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BlockBeats News, June 16th. According to Hyperinsight Monitoring, as of June 16th, 18:00, in the Hyperliquid HIP-3 US stock market, SPCX (SpaceX) led the gains with a 12-hour increase of 7.25%, reaching a current price of $211.39. The 24-hour trading volume reached $1.129 billion. Four of the top five spots are from the storage and chip sector: WDC (Western Digital) with a 12-hour increase of 5.20% ranked second; MU (Micron Technology) with a 12-hour increase of 3.34% and a pre-market increase of 3.62%, leading the pre-market session; the DRAM spot index rose by 1.98%; SKHX (SK Hynix) rose by 1.77%, showing overall strength in the storage industry chain.

BlockBeats News, June 16th. SoftBank Group announced on Tuesday that it will launch an AI-driven cybersecurity service for Japanese enterprises, aiming to meet the growing market demand for AI defense capabilities. The launch event took place on June 16th in Tokyo, where SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son attended and delivered a speech. At the event, Son warned that AI-driven cyber attacks could become Japan's "Black Ship Crisis" moment — referring to the historical event in the 19th century when American warships arrived to demand the opening of Japan's borders, implying that AI cyber threats could have a similarly disruptive impact on Japan. The launch of this service comes at a time when the U.S. is restricting foreign expansion of competing AI models, and SoftBank's move is seen by observers as a strategic step to accelerate its presence in the Japanese AI security market amid a backdrop of geopolitical tech competition.

On June 16, UBS Global Wealth Management pushed back its expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts to March and June 2027, no longer anticipating any cuts this year. The firm stated that this move reflects its judgment that this week's meeting will release hawkish signals. UBS now expects the Fed to cut rates by 25 basis points in March and June next year, compared to previous forecasts of cuts in December 2026 and March 2027. The Federal Reserve is set to announce its rate decision this week, marking the first meeting under new Chair Jerome Powell, with the market widely expecting rates to remain unchanged. UBS Global Wealth Management analysts noted in a report dated June 15, 'Although Powell has previously expressed a more dovish stance, we expect this meeting's tone to be more hawkish, both in the statement and the dot plot.' UBS indicated that major central banks are unlikely to hastily shift to a more dovish policy stance due to the U.S.-Iran agreement. Instead, as developments unfold and data released in the coming months gradually reveal whether energy shocks are triggering a second round of inflationary pressures, central banks are likely to maintain a cautious stance.