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The 30-year U.S. mortgage rate climbed to 7.03% in Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, up from 6.95% the prior week and 6.30% a year ago, as the 10-year Treasury yield surged above 5% to reach approximately 5.08% — its highest level since 2007. The 15-year fixed rate rose to 6.42% f

Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Indices are exploring tokenized options contracts, potentially bringing one of Wall Street's largest derivatives markets deeper into blockchain-based trading infrastructure. The discussions come as S&P DJI has already expanded the S&P 500 beyond traditional exchange hours; in

The US Department of Labor released the August Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) on the 29th local time, showing job openings at 7.079 million on a seasonally adjusted basis, down 256,000 from the previous month and below the market expectation of 7.24 million. The decline suggests

The US-China tariff agreement reported on September 29 excluded liquefied natural gas, leaving major LNG price benchmarks largely unaffected. Walter Bloomberg reported that the agreement did not include LNG provisions, resulting in minimal immediate impact on JKM, the Northeast Asia LNG spot benchma

Retail investors put just $1 billion into single stocks over the past 20 trading days, The Kobeissi Letter said in an X post on Sept. 26, marking the smallest 20-day total in at least two years and roughly 95% below the about $20 billion they bought over a similar stretch in April 2025. Crypto

Oracle is integrating its financial technology with Swift's blockchain ledger in an initiative designed to help banks connect tokenized deposit systems across institutions and incorporate blockchain-based payments into existing financial workflows. The integration is intended to allow financial inst

Hedera is launching an AMA and Office Hours event for developers participating in the Scaffold-HBAR bounty program. The initiative offers five prizes of $2,000 each to encourage innovation and community engagement within the Hedera ecosystem. The bounty program aims to stimulate developer activity a

Pumpfun has reclaimed its lead in the Solana launchpad race amid selling pressure across the crypto market, according to crypto commentator @SolanaFloor. The shift reflects competitive dynamics within the Solana ecosystem as multiple launchpad platforms vie for dominance. Solana's launchpad sector h

Aztec Labs relaunched zk.money, a self-custodial wallet for private crypto payments, on Tuesday, three years after discontinuing the original product in 2023. The new version operates on Aztec Network, the company's privacy-focused Ethereum Layer 2, and does not publish users' balances, payment

London Stock Exchange Group has been appointed a Super Validator on the Canton Network, expanding its involvement with the privacy-focused blockchain infrastructure used by institutional financial markets. The appointment builds on LSEG's existing role as a validator and follows the technical

SkyEcosystem is attending four blockchain events in Singapore: token2049, blockworksDAS, Yield_Summit, and CapSummitGlobal. The organization aims to connect with institutions, allocators, and builders focusing on stablecoins and on-chain capital markets. This participation reflects a strategic

Barclays forecasted on September 29 that the 30-year US Treasury yield could rise to 6% if sustained artificial intelligence investment continues to boost US productivity. Walter Bloomberg reported the analysis, which links AI-driven productivity gains to stronger economic growth and higher

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service received 78,979 financial complaints in the first half of this year, a 39.5% increase from the same period last year. The surge was driven by disputes over insurance claim payments, stock and ETF trading issues, and customer complaints related to SpaceX

OpenAI and Anthropic are facing artificial intelligence safety concerns that could affect their revenue growth and business expansion. The Wall Street Journal reported on September 29 that OpenAI halted the release of its next-generation AI model after internal safety evaluations identified

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated on May 28 (local time) that the company will continue collaborating with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix for another 33 years, following 33 years of existing partnership. Speaking to reporters after the Korea Society annual gala in New York, Huang explained that

US Treasury bond prices rose on the morning of September 29 (US Eastern Time), pushing yields lower across maturities. The 10-year Treasury yield fell 2.00 basis points to 5.220%, while the 2-year yield dropped 0.60 basis points to 4.918%, according to Yonhap Infomax's overseas interest rate

The European Union confirmed on September 29 that crude oil supply across the bloc remains stable despite elevated diesel and jet fuel prices. Walter Bloomberg reported that the Oil Coordination Group held a meeting that day to review regional crude supply conditions. The review found no supply

Polymarket traders are pricing a US announcement ending the naval blockade of Iran no earlier than March 31, 2027, with the contract trading at 74.5% Yes to 25.5% No as of mid-morning on Tuesday, September 29, according to live platform data. The event has logged over $33M in cumulative volume

US asset management firm Strive purchased 1,107 Bitcoin for $94.5 million from the 21st to 25th, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The average purchase price including fees was $85,396 per Bitcoin. Strive has adopted a 'treasury strategy' that involves

Cho Hong-rae, CEO of Quarterback Asset Management, stated in an interview on the 23rd that US stocks historically rally starting 7 weeks before midterm elections, identifying the last week of September (September 28-October 2) as the statistical entry point based on nearly 100 years of data