Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Brent crude oil rose 1.0% intraday today, reaching $87.84 per barrel.

According to Nvidia's latest earnings report released on Aug 27, memory chip prices have risen beyond expectations, with the company reaffirming its commitment to increase orders from major suppliers. In premarket trading, Micron Technology stock climbed 4.1%, while SK Hynix ADR rose 4.1%. Nvidia

According to BlockBeats, citing BIT market data, U.S. stock indices opened mixed on August 27, with the Dow down 0.1%, S&P 500 up 0.34%, and Nasdaq up 0.87%. Nvidia (NVDA.O) gained approximately 6% during the

According to ChainCatcher, CrowdStrike (CRWD.O) rose 10% today, marking its biggest gain since July 14, based on Gate's market data.

According to Chicago Federal Reserve, the preliminary August unemployment rate forecast stands at 4.1%.

According to CNBC, Bitcoin posted a 22% weekly gain on August 26 after U.S. Treasury yields fell following a Treasury bond buyback intervention. Data from CoinGlass showed $2.7 billion in crypto short positions liquidated during the move. The rally coincided with Senator Cynthia Lummis promoting Bit

According to Jin10, three commodity options surged overnight as of August 27, 21:20. Crude oil 2610 call options (650 strike) jumped 50.85% to 4.45 yuan per barrel, while methanol 2610 call options (3,000 strike) gained 46.67% to 22.0 yuan per ton. Shanghai aluminum 2610 call options (25,000 strike)

According to Glassnode, Bitcoin faced its largest short-liquidation squeeze since 2019 on Thursday as BTC approached $81,000. The rally, which began after BTC broke above $72,000, triggered over $3 billion in liquidations and reduced futures open interest by 11%. Glassnode identified

Gate News message, Charles Schwab announces that SCHW crypto clients will soon be able to buy and sell Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK). The announcement expands the trading options available to the firm's cryptocurrency

According to BlockBeats, UBS raised its price target for Nvidia (NVDA.O) to $300 from $280 today (August 27), representing a 7.1% upside revision.

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said recently that three-month inflation data appears manageable, despite the need to monitor whether tariffs and other price shocks persist. Goolsbee stated that

According to Denmark's Ministry of Economic Affairs, on August 27, the government raised its 2026 GDP growth forecast to 3.7% from 2.7%, primarily driven by Novo Nordisk's oral weight-loss drug Wegovy, which has delivered stronger-than-expected export performance. The 2027 forecast was also

According to The Information, Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, an open-source AI model repository platform, for $12.9 billion on Thursday (August 27). The reported deal marks a substantial bet on open-source AI infrastructure amid CEO Jensen Huang's comments that his only regret

According to the Bank of Korea, the central bank raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.0% on Thursday, marking its second consecutive increase. Six of seven Monetary Policy Board members backed the hike, with only Hwang Kunil preferring unchanged rates. The decision follows July's move f

Russia's central bank gold and foreign currency reserves rose to $761.2 billion for the week ending August 21, up from $755.6 billion in the previous week.

According to Bloomberg, Alphabet's market cap has declined by approximately $692 billion since hitting a record high in May, as investor concerns over the company's competitive position in artificial intelligence intensify. The stock rally that had driven gains exceeding 150% in the prior year has r

According to its earnings report, Nvidia beat analysts' expectations yesterday (August 26) with quarterly revenue growth exceeding 100% year-over-year, sending its stock more than 6% higher premarket. The chipmaker issued 2028 fiscal year revenue guidance of 70%, significantly above analysts' 44% pr

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh faces pressure to clarify the central bank's policy direction at the Jackson Hole symposium this week, according to Natixis economists Christopher Hodge and Selin Aker. The economists wrote in their Jackson Hole preview that Warsh must address concerns following a s

Spot gold and silver prices declined in early U.S. trading Wednesday after July PCE inflation data exceeded expectations. The July PCE rose 0.2% on the month and 3.7% from a year earlier, above expectations for a 0.1% monthly gain and a 3.6% annual rate, pushing Treasury yields higher. The inflation

Aakash Doshi, Head of Gold Strategy at State Street Investment Management, sees $5,000 gold by year-end firmly back in play and views $10,000 as a matter of 'when, not if' as concerns over unsustainable sovereign debt return to the forefront of global financial markets. Gold rallied roughly 15% in A