US pre-market news roundup: SK Hynix accelerates deployment of iHBM technology, Anthropic launches AI agent Claude Duet

2026-10-22 20:38 (UTC+8)

Odaily reports: Key market and financial news investors should watch before the U.S. market open is as follows:

1. All three major U.S. stock index futures fell collectively. Dow Jones Index futures dropped 0.55%, S&P 500 Index futures fell 0.93%, and Nasdaq 100 Index futures declined 1.59%.

2. International oil prices both rose. WTI crude oil futures gained 2.38%, reaching $99.462 per barrel; Brent crude oil futures rose 2.92%, reaching $111.996 per barrel.

3. International spot gold and silver fell collectively. Spot gold dropped 1.66% to $4,072.35 per ounce; spot silver declined 3.71% to $55.80 per ounce.

4. All three major European stock indices moved lower. The UK's FTSE 100 fell 0.16%, France's CAC40 dropped 1.11%, and Germany's DAX30 declined 0.64%.

5. Musk stated that the company's Terafab in-house chip factory project is progressing rapidly, with the goal of achieving some form of practical chip mass production at scale by the third quarter of 2028.

6. Musk stated that humanoid robots will become the world's largest industry, and Optimus robot deliveries to external customers are expected by the end of next year.

7. Micron Technology stated that after more than 20 years of evaluation, the 4F² architecture is "currently not on the roadmap." The company plans to continue expanding its 6F² architecture while developing 3D DRAM as a long-term alternative. Micron noted that DRAM bit density primarily depends on capacitor spacing, not solely on cell architecture.

8. SK Hynix is advancing its next-generation iHBM technology toward mass production. This technology will be applied to next-generation products such as HBM5, reducing HBM thermal resistance by more than 30%.

9. Meta disclosed that as of September 30, the company has conditional cloud computing capacity purchase obligations with future purchase amounts of up to $14.72 billion over the next five years. Meta's future expenditure commitments have surged to $825 billion.

10. Anthropic announced the launch of AI agent Claude Duet. Duet is built on the Opus 5.5 model and is available as a standalone app on iOS and Android, accessible on desktop via the claude.ai website.

11. The U.S. government is discussing a series of reform plans regarding "Trump Accounts," including allowing adults under 40 to participate. This idea may be close to the previously widely discussed universal income system.