Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

CIX Trading has requested Ontario Securities Commission approval to extend trading on its IntelligentCross ASPEN and ASPEN VERT marketplaces to 23 hours a day, five days a week. The proposal would make CIX the first Canadian equity venue to offer near-continuous weekday trading in Canadian stocks. C

CIX Trading has sought Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) approval to launch 23-hour-a-day trading on its IntelligentCross ASPEN and ASPEN VERT marketplaces, according to FinanceFeeds, potentially making it Canada's first equity venue to offer near-continuous weekday trading. The plan would roll ou

Onshore yuan (CNY) closed at 6.7260 against the U.S. dollar on August 20 at 03:00 Beijing time, up 42 pips from Wednesday's night session. Trading volume reached 455 million USD.

According to market analysts and Federal Reserve officials, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent's expansion of long-term bond buyback operations this week sparked 30-year Treasury yields to drop sharply before rebounding, raising concerns the intervention may force the Fed to raise rates instead of

According to Argentina's statistics bureau, the country recorded a trade surplus of $21.15 billion in July, exceeding the market expectation of $18.50 billion.

Bitcoin reached a session high of $72,850 on Thursday afternoon, marking a 5.6% gain in 24 hours and lifting its market capitalization from $1.44 trillion to $1.45 trillion, as $650 million in short bets were liquidated according to market data. The surge followed pro-crypto sentiment from a White

NYMEX September energy futures closed with varied performance on August 20. WTI crude futures settled at $87.83 per barrel, while September natural gas futures closed at $2.7330 per million BTU. September gasoline futures finished at $3.2629 per gallon, and September heating oil futures ended at $4.

According to the EPA, the Trump administration authorized the early sale of winter gasoline on August 21, allowing the market to use higher-emission winter fuel formulas before the standard September mid-month transition. The exemption permits gasoline with 10% ethanol blending to be sold starting S

According to the Shanghai Gold Exchange, gold (T+D) closed 1.02% higher at 976.38 yuan per gram on Thursday evening, August 20. Silver (T+D) gained 2.28% to close at 16,535 yuan per kilogram.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold futures closed up 1.03% at 980 yuan per gram, Shanghai silver futures rose 2.97% to 16,589 yuan per kilogram, and SC crude oil futures gained 1.11% to 591 yuan per barrel at the 2:30 AM close on

Shanghai Futures Exchange crude oil futures contract 2610 closed up 1.11% overnight on August 20, settling at 591.40 yuan per barrel. Shanghai Gold rose 1.03% and Shanghai Silver gained 2.97% during the same

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans to unveil Iran sanctions on the 24th during a CNBC interview on the 20th (local time). Bessent stated the measures aim to apply maximum economic pressure as an alternative to large-scale military action. The sanctions represent what Bessent

According to a CNBC interview on August 20, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans to unveil sanctions against Iran on August 24. Bessent stated the measures would involve coordinated economic pressure with allied nations and described the effort as "the greatest coordinated economic

Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT) extended its rally on Thursday, rising approximately 3% as other messenger RNA stocks pulled back sharply. The divergence followed sector-wide profit-taking after Wednesday's surge driven by positive late-stage trial results from Merck and Moderna for a personalized

On Thursday, Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT) rose approximately 3%, outperforming a broader mRNA sector selloff as Moderna fell more than 20% and BioNTech dropped 2%. The rally was driven by profit-taking reversals and Arcturus's recent developments, including regaining full global rights to its

The U.S. Department of Energy announced that measures to increase gasoline supply will remain in effect through September 15, 2026, marking the end of the summer gasoline control season.

John Hoffman, managing director and head of product portfolios at Ondo Finance, stated that tokenized assets are following a trajectory similar to exchange-traded funds, with early skepticism transitioning into growing adoption. Hoffman made the remarks at Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026,

The US Treasury Department concluded a 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) auction on May 20 (local time), with the securities awarded at a yield of 2.973%. The $8 billion reopening auction attracted strong demand, with the bid-to-cover ratio reaching 2.82 times, the highest

Today, Elon Musk shared a chart predicting U.S. government debt will reach $50 trillion by 2030, captioning the post "Precisely accurate" with a laughing emoji.