Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Jin10 Futures, on May 18, BR rubber futures main contract br2606 surged to 16,195 points, up 695 points or 4.48%. The rally was driven by rising Brent crude oil prices following escalating Middle East geopolitical tensions, including an Israeli airstrike on Gaza that killed Hamas

According to Brazil's central bank survey, economists have raised their forecast for the SELIC interest rate by year-end 2026 to 13.25%, up from a previous estimate of 13.00%.

According to ChainCatcher and crypto analyst Omkar Godbole, macroeconomic headwinds are currently weighing on risk appetite despite regulatory advances. Last Friday (May 16), the U.S. Treasury market volatility index (MOVE) surged 14.7% to 79.87—its highest level since April 7. Meanwhile, the U.S. d

According to Jin10 Data, Solulink Shareholding announced on May 18 that Han Zongjun, the company's actual controller and chairman, plans to increase his shareholding by between 20-40 million yuan through centralized auction trading on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange within 6 months, with

According to BlockBeats, on May 18, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Bank of England jointly launched a public consultation to gather industry feedback on regulation, infrastructure, and market practices for

An International Monetary Fund official projects that the United Kingdom's inflation rate will peak at slightly below 4% by the end of 2026, before returning to the 2% target level by the end of 2027.

According to IMF officials, the Bank of England will not need to raise interest rates this year based on current energy price expectations.

According to IMF officials, the organization raised its UK GDP growth forecast for 2026 to 1.0% from the 0.8% projection made in April.

According to Jin10, Guangzhou Restaurant announced today (May 18) that it plans to issue convertible bonds to raise up to RMB 1 billion for capacity expansion and technology upgrades at its food manufacturing base. The company will also allocate proceeds to expand into markets outside Guangdong

According to Citi, the investment bank raised its Intel target price to $130 from $95 today.

According to BlockBeats, Situational Awareness LP, the fund led by 25-year-old investor Leopold Aschenbrenner, disclosed Q1 holdings on May 18 as of March 31. Fund assets grew 148% quarter-over-quarter to $13.6 billion. Top holdings include Vaneck ETF Trust (SMH) at $2.05 billion, Nvidia (NVDA) at $

According to IEA chief Fatih Birol at the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Paris, commercial oil inventories are rapidly declining. Birol stated that storage levels could be depleted within weeks, reiterating concerns he raised the previous week.

According to a Reuters survey, 16 out of 9 economists expect Bank Indonesia to raise its 7-day reverse repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.00% on May 20.

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, BlackRock has purchased an additional 3.14 million shares of Strategy worth approximately $535.6 million. The investment firm's total holdings in the bitcoin reserve company now stand at 17.75 million shares, valued at approximately $3.02 billion, representing a 2

According to Nikkei, Brazil's foreign minister recently announced that Brazil is prepared to increase crude oil exports to Japan.

On May 18, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare launched distribution of 50 million medical gloves from national reserves to address healthcare supply shortages caused by Middle East tensions and resulting naphtha supply

According to Jin10 Data, ZhenYou Technology approved a plan on May 18 to invest 4 million yuan into Pengyou Aviation, a company focused on low-altitude economy infrastructure. The investment comprises 2.5 million yuan added to registered capital and 1.5 million yuan to capital reserve, granting Zhen

According to Jin10 Futures, as of May 18, Western Australia FOB alumina was quoted at $310/ton with shipping costs of $34.45/ton. After converting to the domestic port reference price using an exchange rate of approximately 6.83 yuan/dollar, the equivalent domestic selling price is around 2,739.75 y

Upcomers has integrated cTrader into its trading infrastructure as proprietary trading firms compete increasingly on platform capabilities, execution quality, and trader experience. The partnership expands Upcomers' multi-asset offering across forex, CFDs, commodities, and cryptocurrencies, while

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. stock indices declined in today's pre-market session. The Dow fell 0.37%, Nasdaq dropped 0.12%, and S&P 500 declined 0.23%. Among the Magnificent Seven tech stocks, Tesla fell 1.01%, Apple dropped 0.74%, Alphabet fell 0.44%, Meta declined 0.44%, Amazon fell 0.53%,