Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Reuters, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh raised concerns yesterday (October 16) that massive AI infrastructure spending could push inflation and borrowing costs higher in the near term, despite long-term productivity benefits. Speaking at the IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok, Wa

According to Reuters' October 15 investigation, Anthropic's potential IPO valuation faces a $500 billion reassessment as investors lower expectations from $2 trillion to approximately $1.5 trillion ahead of the planned November stock market debut. The shift reflects concerns over slowing revenue

According to Fox News, U.S. Central Command spokesman Navy Captain Tim Hawkins stated this week that the vast majority of Iran's attempts to attack vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have failed, and the critical waterway remains open for maritime transit. Approximately 97% of ships attempting to

According to Yonhapinfomax, on October 17, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem signaled that while rising oil prices are supporting economic growth, the central bank may need to raise its policy rate if inflation pressures spread widely. Macklem noted that amid ongoing Middle East tensions and

According to a recently released working paper from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), bank deposits and stablecoins like USDC function as portfolio substitutes. The study reveals that a 1-basis-point increase in bank deposit rates can reduce stablecoin market cap growth by

According to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), on October 17 (local time), two supertankers collided with mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The second vessel experienced a major explosion in its engine room, the IRGC stated, and was carrying over 2 million barrels of crude oil. The IRGC

Palantir stock (NASDAQ: PLTR) closed October 16 at $186.03, falling 7.22% in a single session and extending its weekly loss to 11.01%, leaving shares approximately 12.6% below their October 12 record of $212.94. The decline followed a week in which Goldman Sachs and Barclays issued bullish

According to MarketWatch, hedge fund manager Thomas Hayes predicted on Thursday (October 15) that the S&P 500 will see a "monstrous bull market" over the next 6 months driven by the remaining 493 companies, not the Magnificent Seven tech giants. Hayes noted that while major indices remain flat,

Palantir stock (NASDAQ: PLTR) closed Friday, October 16, at $186.03, falling 7.22% in a single session and marking a 12.6% decline from its October 12 record of $212.94. The decline extended the weekly loss to 11.01%, substantially outpacing the Nasdaq Composite's 4.5% drop. Goldman Sachs and

According to CNBC, the U.S. stock market declined sharply last week, with the Nasdaq falling 4.5% and the S&P 500 down 2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7%. The sell-off accelerated after September's consumer price index rose 3.7% year-over-year, exceeding the expected 3.6%, and th

According to Bloomberg, the S&P 500 fell 1.1% on October 16 (Friday), marking its largest weekly decline since June. The Nasdaq 100 dropped 2.5%, recording its worst weekly performance since April 2025.

According to Bloomberg, SoftBank is considering acquiring Allied Universal, the largest U.S. security services company, with equity valuation around $18 billion today (October 17). Including the company's approximately $12 billion in publicly traded loans and debt, the total deal value could

According to a Barclays strategy note on October 16, the investment bank warned that the most profitable phase of the artificial intelligence stock rally may be over. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) declined approximately 11% in October, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 4.5% and the S&P 500

PNC Financial Services reported approximately 14.2% year-over-year growth in average loans during the third quarter of 2026, reaching $372.2 billion compared with $325.9 billion in the same quarter a year earlier, according to the company's third-quarter earnings release. The growth reflected

According to PNC's third-quarter 2026 earnings, average loans grew 14.2% year-over-year to $372.2 billion, driven by strong commercial lending demand. Commercial loans surged nearly 19% to $269.2 billion from $226.8 billion a year earlier, reflecting increased borrowing activity across multiple

Leopold's Situational Awareness fund will disclose its Q3 stock holdings on November 16. The fund posted a year-to-date return of 439% in the first half of 2026, betting primarily on Western Digital (SNDK) and Micron (MU) with approximately 4x leverage. However, the AI stock selloff in July led to a

According to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, global electric vehicle sales fell 2% to 2.15 million units in September, ending a six-month consecutive growth streak. North America saw the sharpest decline, with sales plummeting 44% month-over-month—the largest single-month drop in 2026 so

Indian technology stocks including Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Tech Mahindra recorded their strongest weekly performance in 18 years during the week ending October 16, with the Nifty IT index surging 11.7%. The rally was driven by better-than-expected corporate earnings and renewed