Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Brazilian stocks regained investor attention on September 2 local time as the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF rose more than 12% from last month's low and gained 19% year-to-date, outperforming the Nasdaq100's 15% gain.

According to CNBC, iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) surged 19% year-to-date as of September 2, outpacing Nasdaq 100's 15% gain since the start of the year. The rally builds on a 12% rise from August lows, driven by strength in commodity prices and optimism ahead of Brazil's October elections. Option m

According to Guru Club, Thai baht rallied nearly 1% to 1 USD = 32.985 baht today (September 3), marking its largest gain since June 12. The currency emerged as the best-performing Asian currency on Thursday.

Gate News reports that, according to Gate’s official announcement on September 3, 2026, Gate will launch Futures Trading for TEAM (Atlassian), ZS (Zscaler), GTLB (GitLab), GPRO (GoPro), and LAOPU (Laopu Gold 06181.HK) at 16:00 (UTC+8) on September 3, 2026, with 1x–20x leverage available for both long and short positions. TEAM is an Australian software company known for project management and team collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence. ZS is a leading U.S. cloud security company that pr

Citi completed live dollar transactions on Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger on the 2nd (local time) with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), marking the first time a US bank has conducted live transactions on the Swift ledger. The transactions tested the

According to Jin10, Thailand's central bank governor on Thursday expressed support for a proposal to impose a 0.01% tax on gold transactions, stating the levy would not harm industry interests. The bank also plans to implement additional measures to curb illegal fund

According to Gain Capital, the U.S. Dollar Index fell to 99.41 today (September 3), declining 0.15% intraday.

According to Citi's official statement, the U.S. bank completed live USD transactions on Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger on September 2, marking the first time an American bank has executed real transactions on Swift's distributed ledger system. Citi processed the Middle East's first transac

According to Chevron, the U.S. oil giant announced on Wednesday (September 2) plans to invest over $7 billion to double its crude oil production in Venezuela to approximately 600,000 barrels per day over the next five years. Chevron, currently the only major U.S. oil company with large-scale

U.S. stock futures traded higher in the overnight session late Wednesday as markets focused on earnings results from major technology companies and looked past ongoing tensions in the Middle East. Dow futures climbed 0.11%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures gained 0.07% and 0.14%, respectively, a

KEPCO and major semiconductor manufacturers have reached preliminary agreement on electricity bill prepayment but remain divided over interest rate terms, according to bond market sources. KEPCO proposed rates higher than

According to YNA, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix agreed on September 3 to prepay multiple years of electricity bills to South Korea's state power utility KEPCO, with the arrangement involving tens of trillions of Korean won. The move has raised market attention regarding potential impacts on KEPCO

According to BlockBeats, on September 3, Predict.fun launched 15-minute price prediction markets for SPY/USDT and QQQ/USDT. Users can now trade predictions on whether these assets will rise or fall within the next 15

U.S. stock futures traded higher late Wednesday as investors focused on earnings results from major companies. Dow futures climbed 0.11%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures gained 0.07% and 0.14%, respectively, at 11:32 PM EDT. Dell Technologies (DELL) surged nearly 16% after posting strong

According to Farside Investors, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $101 million yesterday, with BlackRock's IBIT leading at $115.4 million inflow and Grayscale's GBTC seeing $56.2 million outflow. Ethereum spot ETFs posted net outflows of $48.2 million, driven by BlackRock's ETHA

According to Jin10, Japan's 30-year government bond auction on Thursday saw strong demand relative to the past 12-month average, supported by higher yields. The auction's bid-to-cover ratio came in at 3.79, down from the previous sale of 3.86 but above the 12-month average of 3.52. The tail-end

SpaceX stocks could nearly double as Oppenheimer raised its price target to $280 from $250 on Wednesday, representing a 99% upside, while SPCX stock fell 1% to $140.71. The investment firm cited SpaceX's Nvidia-powered AI expansion as opening a larger revenue opportunity, with the company's

According to The Block, on Wednesday the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a motion in federal court seeking to dismiss CME Group's lawsuit challenging the agency's approval of cryptocurrency perpetual futures. In the motion, the CFTC argued that CME's claims lack legal standing,

According to Jin10, India's central bank on Thursday bolstered its currency defense arsenal by raising $136 billion through special measures, significantly exceeding the previously expected $80 billion. The Indian rupee strengthened 0.7% to 194.2813 against the U.S. dollar, marking its highest

According to Su Yun, deputy director of the Shanghai head office of the People's Bank of China, on September 3, the central bank is accelerating the implementation of more flexible trade foreign exchange settlement pilot policies. The PBOC Shanghai has collected enterprise demands, established