Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to LPL Financial, the S&P 500 has risen in all 18 periods following U.S. midterm elections since 1954, with an average gain of 18.2%. Chief equity strategist Jeff Buchbinder noted that while midterm election years historically show below-average market performance (4.6% average return),

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the number of Americans filing initial jobless claims for the week ending July 18 fell to 187,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis, the lowest level since September 1969. This represents a decrease of 22,000 claims from the previous week. Economists note

According to JinLian Create, on July 31, China's gasoline and diesel retail prices are expected to rise by more than 0.08 yuan per liter as international crude oil remains supported by Middle East geopolitical tensions. Refineries report stable feedstock supplies with increased restocking demand

According to Bank of America report issued on July 22, Nvidia released its Vera CPU architecture featuring 88 custom ARM cores and 1.2TB/s memory bandwidth, emphasizing that single-core performance determines AI agent response speed. AMD responded on Thursday during its AI Day, stating that its

UBS Asset Management forecasts continued inflation easing and declining bond yields, stating on July 23 (local time) that Middle East energy supply disruptions will ease over time. The asset manager attributes this outlook to declining inflation expectations despite elevated geopolitical tensions, w

According to Yonhap Infomax, WTI crude oil futures prompt spread rose to $5.18 on July 23, marking its highest level since May 1 after climbing approximately $4.5 this week. The prompt spread measures the price difference between nearest-month and next-month crude oil futures contracts; a higher

According to UBS Asset Management on July 23, core inflation pressure continues to ease, with June consumer price index data showing core inflation declining month-over-month for the first time since 2020. The asset manager noted that the 10-year inflation break-even rate (BEI) fell to 2.25%

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments increased its MSTR (MicroStrategy) holdings by 25,573 shares, worth approximately $2.42 million, on July 24. The company now holds 135,951 MSTR shares valued at approximately $12.87 million.

According to Jin10, the overnight CNH HIBOR fell 10 basis points to 1.28061% on Friday, hitting its lowest level since June 5. Meanwhile, Hong Kong Monetary Authority's 300 billion yuan intraday repurchase facility utilization exceeded 30%. Other tenors showed mixed movements: one-week HIBOR

ANZ maintained its Brent crude oil price forecast at $92 per barrel for the end of the third quarter of 2026, reflecting uneven recovery in Persian Gulf oil flows.

According to Bankr, in the past 24 hours, tokenized stock pair tokens on Robinhood Chain recorded over $50 million in trading volume, with GME pair accounting for approximately $8.5 million of the total.

According to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost (PANews, July 24), traditional assets have become a major segment on crypto exchanges as traditional markets outperform crypto assets in recent months. Gate now allows trading in precious metals, commodities, stocks, indices and ETFs. Precious metals—gold an

According to the IMF on July 24, artificial intelligence is reshaping core financial systems but could amplify market volatility and systemic risks. The organization warned that large-scale simultaneous use of AI models may trigger "AI herding effects," where machines based on similar data simultane

Shares of SpaceX (SPCX), Oracle Corp. (ORCL), and QuantumScape Corp. (QS) fell to annual or all-time lows on Thursday as a broader market selloff in technology companies combined with company-specific triggers. SPCX stock fell to an all-time low of $110.85, dipping below its IPO price of $135,

Alphabet disclosed a $94.1 billion investment in SpaceX as of June 30 in its latest quarterly report, becoming the second Mag-7 company to hold a stake in the rocket manufacturer. The higher value of SpaceX shares helped drive nearly $99 billion in gains from Alphabet's stock investments during the

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) secured a Department of War Enterprise Software Agreement on Thursday valued at up to $6.99 billion over 10 years, with an initial award of $3.31 billion over the first five-year ordering period. The contract consolidates fragmented software licensing and procurement into a

NVIDIA and Amkor Technology entered a multi-year strategic partnership in which NVIDIA will provide a $1.5 billion prepayment to support advanced packaging capacity expansion. The deal aims to accelerate next-generation AI hardware development and strengthen domestic semiconductor supply chains

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration granted a petition Thursday to create a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard mandating a robust and obvious door egress system in all motor vehicles. The move follows reports that Tesla's power-dependent flush handles and poorly labeled

U.S. stock indices ended lower on Thursday as Middle East tensions and surging oil prices weighed on markets. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% to 7,408.30, the Nasdaq 100 slid 2% to 28,454.81, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1% to 51,711.65. Brent crude briefly topped $100 a barrel, with

According to Bank of America, the firm raised its price target on Nokia to $18.50 from $18, implying a 90% upside to the stock's last closing price after Q2 earnings. Nokia secured approximately €2.8 billion ($3.19 billion) in AI-related order intake during the quarter, substantially exceeding