Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Ripple Prime, Delta One business went live on Aug. 27, offering institutional clients total return swaps on U.S. equities, indices, and digital assets with cross-margining across supported asset classes. The launch expands Ripple Prime's multi-asset prime brokerage platform to include e

According to Benzinga, Broadcom (AVGO) declined over 1.5% on Friday, August 28, as semiconductor tariff uncertainty pressured chip stocks amid broader concerns over AI infrastructure supply chains. The tech sector fell 1.31%, underperforming the S&P 500's 0.14% decline. Reports indicated the Trump a

According to Financial News, on August 29, South Korea's finance ministry is proceeding with the original draft of a bill designed to prevent stock price depression during shareholder inheritance and gifting, despite a presidential instruction for full review issued earlier this month. The bill is e

According to Reuters, multiple risks are converging in September as global investors return from summer break. Iran's war and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to roil energy prices, while the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan will hold rate decisions, potentially driving volatility

According to Bank of America Global Research report released on August 27, global DRAM and NAND spot market supply sufficiency ratio has dropped below 50% in September, with prices expected to rise 10-20%. The bank cited strong AI infrastructure demand, prioritized supplies to major customers from c

According to Yicai, Blue Owl Capital-managed funds led US$2.4 billion in debt financing for IREN, an Australia-based AI data center operator, to purchase Nvidia Blackwell Ultra graphics processing units and expand its Mackenzie facility in British Columbia. The package comprises a US$1.2 billion se

According to Shinhan Investment & Securities, the Currency Debasement ETF that debuted earlier in 2026 has rebounded 24.8% from recent lows as of late August. The rally follows weak first-half returns amid growing demand for alternative assets, driven by U.S. fiscal instability and declining

According to Jeffrey Roach, Chief Economist at LPL Financial, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech this morning may lack explicit policy details, but footnotes and citations could reveal important clues about future monetary policy direction. Roach advised investors to listen for

According to ETF market data, South Korean investors shifted funds into low-risk products on August 29 as the domestic stock market continued its pullback. The KODEX Money Market Active ETF led inflows over the past week with 531.9 billion won in new capital, as investors temporarily withdrew from e

According to Kitco News, Copper Giant Resources Corp. (TSXV: CGNT; OTCQB: LBCMF) reported Thursday that directional hole MD-070 returned 771 meters grading 0.54% copper equivalent (CuEq) at its Mocoa flagship project in southern Colombia. The interval, which began 211 meters downhole,

According to Kitco News, spot gold fell to a session low of $4,549.15 on Friday (Aug 29) following the University of Michigan's final August Consumer Sentiment reading, which came in at 51.7 — better than the consensus forecast of 51 but significantly below July's 55.2. Year-ahead inflation

According to Affirm's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings reported on Thursday and CEO Max Levchin's remarks to CNBC, the buy now, pay later firm posted revenue of $1.17 billion, surpassing the $1.11 billion LSEG estimate. Gross merchandise volume reached $14.1 billion, beating the $13.39 billion

According to Bloomberg, Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT's first-half revenue soared to 150.3 billion yuan (US$22.4 billion) with profit of 77.6 billion yuan (US$11.6 billion), reversing a year-earlier loss. AI-driven demand and tight DRAM supply lifted memory prices. About a month earlier, CXMT

According to market estimates, demand for high-end copper foil dedicated to AI servers is projected to reach 24,000 tons in 2026, representing a 260% year-over-year increase.

According to Jin10, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered hawkish remarks at Jackson Hole on August 29, acknowledging that inflation remains elevated and reiterating that interest rates remain the

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh reaffirmed the central bank's commitment to fighting inflation on August 28 at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, sending a hawkish signal that rattled debt markets. The 2-year Treasury yield surged 12 basis points to 4.35%, marking its largest single-day jump since Warsh

Bitcoin ETFs crossed the $100.93 billion asset milestone on Thursday with $242.24 million in inflows, according to Bitcoin.com News reporting on Sosovalue data. The inflow extended the 9-day streak for bitcoin funds, with Blackrock's IBIT leading at $277.61 million despite Fidelity's FBTC

According to U.S. Office of Government Ethics filings released on August 28, President Trump sold and purchased Coupang Inc shares in June. On June 3, he sold between $1,001 and $15,000 worth of shares. On June 24, he purchased between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of shares. Trump's estimated total Cou

According to Maeil Business Newspaper, over the past week ending August 29, approximately 1.6 trillion won flowed into Korean money market ETFs as investors shifted funds away from the volatile domestic stock market. Money market active ETFs, which invest in short-term bonds and commercial paper, at

According to CNBC, during the second quarter, Big Tech's massive AI spending is straining balance sheets as capital expenditures outpace operating cash flow. Meta's free cash flow plunged 91% year-over-year as capex jumped 88% to $31.1 billion, while Alphabet posted its first cash outflow since