The number of Americans filing initial jobless claims for the week ending October 31 was 189,000.

Paraguay's Ueno Bank has closed due to a solvency crisis, freezing customer deposits and sparking public protests. Approximately 60% of Paraguay's adult population has an account with Ueno Bank.

Kraken's parent company, Payward, and its asset management clients purchased an undisclosed number of AAVE tokens on the secondary market. This purchase was completed through Payward's affiliated investment fund, Digital Asset Special Investments I, LP, and its asset management clients. Payward and Aave are exploring future collaboration opportunities. A previous deal involved 250,000 AAVE tokens and a 15% stake in Aave Group, valuing the company at $385 million, but this announcement did not mention any equity transaction. (Source: Bloomberg)

In 2026, FOMC voting member Hamak stated that monetary policy needed to shift to a restrictive stance. Inflation was too high and heading in the wrong direction; gradual interest rate hikes would cause less disruption to the economy and financial system. Hamak believes the US dollar remains the world's leading reserve currency and finds it hard to imagine it losing that status. He argues that the independence of the US central bank is crucial to keeping inflation at 2% and that it tends to make frequent, small-scale interest rate adjustments.

VeChain CEO Sunny Lu stated that the potential IPOs of Anthropic and OpenAI could have a short-term impact on the crypto market. Sunny Lu believes that AI and blockchain will jointly complete the new industrial revolution and bring about clear application scenarios.

U.S. nonfarm output per hour rose at an annualized rate of 3.6% in the third quarter, up from an upwardly revised 2.1% in the previous quarter. Unit labor costs fell 0.7%, the first decline since the second quarter of 2025. Businesses are increasing their investments in artificial intelligence, software, and equipment to improve employee productivity. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time last week fell to its lowest level since 1969.