Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

At the October 16 U.S. market close, Gate stock market data showed Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at $343.46, up 0.43%, with a 1.61% gain over the past 5 days. The after-hours price was $342.62, down $0.84, or 0.24%. During the same period, Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, became available for preorder. Within minutes of preorders opening, the estimated shipping date moved from November to December and was then pushed back further to the end of January 2027. All storage configurations from 2

BlackRock is exploring ways to use tokenized assets as collateral and a means of payment in traditional finance, Bloomberg reported on October 18. The world's largest asset manager is focusing on improving how tokenized stocks, bonds, and money market funds are transferred and used as collateral

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, industrial natural gas output reached 21 billion cubic meters in September, down 1.0% year-over-year, with daily average output at 700 million cubic meters. For the first nine months of 2026, cumulative industrial natural gas production

Last week saw retail investor attention divide between surging demand for Apple's foldable iPhone and setbacks in commercial space launches. Apple's $1,999 iPhone Duo, which opened for preorders on October 16, generated such strong initial demand that delivery estimates extended into January 2027, a

Bitcoin (BTC) staged a sharp short-term rebound at the start of the week, trading at around $82,520 on October 19. Japan’s three major financial groups jointly announced that they had successfully completed a proof-of-concept test for issuing a yen stablecoin and facilitating cross-border corporate payments. Strive increased its holdings by nearly 7,600 BTC over the past two weeks, bringing its total holdings to 35,595 BTC and prompting investment bank TD Cowen to raise its price target from $44

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's GDP grew 4.6% year-over-year in the first three quarters of 2026, with first-three-quarter GDP reaching 1,071,071 billion yuan. Q3 GDP growth accelerated to 4.5%, exceeding expectations of 4.40% and the prior quarter's 4.30%.

Asset management firm Flashlight Capital Partners (FCP) launched a public activist campaign against Korean confectionery company Orion on the 19th, sending an open letter to the board with five demands. FCP criticized the owner family for receiving excessive compensation without board

Deutsche Bank's chief U.S. economist Matthew Luzzetti proposed reducing the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings from eight to six times annually, according to a recent report cited by Yahoo Finance on local time May 18. The proposal aims to allow policymakers to access

China's urban survey unemployment rate declined to 5.2% in September, down 0.1 percentage point from 5.3% in August.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's industrial production in September showed divergent trends across key sectors. Raw coal output registered a narrowing decline, while crude oil production accelerated growth. Natural gas production remained stable, though electricity

According to Matthew Luzzetti, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank, on October 18, reducing the Federal Reserve's FOMC annual meetings from 8 to 6 times could significantly improve the timeliness of economic data available for policy decisions. Luzzetti noted that extending the meeting interval fr

China's large-scale industrial output grew 5.3% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2026, unchanged from the previous period.

China's real estate development investment declined 20.6% year-over-year in January-September 2026, worsening from a 19.9% drop in the previous period, according to official statistics.

According to Jin10, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) stock hit an all-time intraday high of 8.55 yuan on October 19, up 0.83%. The bank's total market capitalization reached 2.86 trillion yuan.

According to Guru Club, as of October 19, traders are increasingly cautious about copper's bull run, fearing a sharp price collapse if U.S. tariff policies fail to materialize. Since Donald Trump's return to office, market expectations of tariffs on copper sparked a global inventory restructuring

According to Guru Club, China's egg futures continuous main contract fell 3% intraday on October 19, trading at 3,250 yuan.

According to Guru Club, the Taiwan Dollar hit its weakest level since April 2025 on October 19.

South Korean opposition party People Power Party lawmakers held a press conference on October 19 criticizing the government's decision to increase the National Pension Fund's domestic stock investment ratio, calling it a 'pension fund casino' that uses citizens' retirement funds as collateral. The l

China is set to release three key economic indicators in approximately 10 minutes: third-quarter GDP growth rate, September industrial production data, and September retail sales figures.

GS Corporation issued 150 billion won in corporate bonds on the 21st, achieving interest rate spreads 10-11 basis points below market averages despite ongoing weakness in the credit market. The AA-rated company received orders totaling 1.37 trillion won on the 13th, prompting an increase from the or