Global Indices & Fear & Greed Index

Turkey's BIST-100 index fell 1.4% in early trading on October 16, while the country's main banking sector index declined 1.5% during the same period.

According to BlockBeats, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 14.5% this week, marking its largest weekly decline since October 2008. On October 16, the index rebounded, closing up 113.82 points or 2.05%, at 5668.04 points. Major semiconductor stocks also recovered, with Samsung Electronics rising 2.62% a

On October 15, US Stock Market News showed the Nasdaq Composite declining more than 1% as semiconductor stocks extended a sell-off amid concerns over artificial intelligence valuations. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% at the open, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%, as investors assessed

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy faces up to 90% odds of removal from MSCI indexes by December 31, according to prediction market data from October 15. The surge in removal bets follows MSCI's adoption of new rules that exclude non-operating companies from its Global Investable Market Indexes. MSCI

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced on the 16th enhanced monitoring of offshore platforms trading perpetual futures linked to Korean stocks and indices. The regulatory action targets products offering leverage ratios from 10x to 200x,

On Friday, October 16, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh expressed optimism about artificial intelligence's long-term benefits for the U.S. economy during remarks at the IMF-World Bank annual meeting in Bangkok, stating that AI-driven economies will be more productive and prosperous. However, he warned the

According to South Korea's Financial Services Commission and Financial Supervisory Service, on October 16, the regulator issued a warning on perpetual futures products traded on offshore cryptocurrency platforms, citing extreme risk levels. Offshore platforms currently offer up to 200x leverage on p

In US Stock Market News, S&P 500 futures were relatively unchanged early Friday after the gauge posted its first winning session in four, with investors shaking off the latest sell-off in technology stocks. Futures tied to the broad market average traded 0.16% higher, while Nasdaq-100 futures

Ripple announced on Oct. 15 that its institutional business, Ripple Prime, now supports perpetual swaps linked to Real World Assets (RWA). Institutional clients under Virtu have begun trading contracts based on more than 100 markets, including stocks, stock indices, ETFs, metals, energy, and Forex. The swaps reference perpetual futures contracts launched by Trade.xyz on Hyperliquid. Ripple Prime RWA Perpetual Swap Structure According to Ripple’s official explanation, Ripple Prime’s RWA perpetual

South Korea's KOSDAQ market triggered a buy-side circuit breaker at 12:55:23 PM on October 16 as the index surged over 5% intraday, rapidly recovering from the previous session's sharp decline. The circuit breaker activated after KOSDAQ150 futures prices rose more than 6% above the prior close and t

According to CNBC citing Harvard's annual financial report released on October 15, Harvard Management Company's endowment achieved a 27.1% return in fiscal 2026 (July 2025–June 2026), marking its highest return in the past five years. The performance outpaced the S&P 500's total return of 22.3%

According to Coinglass, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index currently stands at 64, up 12 points from yesterday, indicating a greedy market sentiment. The 7-day average is 60, while the 30-day average is 67.

According to Jin10 data, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Walsh said on October 16 at the 2026 IMF and World Bank Annual Meeting in Bangkok that many G20 economies have shown unexpected resilience despite recent geopolitical shocks and widespread monetary tightening by central banks. Walsh expressed

US Stock Market News showed gains on October 16 after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said investments in artificial intelligence are a huge benefit to the US economy, prompting traders to pare bets on an interest-rate hike. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 Index climbed as much as 0.2% following Warsh's

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) stated it will soon communicate with MSCI to address the index operator's recent warning. The exchange emphasized its commitment to responding seriously to MSCI's concerns.

According to financial data, Hong Kong equities rose during midday trading on October 16, with the Hang Seng Index gaining 1.21% to 24,353 points and the Hang Seng Tech Index climbing 2.09%. Morning trading volume reached 92.8 billion Hong Kong dollars. The Hang Seng Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inde

Malaysia's third-quarter GDP grew 5.3% year-over-year, exceeding the estimated 5.1% expansion.

In US Stock Market News today, The Kobeissi Letter argues that despite the S&P 500 trading near all-time highs, a "hidden bear market" presents significant opportunities as 84% of S&P 500 constituents have fallen at least 10% from their respective all-time highs. The contrarian bullish outlook

The KOSPI declined to the 5,500 level one week before the October monetary policy committee meeting, prompting Seoul bond market participants to assess the impact on domestic demand outlook and future rate hike trajectory. The stock market correction occurred amid an already ongoing tightening