Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

This week, U.S. equity markets declined across major benchmarks. The S&P 500 fell roughly 0.6%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.4%, and the Nasdaq 100 was down 1.2%. The Magnificent 7 index, which tracks the largest technology stocks, fell 3.4%, while the semiconductor index

This week, USD/JPY declined 0.89% to close at 163.85 yen on Friday (July 24), trading within a range of 162.22-163.99 yen. EUR/JPY gained 0.26% to 186.29 yen, while GBP/JPY fell 0.10% to 218.27 yen for the week.

According to CNBC Investing Club, Alphabet raised its 2026 capital expenditure guidance by $15 billion at the midpoint to a range of $190 billion to $205 billion on Wednesday evening, signaling continued heavy investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company's second-quarter free ca

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ended July 21, net short positions across major currency futures were as follows: Japanese yen 152,125 contracts, British pound 55,561 contracts, euro 41,338 contracts, and Swiss franc 34,242 contracts.

According to CFTC data, in the week through July 21, speculators reduced their net short positions in CBOT 2-year Treasury futures by 2,880 contracts, bringing the total to 1,154,597 contracts. Meanwhile, speculators decreased their net short positions in 5-year Treasury futures by 20,954 contracts

According to CFTC data, speculators' net long positions in NYMEX WTI crude oil increased by 522 contracts to 86,905 contracts for the week of July 21, marking a three-week high.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speculative net long positions in COMEX gold increased by 4,439 contracts to reach 123,586 contracts during the week of July 21, marking a six-month

According to ICE data, the U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.02% to 101.466 on Friday (July 24), with weekly gains of 0.70% and a trading range of 100.650-101.544 points. The Bloomberg Dollar Index fell 0.03% to 1222.48 on the same day, posting weekly gains of 0.45% within a range of 1215.57-1223.66 points.

Bitcoin dropped below $64,000 on Friday after climbing to nearly $67,000 mid-week, triggering $87 million in bitcoin liquidations and $312 million in total crypto liquidations. The sell-off occurred after the cryptocurrency reached $65,705 by 3:15 a.m. EST Friday, then tumbled to an intraday low of

According to CBOT data, Chicago corn futures rose 4.22% for the week ending Friday (July 24), closing at $4.8725 per bushel. Soybean futures gained 4.16% to $12.5250 per bushel, while soybean meal futures climbed 5.27% during the same period, extending gains as agricultural commodities

Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $225.18 million in the latest session, ending a seven-day streak of inflows, as institutional investors shifted capital towards US Treasury bonds. The 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.71%, its highest level in 18 months. BlackRock's IBIT led the outflows w

On Friday evening (July 24), Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D futures closed up 0.62% at 886.61 yuan per gram, while silver T+D futures gained 1.45% to close at 14,268.0 yuan per kilogram.

WTI September crude oil futures closed at $89.31 per barrel today (July 24), down $2.88 or 3.12%. The contract gained 9.21% over the week, marking the third consecutive weekly advance after four weeks of consecutive losses. NYMEX August natural gas futures settled at $2.8710 per million British

NYMEX August gasoline futures settled at $3.3959 per gallon on July 24, while August heating oil futures closed at $4.1806 per gallon.

During night session trading on July 24, Shanghai Futures Exchange crude oil 2609 contract fell 2.55% to 577.70 yuan per barrel. Shanghai gold rose 0.18% while Shanghai silver gained 1.39%.

Gold and silver prices rose ahead of the North American market open Friday, with spot gold trading near $4,055.00 an ounce, up 0.16%, and spot silver near $58.31, up 1.35%. Precious metals steadied after Thursday's selloff as traders assessed a stronger U.S. labor-market signal, the European

According to Kitco NewsWire, spot gold was trading near $4,055.00 on Friday, up 0.16%, while spot silver was trading near $58.31, up 1.35% on the session. Precious metals steadied after Thursday's selloff as traders weighed U.S. jobless claims data—which fell to 187,000 for the week ended July 18, t

Individual investors in the Korean stock market sold 6.8 trillion won worth of stocks over three trading days from May 21 to May 23, according to Korea Exchange data released on May 25. The mass selling followed extreme volatility that saw the KOSPI index fall more than 30% from its May 19 high of 9

According to South Korea's exchange, individual investors sold off 6.8 trillion won in equities over 3 trading days ending July 23, amid extreme market volatility. Foreign investors purchased 6.8 trillion won during the same period, creating a sharp contrast. Retail investors conducted consecutive s

According to Brazil's National Industrial Confederation (CNI), approximately 3,900 products could face U.S. tariffs averaging 37.5%, with a total economic impact estimated at $12.4 billion.