Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speculative traders on the New York Mercantile Exchange (COMEX) reduced their net long positions in silver by 1,544 contracts during the week ending September 15, bringing the total to 12,632 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), during the week of September 15, speculators increased their net short positions in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) ultra-long Treasury futures by 63 contracts to 345,203. Speculators also raised net short positions in CBOT Treasury fu

According to the CFTC, equity fund speculators cut their net short position in S&P 500 futures at CME by 48,186 contracts to 288,457 contracts during the week of September 15.

According to CFTC, Bitcoin net long positions reached 2,468 contracts for the week ending September 15.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ended September 15, gold speculators' net long positions decreased by 2,488 contracts to 137,060. Silver net long positions increased by 1,544 contracts to 12,632. Copper net long positions fell sharply by 16,476 contract

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data, speculators reduced their net short positions across the four major natural gas markets on the NYMEX and ICE by 153 contracts in the week ended September 15, bringing the total to 54,263 contracts.

According to Bloomberg, President Trump claimed this week that the global diesel price increase stems primarily from the Russia-Ukraine conflict rather than the U.S.-Iran military conflict. However, market data compiled by Bloomberg and verified by diesel traders tells a different story. Energy

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), natural gas speculators' net short positions across major NYMEX and ICE markets fell by 153 contracts to 48,029 for the week ending September 15.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), oil speculators' net long positions decreased by 531 contracts to 139,515 for the week ended September 15.

Gold prices rose on COMEX as of 1:03 PM Eastern time on September 18, with December delivery gold futures (GCZ6) trading at $4,424.70 per troy ounce, up $25.00 (0.57%) from the previous settlement of $4,399.70. The gains came as the dollar index retreated from intraday highs and oil prices

According to COMEX data, December gold futures rose $25, or 0.57%, to $4,424.70 per troy ounce on September 18 (U.S. Eastern time) in afternoon trading. The gain came as oil prices declined on reports that Saudi Arabia is expanding crude export routes through currency exchanges in Oman. WTI crude

According to Bloomberg data through Friday, Sept. 18, CBOT wheat futures declined 1.76% this week, closing at $7.1350 per bushel. CBOT soybean oil futures fell 2.13% for the week. Corn futures dropped 0.57% to $5.2725 per bushel, while soybean futures gained 0.52% to $13.03 per bushel.

According to Turkey's Capital Markets Board (SPK), on September 18, the regulator assigned liquidation of 131 frozen investment funds to Isbank and Ziraat, affecting approximately $18 billion in assets and about 350,000

Onshore Chinese yuan (CNY) closed at 6.6984 per US dollar at 03:00 Beijing time on September 18, up 76 pips from Thursday's night session close. Trading volume reached $5.221 billion.

According to Yonhapinfomax, France's 10-year government bond yield surged 12.13 basis points to 4.5735% on September 18, marking its highest level since July 2008. The France-Germany 10-year bond spread widened to 104 basis points, the highest since July 2012, as the spread exceeded 100bp for the

Senator Bill Hagerty published a letter in the Wall Street Journal on September 18, 2026, criticizing SEC rules that he argues political activists are exploiting to impose policies on companies. Hagerty contends these practices undermine shareholder value and corporate governance. The letter

AI stocks rallied Thursday as falling oil prices provided relief from inflation and interest-rate concerns. Nvidia gained more than 2% and Broadcom rose more than 2%, while AMD, Micron, Arm, and Marvell posted even larger advances. U.S. crude dropped toward $101 a barrel and the 10-year Treasury

According to Jin10, on Friday, September 18, North Sea crude oil spot premiums surged to record levels following shutdowns in Saudi Arabia's east-west pipeline, which supplies Europe. European refiners rushed to secure alternative supplies, with Norwegian Johan Sverdrup crude trading at a premium

According to the Wall Street Journal, Senator Bill Hagerty published a letter on September 18 criticizing SEC rules for being exploited by political activists to impose policies on companies. Hagerty argues that these practices

Helus Pharma (HELP) stock opened on Friday at $15.15 and reached a new 52-week high before reversing course to trade near $12.50 by midday, down approximately 11%, after Barclays initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and a $35 price target. The price target represents about 150% upside from t