Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Jin10 Data and industry sources on August 25, Russia plans to extend its diesel export ban through the end of September due to domestic fuel shortages and continued refinery shutdowns caused by Ukrainian drone strikes. One source indicated that extending the ban through year-end is

As of today (August 25), the UK 10-year government bond yield declined to 5.010%, marking its lowest level since August 14. The intraday decline was 5 basis points.

According to ifo Institute for Economic Research, Germany's business climate index rose to 88.8 in August, beating expectations of 87.2 and improving from 86.7 in July. ifo President Clemens Furst said the German economy is recovering despite rising energy prices. The business expectations index

Nvidia reports its fiscal second-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday, with investor focus centered on customer concentration risk as hyperscalers Amazon, Google, and Microsoft account for an outsized portion of revenue. In the first quarter, Nvidia reported $37.9 billion in hyperscaler

According to CNBC, Nvidia's fiscal second-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, August 27, will focus on the company's customer concentration risk, a persistent investor concern. In the first quarter, Nvidia reported $37.9 billion in hyperscaler revenue versus $37.5 billion from other cloud

According to data tracked by Yahoo Finance, since June 22, the equal-weight S&P Software ETF (XSW-US) has surged approximately 24%, while the equal-weight S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD-US) has plunged around 24%, creating a roughly 50-percentage-point performance gap marking the widest divergence since

According to the Reserve Bank of India, as of end-June, the outstanding net forward sales position stood at $103.3 billion.

According to the Reserve Bank of India, domestic demand remained strong in July and August, with system liquidity showing improvement during the period.

Grayscale's Zcash Exchange Traded Fund began trading Tuesday on NYSE Arca under the ticker ZCSH, listing a nine-year-old investment product that originated as the Grayscale Zcash Trust in October 2017. The launch follows months after developers disclosed and patched a critical vulnerability in Zcash

Grayscale's Zcash Exchange-Traded Fund began trading Tuesday on NYSE Arca under ticker ZCSH, marking the world's first spot exchange-traded product offering direct ZEC exposure. The product, which originated as the Grayscale Zcash Trust in October 2017, allows investors to track Zcash's price

The Baltic Dry Index, a key indicator of global shipping costs for dry bulk commodities, rose 1.53% to 2,926 points on August 25.

Silver fell 1.3% to $68.01 an ounce early Tuesday, retreating from recent highs as investors awaited U.S. inflation data and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech. JPMorgan Global Research revised its fourth-quarter 2026 forecast to $63 an ounce, citing easing physical-market

Spot silver fell 1.3% to $68.01 per ounce on Tuesday as investors shifted focus toward U.S. inflation data and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech. Higher rates and easing physical-market tightness could pressure non-yielding precious metals, though the Silver Institute's World S

According to a UBS report released on August 25, the Turbu-lens index, which monitors market crash risk across approximately 100 data points including high-yield corporate CDS and G10 currency volatility, reached its maximum alert level of 1.0 on August 19—the first time since late 2024. UBS

Crude oil prices steadied Tuesday as traders weighed tougher U.S. sanctions on Iran against a market that has so far avoided another sharp supply-driven rally, even as conflict increasingly threatens global oil production and refining capacity. Brent crude rose 27 cents to approximately $92.44 a

Brent and WTI crude steadied on Aug. 25 as traders weighed tougher U.S. sanctions on Iran against a market that has so far avoided another sharp supply-driven rally. According to Reuters, Brent crude rose $0.27 to $92.44 a barrel early in the session, while WTI gained $0.37 to $85.38, rebounding

The Wall Street Journal on August 24 (local time) described the Korean stock market as 'the world's craziest stock market,' citing extreme volatility following a sharp reversal in AI-driven gains. The report highlighted how KOSPI, led by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, surged threefold before

According to WSJ on August 24, South Korea's stock market—which had tripled over the previous year driven by AI enthusiasm—crashed approximately 40% over a six-week period in June and July, erasing around $2.5 trillion in market value. Investors dubbed the sharp volatility "Rollerkospi." The market