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50 noticiasIndia's central bank raises key rate to 5.5%, first hike in 3 years 8 months
The Reserve Bank of India decided on 7 October to raise its main policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.5%, the first increase in three years and eight months. Governor Sanjay Malhotra cited a worsening Middle East situation, sharp swin…
MFDS approves Hanmi's EPPE, Korea's first homegrown GLP-1 obesity drug
Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved Hanmi Pharmaceutical's EPPE auto-injector (efpeglenatide) on Oct 7, the first domestically developed GLP-1 obesity drug and the country's 45th homegrown new drug. The injectable is indicated…
China's central bank adds to gold reserves for 23rd straight month
China's gold reserves stood at 77.47 million ounces, or about 2,409.59 tonnes, at the end of September, up 740,000 ounces (about 23.02 tonnes) from 76.73 million ounces (about 2,386.57 tonnes) at the end of August, according to figures carr…
HIS says up to 627 customers' passport data may have leaked after Thai unit breach
HIS announced on October 7 that up to 627 customers' passport details may have leaked after unauthorized access to a file server at its Thai subsidiary, H.I.S. TOURS. The company said it detected the access in December 2025 and identified t…
JPX to cut TOPIX constituents from about 1,600 to 986 under new selection rules
Japan Exchange Group announced on Oct 7 that it will sharply reduce the number of companies in the TOPIX stock index, to 986 from 1,634, in a phased change running from late October to July 2028. A reassessment in October 2027 will decide w…
Kremlin: Rusia informó a la OMS sobre la situación en la región de Irkutsk tras la muerte de un trabajador
El portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, dijo que Rusia ha informado a la Organización Mundial de la Salud sobre la situación en la región de Irkutsk, tras la muerte de una empleada del instituto antipeste de Irkutsk. Peskov también dijo que…
Sompo Japan says about 60,000 customer records may have leaked after vendor breach
Sompo Japan said on October 7 that a subcontractor's server used to handle inquiries for its business-oriented dashcam service “SMILING ROAD” was hit by unauthorized access, and about 60,000 customer records may have leaked. The data may in…
Hang Seng Tech Index to expand to 50 constituents under six-part revamp
Hang Seng Indexes Company announced six revisions to the Hang Seng Tech Index's compilation method, including raising the number of constituents from 30 to 50. The requirement that candidates belong to designated industries is dropped, six …
Russia's Interior Ministry says Telegram refuses to cooperate on drug propaganda
Russia's Interior Ministry said Telegram is not responding to its offers of contact in the fight against drug propaganda, with the acting head of its drug-control directorate, Kirill Smurov, saying the messenger is used to draw teenagers in…
KOSPI opens down 1.11% at 6,864.25; KOSDAQ falls 0.27%
South Korea’s KOSPI opened 77.14 points, or 1.11%, lower at 6,864.25 on 7 October, while the KOSDAQ opened down 2.47 points, or 0.27%, at 917.45. The benchmark index rebounded to 6,944.83 by 09:25 as individual investors bought, then fell b…
Spot gold falls about 1% below $4,120 an ounce, silver drops nearly 2%
Spot gold and silver prices fell on Oct 7, 2026, according to short market updates from three Chinese business outlets. CLS first reported spot gold down 0.93% at $4,124.89 an ounce and spot silver down 1.60% at $60.35 an ounce, figures Jie…
Bank of Russia keeps list of systemically important banks unchanged
The Bank of Russia has left its list of systemically important credit institutions unchanged, keeping 12 banks on it, according to the regulator's website. The banks on the list account for almost 80% of the combined assets of the Russian b…
Goldman Sachs warns Samsung volatility may spike on Oct. 8 events
Goldman Sachs said Samsung Electronics shares could swing sharply on October 8, when preliminary third-quarter results fall on the same day as semiconductor ETF rebalancing, options expiry and the end of a share buyback. The bank cut its th…
Yoido Full Gospel Church says data of 850,000 members may have leaked in cyberattack
Yoido Full Gospel Church, South Korea's largest church, said data on about 850,000 members — names and dates of birth — may have been exposed after a cyberattack on its information system. The church said it was notified by the Korea Intern…
LG Uplus to run mobile 'visiting stores' for island and mountain areas
LG Uplus said it will operate a converted Hyundai Solati vehicle as a "visiting store" to bring telecom consultations and digital education to island, mountain and other areas without fixed outlets. One vehicle each is to be placed in the Y…
US reports largest state-level measles outbreak in over 30 years
The United States is experiencing its largest state-level measles outbreak in more than 30 years, according to Chinese media reports. Pennsylvania health authorities reported 1,004 confirmed measles cases and five deaths in 2026 as of Octob…
S&P 500 sets record high, closes above 7,800 for first time
The S&P 500 rose 0.6% on Tuesday to a record high, surpassing its August peak, CNBC reported it touched an intraday record of 7,844.52 and closed above 7,800 for the first time. The rally came amid elevated oil prices and rising bond yields…
WHO says more than 170 million children and adolescents worldwide live with obesity
The World Health Organization says more than 170 million children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 worldwide have been diagnosed with obesity, with prevalence in that age group rising fourfold since 1990, from 2% to about 8%. The WHO issued gui…
Korea names 24 innovative financial services, allowing cards for secondhand trades
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission designated 24 new “innovative financial services” on October 7, including Naver Financial’s credit card safe-payment service for person-to-person secondhand trades. Under the service, the buyer’s …
ADIB shareholders approve AED1.75bn rights issue for Vision 2035
Shareholders of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank approved a rights issue of about AED1.75 billion ($476 million) at a General Assembly on Tuesday. The issue comprises 106,383,000 new shares at AED16.45 each, a 28.8 per cent discount to the August 24 …