On June 16, Japanese storage giant Kioxia closed up over 4% at 97,420 yen, reaching a new historical high. Its market capitalization has reached 51.75 trillion yen, solidifying its position as Japan's most valuable company. Kioxia has seen an increase of 807% year-to-date.

On June 16, the Nikkei 225 index briefly rose by 1% to 70,020.68 points, marking the first time it surpassed the 70,000-point threshold. It ultimately closed up 0.13% at 69,404.50 points, setting a new all-time closing high with a year-to-date increase of 37.87%. The Bank of Japan announced today that it will raise the policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 1%, the highest level in 31 years.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida stated that Japan's economy has moderately recovered, although some sectors have shown signs of weakness. The central bank will continue to raise policy interest rates based on developments in economic activity, prices, and financial conditions.

On June 16, the World Gold Council (WGC) announced that 45% of the central banks surveyed expect to increase their gold holdings in the next 12 months, up 2 percentage points from a year ago. In the annual survey conducted by the WGC from February 5 to May 19, 54% of the 74 central banks indicated that their gold holdings would remain unchanged, while 1% expected a decrease. Most responses were received after the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East in late February, which led to rising oil prices and a decline in gold prices. The WGC's global central bank director stated that central banks remain enthusiastic about gold, and the recent drop in gold prices has not changed their views. Furthermore, the WGC reported that 93% of respondents indicated they already hold gold, up from 81% a year ago. Among the various reasons for holding gold, as many as 90% of respondents cited gold's strong performance during times of crisis. Other key reasons include long-term value storage and portfolio diversification. Respondents from emerging markets and developing economies (85%) place greater emphasis on gold as a hedge against geopolitical risks. As some central banks continue to shift their gold reserves, 9% of respondents reported increasing their domestic gold reserves in the past 12 months, up from 5% last year; 10% indicated they have diversified their overseas gold reserve locations, up from 2% last year. In the next 12 months, 7% of central banks plan to increase domestic storage, and 9% plan to diversify overseas storage locations.

On June 16, SpaceX showed strong performance after its listing on Nasdaq, with its stock price rising significantly, increasing by 19.6% on the second trading day. Its market value has surpassed $2.5 trillion. According to Coingecko data, the total market value of the cryptocurrency market is approximately $2.34 trillion. SpaceX's market value now exceeds that of the entire cryptocurrency market.

On June 16, Alipay officially launched its AI version, becoming the world's first super app to complete a full-scale AI transformation. On the day of the product launch, Ant Group concept stocks collectively strengthened, with rapid capital inflow and significant profit effects in the sector. As of now, several component stocks have risen over 3%. Among them, Nanwei Software and Hejing Technology have increased by over 5%, Jinshi Technology by over 4%, and Xiexin Energy by over 3%. From a strategic perspective, Alipay has already completed its positioning at the data level. Currently, the number of AI payment users has surpassed 100 million, and the total number of intelligent payment transactions has exceeded 300 million, making it the only large-scale commercial AI-native payment infrastructure globally. Industry insiders compare this event to the mobile payment revolution 12 years ago, when the industry landscape was rewritten due to WeChat's strategic positioning during the Spring Festival. Now, with Alipay taking the lead in fully establishing its presence in the AI era, it may signify a new phase in the competition for super app AI entry.

On June 16, market data showed that HYPE surged over 10% in a single day, currently priced at $71.569. Previously, there were reports that Arthur Hayes allegedly bought back 47,000 HYPE tokens.

On June 16, according to The Information, DeepSeek has completed over $7 billion in financing, with this round valuing the company at over $50 billion.

On June 16, the Reserve Bank of Australia kept the interest rate unchanged at 4.35%, in line with market expectations, following three consecutive meetings of rate hikes.

The Nikkei 225 Index has surpassed 70,000 points for the first time, reaching a historic high with a cumulative increase of 39% this year.