According to CoinMeta, the results of the mid-term elections in the United States have been determined, and AI hardware has suffered a major setback. The telecommunications sector generally declined before the opening of U.S. stock markets, with Qualcomm's stock price falling by 12%. The Bank of England raised interest rates by 25 basis points, predicting that inflation will rise to 5% next year. Governor Bailey warned that if the conflict with Iran does not end, interest rate hikes will not stop. South Korea's finance minister stated that the country is prepared to deal with increased financial market volatility. Apple has launched the issuance of seven tranches of U.S. dollar bonds, marking its first entry into the investment-grade bond market in over a year. An explosion and fire occurred at a Panasonic copper-clad plate factory, posing a risk of about 4% disruption to global high-end CCL supply. Microsoft has successively cancelled Nscale orders, first cutting a £3 billion contract in the UK and then abandoning an expansion order in Texas. Under growing opposition, OpenAI will change the approach to its data center projects. The Nikkei 225 index closed down 1.8%, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.10%, and the Hang Seng Index rose 3.67%.