Japan Producer Price Index (YoY) registered at 7.6% above expectations (7.4%) in August

TradingKey - As demand for high bandwidth and high-capacity memory in AI servers continues to grow, a chip startup backed by institutions including Intel (INTC) Capital, AMD (AMD) Ventures, and GlobalFoundries is working to develop new AI memory solutions beyond HBM.

TradingKey - After the market close on September 10 Eastern Time, Oracle (ORCL) released its Q1 fiscal 2027 financial report, with the latest results significantly exceeding market expectations as its AI cloud business continued to expand rapidly. Oracle's stock fell 5.38% to $152.94 during regular trading that day, but market sentiment quickly reversed following the earnings release, sending shares up over 4% in after-hours trading to near $159.

Micron's Taiwan employees are receiving a major benefits package, offering salary incentives of up to 68 months' pay and a minimum cash compensation of NT$1.7 million (approximately US$53,000).

Japanese and South Korean stock markets plunged at the open, with the KOSPI tumbling 3.3% to fall below 6,900 points, while chip stocks plunged across the board.

TradingKey - On Friday, September 11 (ET), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the August Consumer Price Index (CPI), the last major inflation report before the Federal Reserve's September 15–16 policy meeting. Against the backdrop of August nonfarm payrolls coming in significantly stronger than expected, international oil prices surging above $100, and U.S. Treasury yields remaining elevated, this CPI report could directly influence market expectations regarding whether the Fed will raise interest rates in September.