Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Jin10 data, Iraq's State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) significantly narrowed crude oil discounts on September 7, effectively raising prices for oil loaded from the Persian Gulf this month. The Iraqi government said Friday it is seeking to lease tankers to transport crude

According to CoinGecko data, Zcash (ZEC) surged to $1,249.28 on August 25 following Grayscale's conversion of its Zcash Trust into an exchange-traded fund (ZCSH), breaching a $20 billion market cap. ZEC rallied approximately 45% over the past week and 138% in the last 30 days. The Grayscale Zcash

According to Bitcoin News, Strategy ranked fourth among U.S. equity issuers in 2026 with $20.9 billion in common and preferred stock issuances, trailing only SpaceX, Alphabet, and Intel. Between August 24-30, Strategy raised net proceeds of $602.8 million through MSTR, with $369.7 million

According to Jin10, WTI crude oil futures rose 1.27% and U.S. natural gas futures fell 0.17% as of 20:30 Beijing time on September 7.

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 20:30 Beijing time on Sept. 7, New York gold futures declined 0.82%, silver futures fell 0.83%, and copper futures dropped 0.01%.

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh drew a sharp contrast with New York Fed President John Williams on inflation policy following Warsh's August 28 Jackson Hole address. Warsh, who became Fed Chair in mid-2026 and held his first FOMC meeting in June, has maintained the federal funds rate target at 3.5

Ukraine struck oil-processing facilities at the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez refinery in Russia's Perm region and the TANECO facility in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, overnight, continuing a campaign of long-range drone strikes. The attacks targeted two of Russia's most significant fuel-processing hubs,

Deutsche Bank expanded its use of synthetic risk transfers to manage AI-related lending concentration risk, with retained SRT exposures climbing to €38.7B in late 2025 from €33.7B the prior year. The 15% increase reflects the bank's strategy to hedge its growing AI infrastructure loan portfolio,

TeraWulf's Lake Mariner data center in Somerset, New York experienced a fire in early June that exposed multiple safety system failures when Barker Fire Department responders arrived on scene. Firefighters found no functioning fire alarm, no suppression system, and three non-working hydrants at

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and New York Fed President John Williams have taken diverging stances on inflation following Warsh's August 28 Jackson Hole address. Warsh, who took the helm in mid-2026, has maintained the federal funds rate target at 3.5% to 3.75% and signaled there is

According to Bloomberg, Thailand's sugar output will decline at least 17% in the 2026-27 season starting October due to drought conditions, dropping to below 10 million tons from 12 million tons in the previous season, according to Thai Sugar Millers Corp director Rangsit Hiangrat. As the world's s

The SEC approved a Nasdaq Texas exchange rule amendment on September 3 that permits commodity-based trust shares to hold up to 15% non-qualifying assets, a change identical to standards already approved for Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, and Cboe in July. The approval document, Release No. 34-106268, sparked

According to an SEC order released on September 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved an amended listing rule for Nasdaq Texas introducing a 15% holdings buffer for commodity-based trust shares, not a federal classification of XRP, Solana, Bitcoin, or Ether. The misreading circulated ov

According to Ukrainian officials, Ukraine conducted overnight strikes on oil refineries in Perm and Tatarstan on September 7, resuming attacks following a U.S. envoy's weekend visit to Moscow. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that long-range forces were deployed against refineries in both

According to Financial Times, Saudi Aramco's oil infrastructure was targeted on Monday, marking the second attack in one month. The incident follows a similar strike that temporarily halted part of the company's refining capacity. Authorities are currently assessing damages from the latest attack.

According to the Shanghai Gold Exchange, gold T+D contracts fell 1.88% to 948.5 yuan per gram on the evening session of September 7, while silver T+D contracts declined 1.7% to 15,970 yuan per kilogram during the same session.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang responded to OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra with the statement 'AGI has arrived' after experiencing the new ChatGPT version released on local time. AGI refers to AI performing intellectual activities comparable to human cognitive abilities, marking AI's evolution from executing

According to BlockBeats, on September 4, Cathie Wood's ARK Innovation ETF purchased 28,589 shares of Robinhood (HOOD) at a closing price of $122.11, worth approximately $3.5 million. This marks a reversal just nine days after Wood sold 25,009 shares on August 26. Deutsche Bank raised Robinhood's pri

According to the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Wu Qing, chairman of the CSRC, met with Salem Al-Aamri, executive president of Oman's Financial Services Management Bureau, on September 7. The two exchanged views on enhancing China-Oman capital market cooperation and China's capital market r

According to Jin10, on Sept 7, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) Chairman Wu Qing met with Saudi Arabia's Assistant Minister of Investment Mubarak in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on strengthening capital market cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia and promoting