U.S. President Trump said Apple has pledged to buy $100 million of Pennsylvania-made titanium for use in manufacturing a new iPhone.

Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D fell 0.77% to 879.39 yuan/gram at the close on Oct 22 (Thursday); silver T+D fell 2.24% to 13,600.0 yuan/kg.

At the 2026 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference, Xiaomi founder, chairman and CEO Lei Jun said the 'second half' of smart connected vehicles will be decided by ecosystem strength rather than how smart individual cars are. He said China’s advantages — the most complete industry supply chain, the most active AI innovation environment and the largest single market — give Chinese firms a chance to integrate the intelligent ecosystem and pursue a China-specific innovation path.