Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Intel's headcount fell to 82,300 employees by the end of Q2 2026, down from approximately 122,000 two years earlier—a reduction of 39,700 roles across divestitures, voluntary attrition, and involuntary cuts. The company reported $16.1 billion in revenue for Q2 2026, up 25% year-over-year, but Intel

According to @SolanaFloor, xStocksFi has reclaimed the leading position in Solana's tokenized equities market, holding 47% of total volume and edging out Backpack Securities' 46%. The tight competition between the two platforms underscores the growing investor interest in tokenized securities on Sol

According to Federal Reserve data, overnight reverse repurchase agreements (RRP) usage declined to $675 million with 2 counterparties on Friday (Sept. 4), down from $702 million on the previous trading day.

American Bitcoin Corp, the Bitcoin mining and treasury firm backed by the Trump family, completed its first year on the Nasdaq this week. On Sep. 3, co-founder Eric Trump posted on X that the company now holds 8,300 Bitcoin on its balance sheet and its mining fleet has expanded to nearly 90,000

According to Eric Trump, American Bitcoin Corp (Nasdaq: ABTC) marked its first year on Nasdaq on September 3, holding 8,300 Bitcoin on its balance sheet with its mining fleet expanded to nearly 90,000 machines. The company achieved record quarterly production and mining operations running at close t

According to its latest SEC filing, MicroStrategy bought 4,603 BTC for approximately $369.7 million between Aug. 24 and Aug. 30, 2026, at an average price of $80,318 per Bitcoin. This followed the company's sale of 6,916 BTC during the summer to raise liquidity for preferred-stock dividends, debt

According to BlockBeats, on September 5, Uniswap co-founder Hayden Adams joined the debate between AMC CEO and Robinhood over stock tokenization legality. Adams stated that the AMC CEO was hearing about tokenized stocks for the first time and was attempting overreach, while stock tokenization was

The U.S. total rig count held steady at 588 for the week ending September 4, unchanged from the prior week.

The U.S. natural gas rig count declined to 130 for the week ending Sept. 4, down from 132 in the prior week.

Canary Capital filed a fourth amendment to its S-1 registration statement with the SEC on August 19, 2026 for a spot Tron (TRX) exchange-traded fund. The proposed Canary Staked TRX ETF, ticker TRXS on Cboe BZX Exchange, plans to stake up to 90% of holdings and pass 80% of network rewards to

According to the Central Bank of Venezuela, the country's inflation rate in August reached 8.9%.

MSCI Emerging Market Currency Index is on pace to record its tenth consecutive weekly gain this week, which would mark the longest rally streak since 2007. The index is currently up 0.4% with a projected weekly gain of 0.7%. The rally was initially pressured by stronger-than-expected U.S. non-farm p

According to Needham and Raymond James, Nvidia agreed on September 4 to acquire artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for approximately $12.93 billion, comprising $11.9 billion in cash and an additional $1 billion in stock-based employee retention. Needham analyst Rajvindra Gill maintained a

LME cobalt futures fell 2,070 USD this week, closing at 46,430 USD per ton, down over 17.51% week-to-date. In contrast, LME copper rose 82 USD to 14,416 USD per ton, gaining 0.85% on the week, while nickel climbed 60 USD to 16,846 USD per ton.

LME copper futures closed up $82 to $14,416 per ton on September 4. Nickel rallied $60 to $16,846 per ton, while aluminum declined $18 to $3,294 per ton. Zinc gained $34 to $3,946 per ton, lead rose $4 to $1,908 per ton, tin fell $86 to $54,866 per ton, and cobalt dropped $2,070 to $46,430 per ton.