Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Guru Club, onshore Chinese yuan (CNY) strengthened to 6.7101 against the U.S. dollar as of 03:00 Beijing time on September 17, up 11 points from Tuesday's night session close. Trading volume reached 404.67 billion U.S.

Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP stabilized after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%, citing persistent inflation despite continued economic growth. Bitcoin traded around $76,000 following the decision, while Ethereum remained near $2,400 and XRP held a

Nike (NKE) closed Wednesday at $35.78, down 1.2% and roughly 53% below its 52-week high of $76.97, marking a 12-year low for the stock. The decline stems from weak quarterly results, including a 7% drop in Greater China Nike Brand revenue, a 4% fall in Nike Direct sales, and margin pressures from

According to Guru Club, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates on September 17 for the first time in three years. The Fed's dot plot median projection shows one additional rate hike this year (2026) and no changes in 2027. The projections indicate rates will decline in 2028 and settle

According to Guru Club, U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune expressed hope today (Sept 16) that the CLARITY Act would regain momentum for passage.

On Wednesday, Nike (NKE) closed at $35.78, down 1.2% and 53% below its 52-week high of $76.97, marking a 12-year low. The stock has lost more than 40% in 2026. Morgan Stanley recently issued a $31 price target, signaling further downside potential. The decline reflects mounting operational

President Donald Trump demanded the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to 1% or lower on Wednesday, immediately after the central bank voted to raise the benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.75%-4%. The Federal Open Market Committee's 12-0 decision marked the first rate in

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeff Gundlach stated the Federal Reserve should have raised interest rates by more than 25 basis points at its September Federal Open Market Committee meeting, according to a CNBC interview on the 16th. The CEO, known as the 'new Bond King,' argued a larger rate increase

According to Jeff Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital, interviewed by CNBC on September 16, the Federal Reserve should have raised rates by 50 basis points instead of 25 basis points at today's FOMC decision. Gundlach said a larger hike could have recalibrated market rates toward the federal funds r

According to CME Fed Watch Tool, as reported by Jin10 on Sept 17, after the Fed's September rate hike, the probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining rates at 3.75%-4.00% in October stands at 50.2%, while a 25 basis point hike carries a 49.8% probability. Looking to December, the Fed has an 11.3

According to Reuters, Intel discussed yesterday with SK Hynix, a South Korean chipmaker, regarding the potential production of memory chips in the United States. Intel stock rose 4% on Wednesday. Under consideration are options including SK Hynix leasing a portion of Intel's planned Ohio facility or

On Thursday, WTI crude oil futures fell 0.6% during the Asia-Pacific session as Saudi Arabia began addressing an outage in its east-west pipeline.

According to Farside Investors, the 12 U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw combined net outflows of $450.4 million on Sep. 15, wiping out the prior session's $159.9 million inflow. Fidelity's FBTC led redemptions with $214.8 million, followed by BlackRock's IBIT

Generac Holdings issued a warrant to an Amazon subsidiary to acquire up to 1.69 million GNRC shares at $200.9266 per share on September 16, alongside signing a long-term supply agreement to provide backup power generators for Amazon.com data centers. The deal structure ties warrant vesting to

A 10-bank consortium is providing a $22-billion loan to Crux AI, a Blackstone-Alphabet AI cloud venture, Bloomberg reports. The debt facility includes a separate $1-billion revolving credit line. The financing will fund purchases of Google-designed Tensor Processing Units, with the loan secured by t

According to CME Federal Reserve Watch data released after the Fed's September rate decision, the probability of the Fed maintaining rates at 3.75%-4.00% in October stands at 59.5%, with a 25 basis point hike probability at 40.1%, and a 50 basis point hike probability at 0.5%. For the December

On September 16, two-year Treasury yields rose 7.31 basis points to 4.7359% following the Federal Reserve's announcement, trading between 4.5975% and 4.7423% during the day. The 10-year benchmark Treasury yield climbed 2.06 basis points to 5.0225%, ranging from 4.9323% to 5.0246%.

According to ChainCatcher, a White House spokesman said the Federal Reserve's recent interest rate hike is "quite regrettable." President Trump continues to believe in the Federal Reserve's independence.

According to an official statement, BCB Bancorp, a New Jersey-based bank, announced plans this week to issue additional stock and divest cannabis and real estate-related loans due to facing substantial third-quarter losses. The bank projects a net loss of $126.2 million to $136.1 million for Q3. BCB

iShares Silver Trust, the world's largest silver ETF, saw its holdings decrease by 39.33 tons yesterday (September 15), bringing current holdings to 15,226.98 tons.