Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to CNBC, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4% on Wednesday. Fed Chair Howard reframed the move as "withdrawing accommodation" rather than tightening policy, signaling a more hawkish stance that rattled markets. Howard's language

According to Bank of Japan data released in June, household holdings of stocks and investment trusts surpassed insurance and pension assets for the first time on record. As of end-March, stock and fund holdings reached 590 trillion yen, exceeding insurance and pensions at 579 trillion yen. By end-Ju

According to Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on September 19, the company plans to leverage its trading platform—featuring stocks, cryptocurrencies, and prediction markets—as a customer acquisition engine before expanding into long-term wealth services including retirement accounts, investment advisory,

According to Guru Club, WTI crude oil broke below $96 on September 19, with intraday decline exceeding 0.4%.

US Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $433 million on September 18 (US Eastern Time), marking the second consecutive trading day of positive flows. Fidelity's FBTC led with $310.7 million in inflows, while no products experienced outflows on the day. This follows August's strong performance o

US Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $143.7 million on September 18 (US Eastern Time), ending a three-day streak of net outflows that began September 15. The inflow occurred as no ETF products experienced withdrawals that day, with the 0.20% product attracting the largest single-day inflow

According to Farside data, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $433 million on Sept 18 (U.S. Eastern Time). Fidelity's FBTC led with $310.7 million in inflows, followed by BlackRock's IBIT with $108.4 million. This marked the second consecutive trading day of net inflows for Bitcoin spot

According to Farside, U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs saw net inflows of $143.7 million on September 18, ending a three-day streak of consecutive outflows. Year-to-date through September 18, Ethereum spot ETF inflows totaled $183.7 million.

According to MarketWatch, UBS analysts named 14 technology stocks as top picks on Thursday, citing that artificial intelligence spending cycles remain in early stages, presenting multiple opportunities in the sector. The team highlighted several companies benefiting from AI infrastructure

According to PANews, Bitcoin surpassed Tesla today to reclaim the top 15 position in global asset market cap rankings. Bitcoin's market cap reached approximately $1.63 trillion, up 5.05% over the past 24 hours, while Tesla's market cap stood at $1.438 trillion, down 0.53% following Friday's stock cl

According to BlockBeats, Binance launched 5 new TradFi perpetual contracts today, September 19. The new contracts cover Hut 8 (HUT), UiPath (PATH), Arista Networks (ANET), AMC Entertainment (AMC), and Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH). All contracts support 24/7 trading and offer up to 20x

The Eurogroup held a meeting on September 18 in Dublin to discuss the latest eurozone economic situation and the impacts of rising oil and gas prices on the economy, households, and businesses. The group also reviewed potential measures to address the energy price

According to Bloomberg, Nscale, a London-based AI data center developer backed by Nvidia and Microsoft, filed for a US initial public offering on September 18. The company reported revenue of $140.6 million and a net loss of $1.02 billion for the six months ended June 30, according to its SEC

According to a recent X post, Cathie Wood released a new episode of Bitcoin Brainstorm focusing on the convergence of artificial intelligence and Bitcoin. The episode features discussions with guests from Bitcoin Park. Wood is the founder and CEO of ARK Invest, an investment firm known for its focus

Mirae Asset Securities on the 19th named Samsung SDS as its top large-cap pick in the internet and software sector, raising the target price from 260,000 won to 300,000 won, while designating NHN as the top small/mid-cap pick with an 80,000 won target price and 'Buy' rating. Analyst Lim Hee-seok

Mirae Asset Securities on the 19th upgraded Samsung SDS to its top large-cap pick among internet and software stocks, raising the target price from 260,000 won to 300,000 won, while naming NHN as its preferred small- and mid-cap stock with an 80,000 won target and 'Buy' rating. Analyst Lim

According to Mirae Asset Securities, on September 19, the firm upgraded Samsung SDS to its top pick among large-cap internet and software stocks, raising the target price from 260,000 to 300,000 Korean

According to Mirae Asset Securities on September 19, analyst Lim Hee-seok upgraded Samsung SDS to top pick for large-cap internet and software stocks, raising its target price from 260,000 won to 300,000 won. For mid-cap names, NHN maintained its top pick status with a 80,000 won target and buy

According to Reuters, approximately $18 billion in loans tied to Oracle's Project Jupiter data center campus in New Mexico are being quoted below face value as banks struggle to sell the debt to investors. The New Mexico Supreme Court on September 17 allowed the permitting process for the

According to Jin10 Data, on September 18, the German government announced a package of relief measures with federal states to address sustained high fuel prices, including new fuel tax exemptions and price caps. The measures will reduce gasoline and diesel prices by approximately 17 euro cents per l