Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Cryptopolitan, Belarus' Council of Ministers and National Bank on May 27 added cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, to the list of eligible underlying assets for non-deliverable over-the-counter financial instruments. Non-deliverable OTC instruments are direct contracts between

The People's Bank of China will issue two tranches of central bank bills totaling 30 billion yuan in Hong Kong today (May 27) through the CMU debt settlement system. Each tranche is denominated in 15 billion yuan and will be auctioned via the debt instrument trading platform. The issuance aims to en

On May 27, Hong Kong stocks opened with the Hang Seng Index up 0.04% and the Hang Seng Tech Index up 0.66%. Individually, Lenovo surged over 5% at the open, while NetEase-S and Huahong Semiconductor each rose over 4%, and SMIC gained

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) conducted a 176 billion yuan 7-day reverse repurchase agreement (repo) operation today, with both bids and accepted amounts totaling 176 billion yuan. The operation rate remained unchanged at 1.40%.

According to the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank conducted a 17.76 billion yuan reverse repurchase operation with a 7-day tenor at an interest rate of 1.40% today (May 27), unchanged from the previous day. Additionally, 5 billion yuan worth of earlier reverse repos

Australia's April unadjusted consumer price index (CPI) year-on-year will be released shortly.

According to the interbank foreign exchange market on May 27, the Chinese yuan weakened against the U.S. dollar, with USD/CNY trading at 6.8291, up 3 pips. EUR/CNY rose to 7.9234 (up 1 pip), while GBP/CNY declined to 9.1614 (down 277 pips). AUD/CNY increased to 4.8825 (up 14 pips), CAD/CNY rose to 4

According to PANews, a whale trader turned an initial $4.33 million into $13 million by going long on Micron Technology (MU) over two months starting in March, according to on-chain analyst Yezhen. The trader deposited 4.33 million USDC in March and continuously added to the position using

Grayscale classifies corporate holders into DAT (providing Bitcoin exposure to public-market investors) and diversified operating companies. SpaceX holds 18,712 BTC, which falls under the latter; its fair value is about $1.637 billion, with a cost of $661 million, and it is custodied by a third party. SpaceX’s IPO is expected to file S-1 in June 2026 and has not been priced yet. DAT is mainly led by Strategy and others; SpaceX, Coinbase, Tesla, Block, and others are diversified companies. Polymarket shows SpaceX’s market-expected listing valuation mostly in the $2–$2.5 trillion range.

Bitcoin (BTC) fell from $78,003 to $75,740 on May 27. The drop was directly triggered by reports of an overnight military clash between U.S. and Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz, reversing the rally over the weekend driven by rumors of a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran diplomacy; the total amount of 24-hour leveraged liquidations in Bitcoin reached $100 million, and the crypto asset market saw nearly $350 million in liquidations on the same day. On the same day, U.S. President Trump led the Cabi

On May 27 (Wednesday) morning, Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D (spot gold with deferred delivery) dropped 0.62% to 987.9 yuan per gram at market open, while silver T+D climbed 0.57% to 18,773.0 yuan per

The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index Europe route main contract rose over 2.00% intraday today, now trading at 2986.0 points.

Taiwan's weighted stock price index (TAIEX) gained 2.1% to 44,444.51 points at market open today (May 27), according to Taiwan Stock Exchange data.

Chinese commodity futures opened with mixed performance today, May 27. Eggs led gains with a surge exceeding 2%, while urea, nickel, aluminum oxide, and European shipping routes each climbed over 1%. On the downside, coke, lithium carbonate, and lean hogs each fell over 1%.

According to MSX.COM data, Micron Technology (MU) stock reached $976 per share premarket on May 27, marking a new all-time high. The stock was later trading at $957 per share.

According to Jin10 Futures, the CFETS-NEX money market sentiment index rose to 49 as of 08:45 on May 27, up 2 points from 16:00 the previous day. Sentiment indices for large banks, mid-sized banks, and non-bank institutions climbed to 47, 50, and 48 respectively, each rising 2 points.

According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, Menefee won the Texas 18th Congressional District Democratic primary runoff on May 27, defeating 20-year incumbent Al Green. Crypto super PAC Fairshake and affiliated groups invested approximately $10.5 million in the race, allocating $6.5 million to s

According to Mizuho CEO Kihara in an interview on May 27, the Bank of Japan should implement a significant interest rate hike to benefit the bond market. Kihara expects the central bank to raise rates in June or July to combat inflation, noting that a "bold" 50 basis point increase would be more

According to Jin10, Mizuho CEO Kihara expects the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates in June or July to address inflation pressures.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index gave back earlier gains and turned negative during the trading session today.