likely to be the performance bottleneck, and since bandwidth remains unchanged, the impact on Optimus performance is expected to be negligible.