Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Michael Burry gained 50% to 60% on Nvidia calls within 24 hours after the chipmaker's second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, selling half his position shortly after opening it. His longer-dated Microsoft calls, purchased in June with December 2028 expiration, also appreciated as Microsoft shares

IREN Ltd. shares tumbled 8% in overnight trading late Thursday after reporting fourth-quarter revenue of $137.2 million, missing analyst consensus of $157.14 million, while adjusted loss widened to $0.41 per share versus expectations of $0.34. The bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure company's AI

According to Bloomberg, the Federal Trade Commission has been investigating Alphabet's (GOOGL) YouTube since last year and is in the final stages of preparing a potential lawsuit over the platform's account suspension practices. The probe is examining whether YouTube misled users about what

According to JPMorgan's report published July 24, global food inflation is projected to reach approximately 5% on an annualized basis in the first half of 2027, nearly doubling from an estimated 2.8% in the first half of 2026. Analyst Nora Szentivanyi attributed the surge to two converging crises: a

According to Jin10 futures on August 28, the Dalian Commodity Exchange reported the following changes in chemical products warehouse receipts: Polyethylene futures receipts stood at 4,199 lots, down 137 lots from the previous trading day; Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) futures receipts reached 119,425 lot

The USD-JPY exchange rate rose 0.14% to 159.545 yen as of 2:23 PM on August 28, according to Yonhap Infomax (screen number 6411) charts. The pair traded in a narrow range before strengthening slightly in the afternoon session as market participants adopted a wait-and-see stance ahead of Federal

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora on Friday warned that the AI-driven memory chip supercycle will eventually turn cyclical as excess profits attract innovation and cheaper production methods. Arora stated excess profits typically encourage technological innovation and efforts to reduce reliance on

According to Bank of Thailand, the country's international reserves reached $284.7 billion as of August 21, up from $280.9 billion on August 14, representing an increase of $3.8 billion in one week.

President Donald Trump praised Nvidia Corp. and CEO Jensen Huang on Thursday after the chipmaker's stock rose nearly 9%, marking its best day in over four months. Trump congratulated the company on Truth Social for announcing record sales of $96.2 billion and forecasting a 70% revenue rise in

According to Jin10, as of 15:31 on August 28, Chinese commodity futures experienced significant capital outflows from stock index contracts. CSI 1000 September futures saw the largest outflow at 5.718 billion yuan, followed by CSI 300 September at 3.384 billion yuan and SSE 50 September at 1.009 bil

According to the Bank of Thailand, on August 21, Thailand's net forward position reached $24.8 billion, up from $24.7 billion on August 14.

According to Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora, on Friday, the AI-driven memory 'supercycle' will eventually turn cyclical as excess profits attract innovation and cost optimization, posing potential risks to memory chip makers such as Micron and SanDisk. In an X post, Arora stated: "All supply co

NextTrade, a Korean alternative stock exchange, is considering implementing a single-price opening auction system for its pre-market trading session starting in January, according to financial industry sources on May 28. The exchange is responding to repeated incidents where SK Hynix stocks

According to Odaily, TSMC distributed approximately 36 billion New Taiwan dollars in employee bonuses for Q2, up over 50% year-over-year. The company reported Q2 revenue of 40.2 billion U.S. dollars and net profit attributable to shareholders of 706.56 billion New Taiwan dollars,

According to South Korea's Banking Association disclosure on August 28, three internet banks—Kakao Bank, Toss Bank, and K Bank—met their 30% target for low-credit lending in Q2 2026. On a new loan origination basis, Kakao Bank led with 38.4%, followed by Toss Bank at 32.7% and K Bank at 32.4%. The f

According to French Finance Minister Lescure, summer's unusually high temperatures have dampened GDP growth, with data reflecting what he described as a "terrible summer." Crop yields in certain regions are expected to be "extremely difficult," with the effects set to continue impacting

According to a U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commander, American military forces have recently protected approximately 1,500 commercial vessels transporting about 750 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz while simultaneously implementing a naval blockade against

According to INTERFAX, Kazakhstan's oil production has recovered to stable levels following an attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline. The CPC, a key energy infrastructure corridor linking Kazakhstan's oil reserves to global markets, had been disrupted by the

Malaysia's central bank reported broad money supply (M3) expanded 5.7% year-over-year in July.