Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Michael Burry scored substantial profits on Nvidia call options placed ahead of the chipmaker's earnings report on Thursday, with the contracts appreciating between 50% and 60% in less than a day. He sold half the position shortly after opening it, characterizing the calls as a hedge against a

Marvell Technology shares fell about 8% in after-hours trading Thursday after the chipmaker reported second-quarter revenue of $2.739 billion, up 37% from a year earlier and modestly above Wall Street expectations of $2.71 billion, but guided adjusted gross margin for Q3 lower to 57.5%–58.5%, down f

Affirm Holdings Inc. (AFRM) shares rallied over 10% late Thursday following a strong fourth-quarter earnings beat. The buy-now-pay-later firm reported revenue of $1.17 billion, surpassing Wall Street expectations of $1.11 billion, with net income of $4.62 per diluted share compared to the $0.85 expe

According to The Wall Street Journal, Nvidia paused new revenue-sharing deals with AI cloud providers last week, causing its stock to slip 1% in after-hours trading Thursday. The program, launched in early July, offered credit support to smaller cloud firms in exchange for a cut of revenue from

According to Stocktwits, IREN Ltd. shares fell more than 8% in overnight trading late Thursday after the bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure company reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings below Wall Street expectations. The company reported Q4 revenue of $137.2 million, below the $157.14 million an

According to TokenPost, Korea Investment & Securities plans to enter the tokenized securities market for stocks and bonds, leveraging its prior experience as an early mover in note issuance and other markets. Digital Asset Strategy Division head Park Sung-jin said the company aims to become the

According to TradingBeats monitoring, Polymarket trader "xm39" reversed its war-escalation bullish thesis on August 28, liquidating 1.759 million WTI crude oil contracts for $14.253 million at a $282,000 loss, then shorting crude this morning. The trader simultaneously reduced its "U.S. will

According to Jin10 Futures, Malaysia's benchmark palm oil futures for November delivery rose 1.1% on Friday morning, trading at 4,869 ringgit per ton on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange. Despite the gain, the contract has declined 3.41% for the week, ending a three-week winning streak.

According to TradingView data, BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) saw its weekly trading volume surge to 439.5 million shares last week. Alongside Bitcoin’s approximately 23% weekly rally, this set a new record for the highest trading volume during an “up week” since its listing in January 2024. IBIT shares skyrocketed 22.59% last week to $43.68, marking their best weekly performance since February 2024. IBIT’s Key Data Last Week: 439.5 Million Shares Traded According to TradingView data, IBIT’

Gate News: According to an official Gate announcement, ARTL (Artelo Biosciences, Inc.) will soon undergo a reverse stock split. The Gate platform will support and simultaneously process the reverse stock split at a ratio of 9-for-1. As scheduled, trading of ARTL will be suspended at 14:00 (UTC+8) on August 31, 2026, and all unfilled orders on the platform will be canceled at the same time. The system will automatically process the reverse stock split at the applicable ratio, with the number of s

According to Jin10, Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Kagetsu said on Friday that Japan's strategy to boost long-term competitiveness and potential economic growth through increased investment and enhanced domestic supply capacity will help maintain and strengthen yen credibility. Though policy is

Tencent (0700.HK) stock rose 1.70% on August 28. Tencent Cloud, a subsidiary of Tencent, announced a partnership with TruKKer, the largest digital freight network in the Middle East and North Africa. TruKKer will migrate its platform to the Tencent Cloud Saudi Arabia region and adopt Tencent’s AI coding assistant, CodeBuddy, to transform its DevOps practices. Partnership Details: TruKKer Platform Migration to the Tencent Cloud Saudi Arabia Region TruKKer is the largest digital freight network in

According to MarketWatch, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will deliver his first speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on Friday (August 28). Historical data shows the S&P 500 has risen 70% of the time on Fed chair speech days since 2016, though market sentiment this year faces

According to Goldman Sachs, oil exports from the Gulf region have fallen to approximately two-thirds of their pre-war level as of August 28.

According to the People's Bank of China, the central bank will issue a set of innovation-themed artificial intelligence commemorative coins on September 4, 2026. The set comprises three coins: one gold commemorative coin and two silver commemorative coins, all designated as legal tender of the Peopl

According to the Korean Exchange, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have announced plans to spend an additional 46 trillion won on share buybacks in coming months. Over the past six trading days through August 28, the two chipmakers have emerged as major buyers in the domestic stock market,

According to Jin10 today (August 28), SK Hynix held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $4 billion HBM manufacturing facility in the United States as part of its expanded presence in advanced memory production. Separately, Kioxia and SanDisk announced plans to invest $31 billion to expand NAND memory pr

Gate News reports that, according to an official Gate announcement, Japanese stock trading services are now officially available on the app. Following their earlier launch on the web, the services now cover both the web and the app. Users can trade Japanese stocks on computers or mobile devices, providing greater cross-device flexibility and convenience. The app launch marks the completion of a multi-platform upgrade for Gate’s Japanese stock trading services. Built on a unified stock account an

According to The Block, Evernorth Holdings announced that its Form S-4 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has become effective. The registration covers the merger between Evernorth and SPAC Armada Acquisition Corp. II, with the combined entity expected to l

According to Jin10 Futures, Japanese rubber futures fell on Friday as crude oil declined and tire demand weakened, though the main contract is still on track for a second consecutive weekly gain. The February contract on Osaka Exchange (OSE) closed at 443 yen per kilogram (USD 2.78), down 1.4 yen or