Japanese Finance Minister: (When asked whether the current yen exchange rate is reasonable) Unable to comment on the exchange rate; confirmed and agreed to continue taking coordinated foreign exchange actions with the United States.

UBS Group rose 1.8% in pre-market European trading after the Swiss parliamentary committee approved capital relief measures.

The AI construction boom has triggered a surge in HBM demand, crowding out traditional DRAM supply and worsening memory shortages. According to a report by Seoul Economic Daily, Samsung's memory business division has allocated around 70% of its capacity to long-term agreements (LTAs) through 2031, with major signed customers including Nvidia, Microsoft, and Google. However, the competition for HBM supply is so intense that even these large tech companies cannot obtain the full quantities agreed

Largest XRP ETF Crosses $500 Million in Assets Just 9 Months After Launch

Spot platinum has just broken through the $1,810.00/ounce mark, now quoted at $1,810.17/ounce, up 0.93% on the day; the main Nymex platinum futures contract is now quoted at $1,816.2/ounce, up 1.23% on the day.