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According to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takamichi at a summit meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the weak yen is putting pressure on American trade.

South Korea's government announced the Texas Encinal gas combined-cycle power plant as the first project under the $200 billion US strategic investment framework, with Minister Kim Jeong-gwan reporting project details to the National Assembly on May 22. The $22.3 billion project will construct a 6.3

South Korean construction and nuclear power stocks fell sharply on May 23, one day after the government announced the Texas Encinal gas-fired power plant as the first project under the $200 billion US strategic investment framework. Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jung-kwan reported the $

According to South Korea's National Assembly, the government announced on September 22 its first major U.S. strategic investment project: a Texas natural gas combined-cycle power plant with 6.3 gigawatts (GW) capacity and $22.3 billion investment. The project aims to supply power to data centers in

According to Headliner, U.S. Treasury bond yields rose to 5.05% this week (September 25), marking the first time the $32 trillion debt market's average yield has crossed into the 5% level. Bloomberg data shows yields are now approaching 2023 highs and double peaks from 2006-2007, with multiple

According to Jin10 on September 25, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), India's largest refiner, has won a tender from Iraq's state oil marketer to purchase 1 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil for October shipment at prices $23-28 per barrel below Dubai benchmark rates, according to two trade sources.

The USD-KRW exchange rate fell 8.50 won to 1,357.50 won as of 3:30 PM on September 25 in the Seoul foreign exchange market, compared to the previous trading day's close. The decline came as the yen strengthened and international oil prices dropped. Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki stated a

According to people familiar with the discussions, oil prices fell on Friday as markets assessed the possibility of U.S.-Iran ceasefire negotiations while remaining concerned about potential supply disruptions from escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. Talks between U.S. and Iranian

According to Seoul Foreign Exchange Market data, the USD-KRW exchange rate fell 8.50 won to 1,357.50 won on Sept 25 (Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving Day), down 11.50 won from New York's previous session close. The decline was driven by yen strength and lower oil prices in Asian trading, with WTI

Federal Reserve official and New York Federal Reserve President John C. Williams, a permanent FOMC voting member, is scheduled to deliver remarks in approximately 10 minutes.

According to Arkham monitoring data, on September 25, Morgan Stanley withdrew approximately 1,100 Bitcoin from Coinbase Prime for its spot Bitcoin ETF MSBT, spending over $96 million. The firm's total Bitcoin holdings have now reached 9,218 BTC, marking the first time its position has

According to President Zelenskyy, Ukraine attacked two Russian oil refineries over the past 24 hours on September 24. The strikes targeted critical energy infrastructure as part of ongoing military operations.

Gate News reports that, according to an official Gate announcement, Gate’s tokenized stocks zone will launch Spot Trading and Convert for MAG7XON, BRAINON, YLD5ON, YLD8ON, BLKHION, BLKDIGON, and BLKGRWON on September 28, 2026. The zone was jointly launched by Gate and Ondo, adopting a compliant real-world asset tokenization model. All listed tokens correspond to publicly traded stocks, are fully backed by assets, support free on-chain transfers and trading, and enable seamless integration across

According to Guru Club, on September 25, Brent crude oil futures fell 2% to $98.058/barrel.

Fidelity Investment assessed that AI-related investments showed no value over a three-month period, according to the firm's Global Macro Director Jurrien Timmer. Timmer stated on the 23rd via SNS 'X' that both token spending and GPU rental rates were flat or declining. The assessment comes as the

Mynt, the parent company of GCash, secured approximately P36.5 billion in cornerstone commitments from more than 20 global and local institutions ahead of its October 6-12 initial public offering (IPO) offer period. The cornerstone investors include major global asset managers BlackRock, Capital

According to Fidelity Investment's Global Macro Director Julien Temmerm on September 23, artificial intelligence-related investments showed no value creation over a three-month period. The Silicon Data LLM token expenditure index fell 49% on a 50-day basis, while rental fees for H100 and A100 GPUs d

According to Rappler, GCash has secured approximately P36.5 billion in cornerstone commitments ahead of its initial public offering, with the offer period scheduled for October 6-12 and a targeted debut on October 20 at the Philippine Stock Exchange. More than 20 global and local institutions,

Eight KOSDAQ companies were delisted in the past three months for failing to meet market cap requirements, Korea Exchange reported on May 25. The delistings — excluding special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) — affected Koiz, Wonpoong, Shilla SG, KM Pharmaceutical, Gold&S, Suseong Webtoon,

According to Korea Exchange, eight Kosdaq-listed companies were delisted over the past three months for failing to meet the raised listing maintenance standard. The companies—Coize, Wonpung Materials, Shilla SG, KM Pharma, Gold & S, Soosung Webtoon, AFW, and Sejin T&S—did not meet the market cap thr