Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Protos, American Bitcoin, a mining firm owned by Hut 8 and associated with Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has lost approximately 92% of its value since its 2025 reverse merger that enabled public listing. By contrast, Bitcoin has declined only 25% over the same period. The firm

According to Shanghai Futures Exchange data from tonight, crude oil futures contract 2611 fell 1.63% to 705.20 yuan per barrel in night trading session. Separately, Shanghai gold rose 0.8% and Shanghai silver

Bitwise launched the NEAR ETF on NYSE Arca on September 29, 2026, under ticker NRR, providing U.S. investors regulated exposure to the NEAR Protocol blockchain. Alongside the launch, Bitwise released a forecast projecting a possible $562.81 price target for the NEAR token by 2030. The ETF marks the

From 18:00 to 18:15 (UTC) on September 29, 2026, the BTC 15-minute candlestick closed up 0.41%, with a price range of 83,079.5 to 83,427.8 USDT and an Ampl of 0.42%. Order Book Filled Amount was only approximately 263 BTC, indicating extremely low market participation and low-volume price drift. The primary driver of this move was the continued tightening of the macro interest-rate environment. After the FED raised rates by 25 bps to 3.75%–4.00% on September 16, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield b

CME Group's planned Nvidia GPU futures contracts missed their 5 October 2026 launch date after the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission extended its regulatory review by 45 days to 9 November 2026, according to a 21 September CFTC letter reported by The Information on 25 September. The delay

According to The Information on 25 September, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission extended its review of CME and NYMEX's proposed Nvidia GPU futures contracts, pushing the original 5 October launch to 9 November. The 45-day extension cites novel and complex issues, including manipulation r

The U.S. 2-year Treasury yield touched a fresh daily low of 4.9030 on September 29. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Williams stated that after the September rate hike, there is "no need to rush to action," signaling the central bank may pause its tightening

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on September 29 that one additional rate hike later this year may be appropriate to help push inflation back toward the central bank's target. Williams noted that the Federal Open Market Committee has already implemented its first rate in

U.S. natural gas futures declined 3.00% during intraday trading on September 29, currently trading at $3.012 per million British thermal units (MMBtu).

Austan Goolsbee, a senior Federal Reserve official, noted that during 2023 and 2024 he had believed inflation was declining toward the central bank's 2% target, but this process later stalled.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Williams indicated that the central bank could raise interest rates one more time this year (2026) if economic conditions align with expectations. The comments reflect the Fed's data-dependent approach to monetary policy as it continues to assess inflation trends a

According to Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle, the Bank of Canada is increasing the size of two-week repo operations to ease upward pressure on CORRA, Canada's overnight repo rate average used to measure short-term funding costs. The central bank will also launch the Canadian Collateral Management

Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency appointed by Donald Trump, announced on Monday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will consolidate mortgage pricing onto a single grid that includes both FICO Classic and VantageScore 4.0. The policy change, posted to X, ended FICO's

According to reports, Bill Pulte, the Trump-appointed Federal Housing Finance Agency director, announced on Monday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will adopt VantageScore 4.0 alongside FICO's Classic score on a unified mortgage pricing grid. FICO stock dropped over 20% in pre-market trading and

On September 29, during a speech at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., Trump stated the U.S. will not cooperate with China on artificial intelligence, saying the country is already ahead and must maintain that advantage. "If we do a joint venture with China or cooperate with

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said on September 29 that the US would struggle to bring inflation down to the central bank's 2% target in a timely manner if monetary policy remains unchanged. The statement, reported by Walter Bloomberg, suggests Barr sees a need to shift the current policy st

According to Reuters, citing two sources familiar with the matter, the White House has urged the European Union to release emergency diesel reserves to lower global fuel prices on September 30. The Trump administration is exploring multiple measures to reduce fuel costs before November's midterm ele

Meta Platforms on Tuesday launched Muse for Small Business, an AI agent designed to help entrepreneurs automate tasks including customer communication, cash flow management, inventory processes, and website creation. Meta President and Vice Chairman Dina Powell McCormick announced the launch in an i

Federal Reserve official Musalem stated that the central bank should improve communication on how it translates information into policy decisions. The Fed, having been granted authority over interest rate decisions, has an obligation to explain the reasoning behind its use of that power, Musalem

According to Cointelegraph, Bitwise launched the first U.S. spot exchange-traded product tracking NEAR on Tuesday, with the fund trading on NYSE Arca under ticker NRR. The Bitwise NEAR ETF carries a 0.75% management fee and will hold NEAR directly, with Bitwise planning to stake a significant