Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

In US Stock Market News, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) CEO Alex Karp told CNBC on Sept. 17, 2026, that civil and criminal liability, not new regulation, should be the "first line of defense" against dangerous AI. Karp's position emerged amid a five-day-old industry split between AI safety advocates a

According to Jin10 Data, overnight Hong Kong interbank offered rate (Hibor) for offshore Chinese yuan rose 2 basis points to 1.39348% on September 18, reaching its highest level since September 7. Other tenors also moved higher: one-week Hibor rose to 1.40909%, two-week Hibor climbed to 1.42303%, a

According to ChainCatcher, OKX launched tokenized stock trading pairs xAAPL/USDC and xAMZN/USDC on September 18. xAAPL/USDC pre-order opened at 17:00 UTC with trading commencing at 18:00 UTC. xAMZN/USDC pre-order opened at 17:30 UTC with trading starting at 18:30 UTC.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized tariff weaponization on May 17 (local time) during a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, responding to US President Donald Trump's threats over Canada's potential EU associate membership. Carney stated that tariffs are being used to exert p

According to a Goldman Sachs report released on September 17, the S&P 500 posted 26% earnings growth over the past four quarters, with second-quarter earnings up 51% year-over-year. The investment bank projects earnings per share will grow at 11% annually in both 2027

According to CNBC, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized the use of tariffs as pressure tools on September 17 during a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Carney stated that economic integration has now been "weaponized" and warned that supply chains could become vulnerable to

According to TradingView, USD/JPY broke above 157 on Sept 18, gaining 0.68% intraday and marking its highest level since Sept 3.

According to Indonesia's Finance Minister, the yield spread between Indonesia's 10-year government bonds and U.S. 10-year Treasury bonds has remained at 120 basis points this year (2026).

The Moscow Exchange (MOEX), Russia’s largest stock market, announced the launch of Perpetual Futures trading on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Tron. According to the exchange’s official announcement, the new contracts will be available to qualified investors in accordance with Russian law. The new products will trade under the tickers BTCUSDF, ETHUSDF, SOLUSDF, XRPUSDF, and TRXUSDF. The contracts will be indexed to the U.S. dollar but settled in Russian rubles. Physical delivery of crypto a

According to UBS strategist Giovanni Staunovo, the Federal Reserve's rate hike to 3.75%-4% on September 16 will pressure gold prices in the short term through stronger U.S. dollar and elevated real yields. However, UBS maintains a positive long-term outlook, forecasting gold to reach $4,600 by

According to Guru Club, spot gold broke below $4,340 per ounce today (September 18).

Sergey Shvetsov, chairman of the supervisory board of the Moscow Exchange, said that the default involving Eurotrans could trigger a chain of similar cases and lead to the collapse of the entire Russian digital financial asset (DFA) market. The company stopped making payments on its tokenized bonds and ceased providing investors with information. Fuel operator Eurotrans had a strong credit rating, independent management, high-quality reporting, and a history of regular dividend payments. However

SC crude oil futures fell 7.99% intraday today (Sept 18), declining to 740.50 yuan per barrel.

President Lee Jae-myung acknowledged shortcomings in South Korea's introduction of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during a press conference at Cheong Wa Dae Yeongbingwan on September 18. Lee stated the policy had "deficiencies" after the financial products drew criticism for

On Friday, South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung acknowledged that single-stock leveraged ETFs launched earlier this year had shortcomings. The products were introduced near the end of a market uptrend, and the subsequent shift in market direction caused significant losses to investors, Lee said at

According to the Bank of Korea on September 18, South Korea's public sector deficit in 2025 reached 83.1 trillion Korean won, marking the highest level since 2007 and expanding from 69.1 trillion won the previous year. The increase was driven by government spending outpacing revenue growth,

According to Jin10, on September 18, the Bank of Japan raised rates by 25 basis points as expected, but the yen declined afterward. Following the U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish rate hike earlier this week, the yen has remained under pressure. Strategists suggest that if investors perceive the BoJ's

According to Barclays, the Bank of England is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points in November and by another 25 basis points in February 2027.

China's fertilizer exports fell to 2.86 million tons in August, down 43.9% year-over-year. For the January-August period, cumulative fertilizer exports totaled 21.32 million tons, representing a 23.7% decline compared to the same period last year.

China exported 10,822 tons of rare earth and rare earth products in August, down 17.6% year-over-year. For the first eight months of 2026, cumulative rare earth exports reached 87,682 tons, up 3.2% compared to the same period last year.