Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to BlockBeats, on June 16, Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), the world's largest tanker operator, said it will not rush to resume normal transit through the Hormuz Strait despite the preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to reopen the waterway. MOL will await confirmation that the accord

According to Senator Cynthia Lummis on June 15, 2026, Bitcoin could serve as a financial tool to address America's escalating debt crisis, as the CLARITY Act advances toward Senate consideration. With U.S. gross national debt reaching roughly $39.2 trillion, Lummis framed Bitcoin as a potential

According to Jin10 Futures citing CFETS-NEX data, as of 14:30 on June 16, the CNEX market-wide funding sentiment index reported at 51, down 4 points from 10:15. The index for large banks, mid-sized banks, and non-bank institutions stood at 50, 53, and 50 respectively, each declining 4 points. The in

According to Lyon's research report cited by Jin10 on June 16, the brokerage predicts global oil prices will remain above $80 per barrel in the second half of 2026, down from an average of $94 in H1 2026, citing production facility damage and infrastructure bottlenecks that will prevent supply

On June 16, Japan's Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan Uchida Shinichi warned that underlying inflation risks tilting higher, potentially exceeding the central bank's 2% price stability target.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed up 0.1% at 69,404.50 points today, while the Tokyo Stock Exchange index fell 0.2% to 3,991.14 points.

According to investor Ross Gerber, Tesla shares fell up to 1% on Monday (June 15) after markets closed following his comments that the electric vehicle maker would be "worthless" without merging with SpaceX. Speaking to media, Gerber argued that investors currently view a Tesla-SpaceX merger as

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo was absent from today's monetary policy decision on June 16 due to illness, marking his first absence from a rate-setting meeting. Deputy Governor presided over the proceedings.

According to Amundi's global head of solutions John O'Toole, the firm maintains that the Federal Reserve's next policy shift will be rate cuts in 2027, not aggressive rate hikes as current market pricing suggests. Despite the May U.S. jobs data beating expectations and Fed concerns about potential f

According to Foresight News, OKX will launch stock perpetual contracts for Astera Labs (ALAB), Teradyne (TER), AXT (AXTI), POET Technologies (POET), and Ondas (ONDS) today (June 16) at 17:00-18:00 UTC.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida is scheduled to hold a monetary policy press conference in approximately 10 minutes on June 16.

According to Jin10 on June 16, China's Ministry of Finance will issue euro-denominated sovereign bonds in Luxembourg for no more than €5 billion during the week of June 22, 2026, subject to State Council approval. Specific issuance details will be disclosed prior to the

BlackRock global fixed income chief investment officer Rick Rieder said on June 16 that after U.S. President Trump announced an Iran nuclear talks agreement, the swift reaction in the stock market showed that roughly $8 to $9 trillion was moving out of money market funds and being reallocated to more active asset classes. Rieder also noted that last week’s SpaceX IPO forced investors to rebalance their portfolios, creating market momentum. Rieder’s estimate of the size and flow of money market f

According to the World Gold Council (WGC), on June 16, 45% of surveyed central banks plan to increase their gold holdings over the next 12 months, up 2 percentage points year-over-year. The WGC's annual survey, covering 74 central banks, found that 54% intend to maintain current gold reserves

Gold rallied above $4,350 an ounce at the start of the week, gaining more than 3% in early North American trading as spot prices reached $4,351. The surge followed news that the U.S. and Iran will sign a peace deal on Friday, ending months of Middle East conflict. Oil prices dropped below $80 a

After SpaceX listed on Nasdaq on June 12, trading volume for sustainability contracts related to HIP-3 stocks on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid surged significantly. The xyz:SPCX contract (the SpaceX-linked contract) set a $1.4 billion trading volume on the day of listing, and in the first half of June, total trading volume for stock-linked perpetual contracts across the entire HIP-3 ecosystem exceeded $18.8 billion. xyz:SPCX Trading Volume: Comparison Before and After Listing, and HIP-3

SpaceX stock rose 10% on the Tradegate platform versus its previous close yesterday (June 15).

According to Kitco News, spot gold rallied above $4,350 per ounce early Monday during the North American trading session, up more than 3% on the day—its best daily performance since early February. The rally was driven by news that the U.S. and Iran will sign a peace deal on Friday, which pushed

According to a Reuters survey of 25 economists, 20 expect the Philippine central bank to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.75% on June 18, while five forecast a 50 basis point increase.

According to calculations by Bloomberg on June 16 based on exchange data, Hong Kong stocks with a minimum value of HK$255 billion, including those involving initial public offerings (IPOs) and secondary market sales, have their lock-up periods due to expire in July, with the largest amount of expirations among the remaining months this year. This round of unlocks stems from the late-2025 and early-2026 Hong Kong IPO boom, when technology companies surged in to capitalize on the AI investment fre