Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Crypto.com Co-Founder and CEO Kris Marszalek announced on X on September 17 that North American Derivatives Exchange, the legal entity behind its futures trading platform OG.com, had received SEC approval for its Form 1-N filing, allowing it to list single-stock perpetual futures contracts in the U.S. market. SEC Approval of OG.com’s Form 1-N: Application Timeline and the Legal Structure of North American Derivatives Exchange North American Derivatives Exchange, OG.com’s legal entity, submitted

The U.S. Treasury market showed signs of recovery overnight after experiencing severe sell-off pressure, with the 10-year Treasury yield falling over 5 basis points to 4.947% according to Yonhap Infomax on the 18th. Market analysts attribute the stabilization to three converging factors: inflation e

Seoul forex dealers forecast the dollar-won exchange rate will fluctuate within a relatively wide range on January 18, influenced by the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) interest rate decision. The BOJ announces its base rate decision at noon on January 18, with markets expecting a 25 basis point hike

According to Yonhapinfomax on September 18, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields fell overnight to 4.947%, down over 5 basis points from the previous session, as markets recovered from recent losses in the Treasury market. The decline was driven by stabilizing inflation expectations following the Federal

According to Cointelegraph, MoonPay has added WisdomTree's tokenized money market fund WTGXX to its corporate stablecoin business reserves, which launched in November 2025. WTGXX maintains a $1 net asset value per share and manages approximately $1.2 billion in assets under management. The fund

As of 09:30 Beijing time on September 18, WTI crude oil futures declined 4.31%, while U.S. natural gas futures fell 1.45%.

As of 9:30 AM Beijing time on September 18, New York gold futures rose 0.41%, silver futures climbed 0.92%, and copper futures fell 0.48%.

Bitcoin (BTC) is moving sideways with fluctuations, temporarily trading around $76,610 on September 18. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Iran-linked BitBank, targeting cryptocurrency payment channels. Morgan Stanley's total Bitcoin holdings surpassed 8,000 BTC for the first time, worth more than $600 million. Macro Events & Crypto Hotspots According to Cryptopolitan, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned the cryptocurrency exchange BitBank on September 17. The Treasury said BitBank is owned by Babak Zanjani,

According to ChainCatcher, A-stock chip stocks opened higher today (Sept 18), with Zhongjing Tech hitting its daily limit and Dongwei Semiconductor rising nearly 5%. Other chip names including Torrence, Puran Semiconductors, Huahai Chengke and Jingsheng Semiconductors also gained. Meanwhile,

According to Bitget, at Hong Kong market open on September 18, artificial intelligence stocks led gains, with MINIMAX-W rising nearly 4% and Zhipu up 3.58%.

According to MSX.COM data, the U.S. stock market closed higher on September 18, with the Nasdaq up 1.69%, S&P 500 up 1.14%, and Dow Jones up 0.61%, while the VIX fear index fell 10.23%. AI-related stocks broadly advanced, with Tempus AI leading gains at 14.85%, followed by Supermicro up 9.5%,

According to Odaily, USD/CNH (USDCNH) fell to 6.700, trading at 6.69914 with a 24-hour decline of 0.2%, based on Gate data.

According to Jinlian Creative, as of September 18, China's refined oil market displays a 10.67% rate of change with a reference oil price of $104.32 per barrel. The country is expected to increase both gasoline and diesel prices by 620 yuan per ton in the coming

Offshore yuan strengthened to 6.6967 against the dollar today (September 18, 2026), marking its highest intraday level since July 2022.

According to the People's Bank of China, today the central bank conducted 463.3 billion yuan in 7-day reverse repurchase operations at a 1.40% interest rate, with full subscription and allocation. The PBOC also conducted 100 billion yuan in 14-day reverse repo operations using

Wall Street analysts warned on the 17th (local time) that despite US stocks rebounding from the Federal Reserve's rate hike shock, it remains premature to engage in bargain hunting as further short-term corrections may occur. Scott Lovner, Chief Strategist at Citadel Securities, stated that supply a

Foreign investors sold Korean stocks for seven consecutive trading days through the previous day, while the USD-KRW exchange rate rebounded from the 1,330 won range to the 1,380s in approximately two weeks. This month, foreign investors cumulatively sold 12.9144 trillion won worth of shares,

According to CNBC, Beijing-based AI startup Moonshot launched Kimi for financial services in China on September 17. The product integrates data from sources including S&P Global Market Intelligence, Crunchbase, Wind, Tianyancha, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system, as well a

China's yuan midpoint rate rose 59 points to 6.7521 against the dollar yesterday (September 17), marking the strongest level since February 3, 2023, and the biggest daily gain since July 15, 2026.

Bitcoin was trading at $76,615 on September 18, showing a sideways trend while remaining under pressure this week from the failed CLARITY Act vote and the FED’s 25-bps rate hike to 3.75%–4.00%. TradingView data shows that most crypto tokens and stocks, along with other risk assets, suffered larger declines than Bitcoin during this period, while Bitcoin effectively held the $75,000 support level. Bitcoin Price Reaction Under the Dual Impact of the Failed CLARITY Act Vote and the FED Rate Hike On