PANews October 15 news, before the U.S. stock market opens, the key market financial news investors need to focus on is as follows:
1. U.S. stock index futures were mixed. Dow Jones index futures rose 0.35%, S&P 500 index futures fell 0.31%, and Nasdaq 100 index futures fell 1.25%.
2. International oil prices were mixed. WTI crude oil futures rose 0.33% to $95.400 per barrel; Brent crude oil futures fell 1.18% to $104.804 per barrel.
3. International spot gold and silver rose collectively. Spot gold rose 1.20% to $4,154.39 per ounce; spot silver rose 1.94% to $56.70 per ounce.
4. Most of Europe's three major stock indexes rose. The UK FTSE 100 index rose 0.77%, the French CAC40 index rose 0.27%, and the German DAX30 index fell 0.39%.
5. Apple board executive chairman Cook said during a visit to Shanghai that Apple Intelligence and the related Alibaba Qwen large model have indeed been approved and will release a test version later in October, but Siri AI will not be included.
6. Musk's chip project Terafab may receive its first ASML EUV lithography equipment in the middle of next year. Terafab's initial chips are still expected to use traditional chip equipment to match Intel's 14A process.
7. TSMC said its 2026 capital expenditure is expected to be $60 billion-$64 billion; CPU demand for AI agents is growing, far exceeding existing supply capacity; it is discussing with Musk whether TeraFab's idle capacity can be used.
8. Concerns about the credit risk of AI cloud service provider CoreWeave have further intensified, with its five-year credit default swap (CDS) spread exceeding 1,000 basis points, reflecting market worries about its debt repayment and refinancing ability.
9. Rocket Lab once again delayed the first flight plan of its new high-thrust rocket Neutron, postponing its first launch to 2027. Rocket Lab fell nearly 12% in premarket trading at one point.
10. Goldman Sachs expects Google's capital expenditure next year to be close to $350 billion, maintaining a "Buy" rating on Google and a $435 target price.
11. With U.S. stocks declining and yields attractive, the U.S. Treasury "safe-haven trade" has made a comeback. U.S. Treasury prices have recently extended gains, driving yields across all maturities lower. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell by as much as 10 basis points intraday to 5.08%.