🔥 Hot Topics · Sep 17, 2026
The Fed raises rates 25bp for the first time in over three years — target 3.75-4.00% — citing resurgent inflation and credibility, over President Trump's vociferous objections and calls to cut; gold faces near-term pressure but keeps medium-term support. Sep 16 brought a 'crazed Wednesday' to China's car market: at least five new models launch same-day, one opens preorders, and Leapmotor holds its own tech event — start-ups and luxury, BEV flagships and PHEV sedans all fighting for the same slot; China's delegation waits nearly six hours at Nagoya airport with only water, no food — and table-tennis star Sun Yingsha just starts stretching and training on the spot; Chinese solar nameplate hits 1.286 TW by July, edging past coal — the sun is officially China's No.1 'power source'; Japan's Takaichi cabinet collectively resigns at a provisional cabinet meeting as the LDP chief readies a reshuffle; the Ministry of Civil Affairs flags the 'Guosheng Min'an pension subsidy' as a fake-investment scam run by impostors posing as its staff; ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming, 43, becomes Asia's first ever richest person on AI-fueled wealth — net worth topping $105B; a memorial service honors veteran anchor Jing Yidan, with close friend Ni Ping penning a tearful letter from a shoot she can't abandon; the SMU death story inverts — the advisor and family publish full chat logs clearing him of the 'denied-leave/pressure' rumors, revealing a ¥22,000 emergency transfer and repeated care; Tor des Géants winner Zhao Jiaju says it plainly — 'worse than dying; this is my last ultra-distance run'; the one-man-nine-jobs 'handmade' mystery film 'Staring Without Blinking' opens, with director Wu Xingxing pledging ten BMWs to fans if it crosses ¥100M; collector corn becomes a curio fad from ¥9.9 to ¥10,000 an ear (~¥3,000/acre) amid dye, mold, and mystery-box quality issues; Huabei and Baitiao monthly-billing tools get forcibly removed from payment options on Sep 30; a Sichuan grandpa's phone hides 130+ ad-spamming rogue apps that take 40 minutes to purge; a Hangzhou woman gets a QQ reply to an email she sent her middle-school teacher in 2008 — 'dear child' — reuniting them 18 years later; and hands-on reviews of the iPhone Duo foldable praise buttery zero-lag display switching and split-screen app swapping.
1. Fed Hikes 25bp — A First in 3+ Years
The target range moves to 3.75-4.00% on re-accelerating inflation and credibility concerns — Trump's loud calls to cut notwithstanding.
2. After the Hike, Gold Feels the Squeeze
Gold likely churns lower near-term while medium-to-long-term support holds.
3. 'Crazed Wednesday' on China's Car Market
Five launches and a preorder on one day, plus Leapmotor's standalone tech event — EV upstarts, luxury marques, flagship BEVs, PHEV sedans, same pad, same day.
4. Squad Stuck at Nagoya Airport; Sun Yingsha Trains Anyway
Nearly six hours before shuttles arrive, with water but no food on offer — the table-tennis star just starts loosening up and drilling.
5. The Sun Is Now China's No.1 'Power Source'
By July, installed solar hits 1.286 TW, nudging past coal — daylight officially tops the country's generation mix.
6. Japan's Takaichi Cabinet Collectively Resigns
A provisional cabinet meeting collects blanket resignations ahead of the reshuffle— the LDP chief moved party brass yesterday, ministers today.
7. Ministry of Civil Affairs Warns of a Fake Pension Scheme
Impostors posing as Ministry staff push a bogus 'Guosheng Min'an' pension-investment program; the Ministry says report it fast.
8. Zhang Yiming Becomes Asia's Richest, Net Worth $105B+
Billionaire thousands-each-way numbers aside, the 43-year-old ByteDance founder tops Asia as AI wealth reshuffles old-money rankings.
9. Ni Ping Writes a Farewell to Jing Yidan
At the memorial, Ni Ping pen a tearful letter from a remote shoot she can't abandon — memory, grief, and regret over the absence.
10. SMU Death Backlash Reversed: Advisor's Logs Clear Him
A presumably-viral 'no leave for parents in ICU' narrative falls apart as full chats surface — a ¥22,000 emergency transfer and genuine care — the family begs posters to stop.
11. Zhao Jiaju: 'Worse Than Dying' — and a Last Run
Fresh off the Tor des Géants 330K title, the champ says it straight: agony through and through — this ultra was his last.
12. 'Staring Without Blinking': A One-Man, Nine-Job Movie
Director Wu Xingxing wears nine hats on this DIY thriller now in theaters — he'd promised fans ten BMWs if it clears ¥100M.
13. Collector Corn: From ¥9.9 to ¥10,000 an Ear
Curio corn booms at ~¥3,000/acre, but the audience is niche, prices lag last year, and dyed, moldy, and mystery-box duds riddle the market.
14. Huabei & Baitiao Leave the Payment Tray Sep 30
Monthly-billing tools get yanked from checkout options — no more accidental microloans on a takeaway order, netizens cheer.
15. Grandpa's Phone: 130 Rogue Apps, All Spamming Ads
A Sichuan grandpa's launcher is wall-to-wall junk apps that fight deletion and re-bomb ads; cleanup takes 40-plus minutes for 130+ apps.
16. 18 Years Later, a Reply from Her Middle-School Teacher
A Hangzhou woman gets a QQ reply to an email she sent in 2008 — 'dear child' brings tears, and a teacher-student bond reunites after 18 years.
17. iPhone Duo Hands-On: Zero-Lag Switching, Split-Screen Magic
Reviewers report buttery portrait/landscape and inner/outer transitions with essentially zero lag, plus split-screen that lets either pane swap apps freely.
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