Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to U.S. Treasury data reported by Jin10, China reduced its U.S. Treasury holdings to $652.3 billion in March from $693.3 billion in February, while Japan decreased holdings to $1.1916 trillion from $1.2393 trillion. The U.K. increased holdings to $926.9 billion in March from $897.3 billion

On Monday, the MSCI Latin America index rose 0.5% and the Latin American currency index climbed 0.9%, buoyed by easing Middle East tensions. Both indices had posted their biggest weekly declines since March 2 following Iran-related conflict last

Foreign investors net purchased $13.5 billion in U.S. Treasury securities in March. The prior month's figure was revised upward from $2 billion to $2.6 billion.

According to Jin10, U.S. stock indices closed mixed on Monday (May 19), with the Dow up 0.3%, the S&P 500 down 0.07%, and the Nasdaq down 0.5%. Among Chinese-listed stocks, the Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index fell 0.7%, while Li Auto (LI.O) declined

According to Gate market data, U.S. stock indices closed mixed on Monday (May 19), with the Dow up 0.3%, the S&P 500 down 0.07%, and the Nasdaq down 0.5%. Among major tech stocks, Nvidia fell 1%, Micron Technology dropped 6%, and Tesla declined

The U.S. saw long-term capital net inflows of $81.3 billion in March. The prior month's figure was revised downward to $57 billion from the previously reported $58.6 billion.

According to Jin10, Federal Reserve's Goolsbee recently cautioned that cutting interest rates too aggressively would further trigger inflation.

According to satellite monitoring by TankerTrackers.com, no large ocean-going tankers have been observed conducting loading operations at Khark Island's crude export terminal over the past 10 days since May 8. The monitoring firm estimates the island currently has 7–8 million barrels of idle

On May 18 close in New York, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose 1.40 basis points to 4.6073%. The 2-year yield climbed 0.46bp to 4.0734%, while the 30-year yield advanced 2.50bp to 5.1407%. Inflation-protected securities (TIPS) also moved higher, with the 10-year TIPS yield rising 3.90bp to 2.108

According to ICE, the U.S. Dollar Index dropped to 98.978 on Monday (May 18) at New York close, down 0.31% and approaching the intraday low of 98.971 set earlier at 00:16 Beijing time. The Bloomberg Dollar Index fell 0.23% to 1,199.90 points, while the U.S. Dollar against the Japanese Yen

According to a recent institutional survey and analyst comments, 75% of surveyed institutions view Bitcoin as undervalued on May 18, with BTC spot trading below $77,000 after $1.26 billion in spot Bitcoin ETF outflows across five trading days—including a $630 million single-day redemption on May 13,

On May 18 at New York close, ICE Cocoa futures fell 5.85% to $3,768 per ton, with London Cocoa down 6.05%. ICE Raw Sugar futures declined 0.61%, while White Sugar fell 0.50%. Arabica Coffee futures dropped 0.50%, Robusta Coffee fell 1.96%, and Coffee C futures decreased 0.15%. ICE Cotton futures

Onshore yuan (CNY) rose to 6.7995 against the U.S. dollar at 03:00 Beijing time on May 18, gaining 145 pips from last Friday's night session close. Trading volume reached 666.82 billion U.S. dollars.

According to Bloomberg data, grain futures rallied on Monday (May 18) at the close of trading in New York. The Bloomberg Grains Index rose 3.76% to 32.9265 points, gaining throughout the session. CBOT corn futures surged 4.72% to $4.7725 per

At the 2:30 AM close on May 18, Shanghai Gold Futures main contracts rose 0.04% to 998 yuan per gram, Shanghai Silver Futures climbed 1.02% to 18,840 yuan per kilogram, and SC Crude Oil Futures advanced 2.17% to 687 yuan per

According to the Shanghai Gold Exchange, on May 18 evening, gold T+D closed down 0.06% at 996.01 yuan per gram, while silver T+D closed up 1.9% at 18,760.0 yuan per kilogram.

WTI and Brent crude oil prices rallied over 3% earlier today (May 18), then retreated. WTI gains have now narrowed to 2.7%, while Brent is up 2.5%.

According to the International Monetary Fund, the Bank of England should be prepared to cut interest rates if necessary. The IMF stated that monetary policy should remain restrictive to prevent rising energy prices from spreading into core inflation and wage growth. Energy price increases will

According to Jin10, on May 18, a U.S. official denied Iranian claims that the United States had agreed to temporarily waive oil sanctions during ongoing negotiations. Earlier that day, Iran's negotiation team said the U.S. had agreed in the latest negotiation text to implement a temporary

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, OJUICE (Orange Juice) has dropped by 8% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market