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The global bond market experienced turbulence as oil prices surged above $100 per barrel, according to the Financial Times. Rising oil prices contributed to inflation expectations, driving investors to demand higher yields on government bonds and increasing borrowing costs. The developments

The smartphone market experienced a structural shift in the first half of this year as AI-driven memory demand triggered an 80% quarter-on-quarter price surge in mobile DRAM during Q2, according to Counterpoint Research. Samsung Electronics reclaimed the global number one position with a 21.8% marke

Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays and HSBC completed interbank transactions using tokenised deposits, demonstrating that blockchain-based commercial bank money can move between separate banking institutions. UK Finance described the transactions as the world's first of their kind. The transactions form

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig says the agency is preparing U.S. derivatives markets for onchain finance, mass tokenization, 24/7 trading and artificial intelligence. Speaking at the U.S. Treasury Market Conference on September 22, Selig said regulators must prepare mark

The US Securities and Exchange Commission issued an Innovation Exemption for tokenized securities, but market participants widely misunderstand its scope. The exemption permits Tokenized Securities Venues to trade tokenized NMS stocks via permissioned automated market makers without traditional

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted the company shifted its long-term focus toward artificial intelligence after AI advanced faster than the hardware needed for his original metaverse vision. Speaking on 'New Things with Joanna Stern,' Zuckerberg said AI capabilities progressed rapidly

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $32.4 million in net inflows on Sept. 23, extending their streak to five consecutive days of positive flows. Morgan Stanley's MSBT received the entire Sept. 23 inflow, while BlackRock's IBIT and Fidelity's FBTC recorded zero flows, according to data

Snap, Inc. (SNAP) stocks closed at $5.29 on Wednesday, marking the lowest level in over a month, as CEO Evan Spiegel promoted the company's $2,195 SPECS augmented reality glasses hours before Meta unveiled a lineup of lower-priced eyewear starting at $249 and Elon Musk amplified a report showing

The S&P 500 index fell to an undervalued level as its 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio dropped below 19x as of the 18th, marking the lowest valuation since 2023 according to LSEG data. Shinhan Investment & Securities attributed the decline to concerns over artificial intelligence industry pe

Meta Platforms Inc.'s AI chief Alexandr Wang launched a meme-heavy posting campaign on X around the Sept. 8 release of Muse, Meta's personal AI agent. Dan Ives, Partner and Senior Managing Director at Yorkville, called Wang "a special one" in a CNBC interview, contrasting his approach with other AI

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $347 million in net inflows on September 23, with BlackRock's IBIT leading contributions at $166 million. The inflows reflect growing institutional interest in Bitcoin as an investment asset. Institutional capital is increasingly driving demand within the

Circle National Trust, operating as First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., received final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on July 10, 2026, and opened for business on July 24. The federally chartered national trust bank serves as the regulated custodial backbone for

Iran's President Ali Pezeshkian declared at the UN that Iran would not yield to U.S. threats, while supporting diplomatic efforts. The speech follows ongoing tensions with Washington after U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran earlier this year. Pezeshkian's remarks reflect a dual

US 10-year Treasury yields surpassed 5% on September 23 (local time), reaching 5.083% and marking the highest level since 2007, according to electronic trading platform TradeWeb. The surge followed S&P Global's September US composite PMI preliminary reading of 58.4, the highest in 62 months, which r

Samsung Electronics stocks completed a 7-day consecutive rise through the 23rd, closing at 286,500 won, up 3.62% from the previous trading day, according to AI-based investment platform Epic AI on the 24th. The stock recovered the 280,000 won level on a closing basis for the first time since the 21s

The Korean stock market's KOSPI index closed at 7080.92 on the 23rd, marking a 0.90% gain and a 5.4% rise over the five trading days preceding the Chuseok holiday in September 2026. A 10-year analysis of 21 holiday periods from January 2016 to Chuseok 2026 reveals that the market rose an average of

Robo-advisor algorithms managing retirement pension assets in South Korea posted widespread losses over recent 3 months, with 99% of domestic asset-based algorithms recording negative returns according to KOSCOM RA Testbed Center data released on the 24th. Out of 456 retirement pension robo-advisor

StarkWare reported the estimated computational cost to prepare a quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction has fallen below $67, down 79% from approximately $320 spent on the first such mainnet transaction in August. The reduction resulted from participants in the Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Optimization

Monami, a Korean stationery manufacturer established in 1967, has seen its market capitalization fall below 300 billion KRW continuously since August 19. Under Korea Exchange delisting rules, if Monami fails to recover above the 300 billion KRW threshold by December 7, the company will face delistin