Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Reuters, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson today encouraged the industry to focus on technological innovation, which will transform how the lithium and other critical minerals markets operate. "The way we process lithium today will not be the way we do it in five

According to Rio Tinto Aluminum and Lithium Head Jérôme Pécresse, lithium demand will become more evenly distributed between electric vehicles and energy storage over the next two years. The company plans to increase lithium production capacity

According to Fastmarkets, lithium producers said this week that surging battery energy storage demand is helping offset the slowdown in the electric vehicle market. Fastmarkets CEO Raju Daswani stated that the "period of market over-adjustment has ended" and storage has become "the primary driver of

Apple's stock stabilized Friday after the company announced price increases for Mac and iPad, following a 6% decline Thursday. Mac prices rose 15% to 20%, while iPad prices increased 15% to 25%, driven by surging memory component costs. According to UBS analyst David Vogt, Apple is expected to

According to a recent CNBC interview, Jeremy Grantham, GMO co-founder and renowned bubble forecaster, reiterated his criticism of Bitcoin, calling it a "completely useless and purely speculative" asset lacking intrinsic value and real economic use. He predicted Bitcoin will slowly fade from the

Canada's S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 129.79 points, or 0.4%, at 34,980.00 on Friday (June 26). Rising gold prices boosted metal mining stocks, while the broader market's gains were tempered by investor concerns over potential inflation from the artificial intelligence boom. The materials

According to Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps, on Saturday, June 27, the military successfully repelled a U.S. strike on the Sirik area in southern Iran and forced American forces to withdraw. The statement warned that any new U.S. provocations would receive a 'swift and decisive' response,

On Friday, June 26, major U.S. stock indices declined amid cooling AI sentiment, rising Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations, and delayed OpenAI IPO speculation. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index tumbled 5.29% to 13,203.57, while

According to Guru Club, offshore Chinese yuan (CNY) closed at 6.7978 against the U.S. dollar on June 27 at 3 a.m. Beijing time, up 12 pips from Thursday's night session close. Trading volume reached 56.203 billion

According to Guru Club, WTI and Brent crude oil futures fell sharply on June 26 as markets focused on improving Middle East geopolitical tensions and rising oil supply expectations. WTI August contract closed at $69.23 per barrel, down $2.69 (3.74%), marking its first close below $70 since March. Br

According to ChainCatcher, Solana digital asset treasury stocks rallied on Friday as SOL rose approximately 9%. Sol Strategies led gains with a 22% intraday jump to $1.20, followed by Forward Industries, which climbed 12% to $4.03, SkyAI up 11% to $1.07, DeFi Development Corp. up 10% to $2.73, and S

On Friday (June 26), the U.S. dollar fell 0.1% after two consecutive days of declines, with the Dollar Index (DXY) closing at 101.32. Despite the daily pullback, the index posted a weekly gain of 0.5%. Market focus shifted as May's core PCE inflation rose 3.4% year-over-year, marking the highest

Among the 11 sectors in the S&P 500, healthcare led gains today (June 26) with a 3.16% increase, while consumer discretionary and real estate rose up to 1.55%. Energy fell 0.41%, telecom declined 0.56%, information technology dropped 1.05%, and industrials

On Friday (June 26), U.S. real estate ETF gained 1.52%, leading major asset class ETF performances, while fear index and gold ETF rose at least 1.13%. Brent crude oil fund declined 3.75%, the largest loss among tracked ETFs. Nasdaq-100 ETF fell 1.38%, emerging market ETF dropped 1.13%, and S&P 500 E

On Friday (June 26), U.S. real estate ETFs led major asset classes with a 1.52% gain, while fear index and gold ETFs climbed over 1.13%. Russell 2000, euro, yen, and 20+ year Treasury ETFs posted more modest gains of up to 0.31%. Brent crude oil fund fell 3.75%, marking the largest decline.

AI chip designer Cerebras fell 7.6% on June 25, marking its second consecutive trading day of losses and breaching its IPO price for the first time since its May 14 debut. The stock has wiped nearly $30 billion from its market capitalization in just over a month. The selloff was triggered by the co

Elon Musk secured regulatory clearance from the Federal Trade Commission to acquire Mesh Optical Technologies Corp., an AI-focused data center infrastructure startup founded by former SpaceX engineers, with official approval granted on June 25, 2026. The FTC published early termination notices

On Friday (June 26), U.S. stock index futures declined at the close of New York trading. The Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1.53%, while the S&P 500 futures dropped 0.34% and Dow Jones futures declined 0.31%. Russell 2000 futures

Bitcoin has declined 40% from its year-to-date high, with spot Bitcoin ETFs experiencing approximately $1.35 billion in outflows. The sell-off has prompted some corporate treasuries to accumulate the dip, even as technical indicators show weakness and liquidations

Spot gold rose 1.35% to $4,081.02 per ounce at U.S. market close on Friday, June 26. COMEX gold futures advanced 1.32% to $4,102.20 per ounce. Spot silver gained 1.63% to $58.77 per ounce, while COMEX silver futures climbed 1.18% to $59.49 per ounce. COMEX copper futures also rose 0.94% to $6.281 pe