Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

WTI crude oil futures fell below $104 per barrel intraday on September 16, declining 1.41% on the day.

Spot platinum and palladium rose in afternoon trading on September 16. Platinum climbed 0.78%, while palladium advanced 1.38% as of 3 p.m. Beijing time.

Gold traded at $4,326.17 per ounce on 16 September 2026, up $33.87 or 0.79 percent, as the Federal Reserve prepared to announce its policy decision at 2:00pm ET the same day. Markets priced a 25 basis point rate hike at between 85.6 percent

Equinor expects the Bacalhau oil field in Brazil to reach peak production of 220,000 barrels per day this year, the Norwegian national oil company said.

According to UBS strategy team led by David Lefkowitz, on Tuesday, the firm maintains its S&P 500 targets unchanged: 8,100 by year-end and 8,400 by mid-2027. UBS advised against excessive concerns over the anticipated Fed rate hike, citing strong equity market resilience during rate-hike

South Korea's KOSPI index rebounded 1.37% on the 16th, closing at 6,675.97 after five consecutive days of decline, driven by bargain-hunting in major semiconductor stocks Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix despite persistent external uncertainties. The recovery stemmed from market perception of

According to Jin10, on September 15, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to issue an affirmative final determination in the second anti-dumping and countervailing duty sunset review of bolt-free steel shelving imported from China. The ITC ruled that if the current measures are

According to CNBC, the Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 1.25%, marking a 30-year high. A survey shows that three-fifths of respondents anticipate the Japanese yen will trade between 155 and 160 over the coming

According to Bloomberg Billionaire Index, ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has become Asia's richest person with a net worth exceeding $1.05 billion, surpassing Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. The 43-year-old's wealth has grown eightfold since Bloomberg began tracking him in March 2019 at $13 billion

According to Jin10's analysis, Federal Reserve officials are divided on monetary policy ahead of the September FOMC meeting. Hawks including Chair Waller, Barr, and Kashkari emphasized the need to ensure core inflation is declining at a sufficient pace, with some suggesting rate hikes may still be n

According to the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday (September 16), 2025 median household income rose 2.6% to $87,460 after adjusting for inflation, while the poverty rate declined 0.5 percentage points to 10.2%. The poverty line for a family of four was set at $32,970 last

According to trading sources, Indian Oil Corporation acquired 4 million barrels of crude oil in a tender on September 16, with delivery scheduled for November. The purchases include 1 million barrels each of Iraqi Basrah blend, Libyan Sarir/Messla blend, Angolan Cabinda, and Nigerian Utapate crude,

According to ChainCatcher, Zhipu (02513.HK) completed a $5 billion financing round on September 11 using a small equity, large debt structure. The funding is aimed at expanding computing capacity to support surging model usage demand following GLM-5's February

According to Jin10 Futures, the CNEX money market sentiment index fell to 50 as of 2:30 p.m. on September 16, down 3 points from 10:15 a.m. The sentiment indices for large banks, mid-sized banks, and non-bank institutions stood at 49, 51, and 49 respectively, declining 3, 4, and 2 points

According to Jin10, Iraq's Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani proposed on September 15 during a visit to Germany to expand crude oil exports to Europe, seeking to diversify markets beyond Asia. Al-Sudani stated the goal is to double oil production to 900 million to 1 billion barrels per day, with

According to Reuters, Altera confidentially filed for a US initial public offering on September 15, with the offering potentially raising over $2 billion as early as this year. The chipmaker is backed by Silver Lake and Intel, which retains a stake in the standalone company. Altera's programmable ch

Bank of Korea Monetary Policy Board members scrutinized the central bank's 2.9% growth forecast for next year and the spillover effects of the semiconductor boom during the August meeting, according to minutes released on the 16th. The forecast, announced at the August MPB meeting, is