Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

China's onshore yuan (CNY) closed at 6.7108 against the U.S. dollar early this morning (September 4), up 70 pips from Thursday's night session close. Trading volume reached 358.9 billion U.S. dollars.

According to Trump's statement at the White House on Friday, the U.S. has taken control of the Strait of Hormuz and sunk multiple vessels, with Trump claiming the U.S. has essentially taken over Iran. He warned that if the situation deteriorates, the U.S. will strike hard, and said the country may s

According to Reuters on September 4, Citadel is in talks to acquire U.S. oil production assets, according to five people familiar with the matter. The hedge fund is contacting multiple private equity firms that hold oil and gas exploration and production companies. Citadel also bid for WildFire

According to BlockBeats, on September 5, President Trump called for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates substantially and threatened potential trade actions against countries maintaining large trade surpluses with the U.S. The demand came as strong U.S. employment data showed non-farm

Gate News message, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $730.8M in net inflows on September 3. BlackRock's IBIT alone attracted $454M of that total. As reporting for September 4 is still pending, Bitcoin ETF custody wallets have registered over $644M in net on-chain movement over the past 24

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the United States is extracting large quantities of oil and controls the Strait of Hormuz, according to remarks made on September 4.

Robinhood has rejected AMC Entertainment's demand to stop trading tokens tied to its stock, with the brokerage's chief legal officer challenging the company to pursue legal action. Dan Gallagher, Robinhood's chief legal, compliance and corporate affairs officer, responded on X to AMC CEO Adam Aron b

According to BlockBeats, Apple's newly appointed CEO John Ternus is overseeing the company's upcoming product cycle starting September 5. iPhone 18 series is expected to launch next week, with iPhone 18 Pro featuring new colors including deep cherry. The first foldable iPhone Ultra may debut

According to Coinglass, Bitcoin's sharp price reversal on Friday erased $295 million in long liquidations across crypto markets after stronger-than-expected U.S. employment data sparked a market sell-off. Bitcoin surged to an intraday peak of $82,281 early Friday morning before plunging to $78,700 a

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange, gold T+D contracts fell 1.24% to 954.77 yuan per gram during evening close on September 4, while silver T+D contracts declined 1.27% to 16,040 yuan per kilogram.

NYMEX and WTI futures closed mixed today (September 4). WTI October crude oil settled at $91.48 per barrel, while NYMEX October natural gas closed at $2.9750 per million BTU. October gasoline futures ended at $3.2146 per

According to Shanghai Futures Exchange data, crude oil futures (SC2610) closed up 1.11% at 690.70 yuan per barrel overnight on September 4. In the same session, Shanghai gold futures fell 1.32%, while Shanghai silver futures

U.S. mortgage rates moved higher for the week ended Sept. 3, with the average 30-year fixed rate reaching 6.71%, according to Freddie Mac. The 30-year rate hit its highest level since July 2025 as longer-term Treasury yields remained elevated and borrowing costs stayed restrictive. The increase

ARK Invest purchased approximately $82 million of Rocket Lab and Block shares across Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, while simultaneously reducing positions in Palantir and AMD. The purchases totaled about $44.5 million of Rocket Lab and $37.4 million of Block, according to ARK trading disclosures cited by

According to ARK trading disclosures cited by Yahoo Finance, ARK Invest bought $44.5 million of Rocket Lab and $37.4 million of Block on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. The Rocket Lab purchase totaled 705,102 shares across both days, while Block purchases across ARKK, ARKW and ARKF funds amounted to 456,059 sh

According to Bloomberg on Sept. 4, Apple will hold a major autumn event on Sept. 9 U.S. time (Sept. 10 Taiwan time) led by newly appointed CEO John Ternus, who officially assumed his role on Sept. 1. The "Surprise and Shine" event will kick off Apple's largest new product launch cycle in company his

Tesla shares fell 6% on Friday, September 4, 2026, after the electric vehicle maker's long-awaited Cybercab update failed to impress investors. The event, held Thursday in Austin, Texas, was invite-only, not livestreamed, and CEO Elon Musk did not attend. According to Tesla, users can now access

According to ICE, in the week of September 1, speculators' net long positions in Brent crude oil futures increased by 37,837 contracts to reach 261,435 contracts, marking a 14-week high.