Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

The U.S. Energy Information Administration will release its weekly natural gas inventory report at 10:30 PM Beijing time on July 23.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is set to release its weekly natural gas inventory report for the week ending July 17 shortly.

US stocks opened lower on July 23 (local time), with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.94% to 51,725.23, the S&P 500 falling 0.95% to 7,427.92, and the Nasdaq Composite dropping 1.71% to 25,252.45 as of 9:51 AM. The declines followed disappointing Big Tech earnings from Alphabet and Tesla,

Canadian Prime Minister Carney stated that Canada enters the trade dispute from a position of strength and will take all necessary measures to defend its interests.

From 13:45 to 14:00 (UTC) on July 23, 2026, BTC fell 0.32% over 15 minutes, with the price touching the $64,864.8–$65,145.1 range and the amplitude of 0.43%. Over the past 24 hours, BTC has cumulatively fallen by about 1.66%, with an intraday low of $64,820. Market attention has clearly risen, and volatility has increased. The main driver behind this unusual move is the continued escalation of the military conflict between the US and Iran compounded by rising expectations for a Fed rate hike in

According to Fitch Ratings, default rates in Europe's leveraged financing market declined for the third consecutive month in June, yet market stress continues to accumulate. The rating agency expanded its Market Concern Loan list in its latest European corporate distress and default monitoring

According to IFX, Russia is discussing extending its diesel export ban by one month and its gasoline export ban by six months in recent discussions.

According to Interfax, Russia is discussing extending its gasoline export ban for six months.

According to PANews, on July 23, Ondo Finance announced that its SEC-registered broker-dealer subsidiary Oasis Pro Markets has received authorization from U.S. regulators to launch a regulated tokenized securities market in the U.S. under SEC and FINRA oversight. The authorization enables Oasis Pro

According to Federal Reserve Bank of New York data, the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) rose to 3.62% on July 22, up 1 basis point from 3.61% the previous day. The effective federal funds rate remained unchanged at 3.63%.

Eurozone consumer confidence index came in at -15.9 in July, beating the forecast of -17 and improving from -17.7 in June, according to the initial reading released on July 23.

According to Jin10 Futures citing Antai Intelligence, silicon wafer prices fell this week (July 23) amid weakening downstream demand, elevated inventory levels, and cost pressures. Wafer supply remains loose as producers maintain normal output, while battery manufacturers focus on inventory

According to BIT trading data, the optical communications sector in U.S. stocks rose across the board on July 23. Lumentum and AAOI led gains with increases exceeding 7%, while Coherent and Ciena climbed

According to Lookonchain, U.S. Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs saw net inflows of 1,064 BTC and 37,753 ETH today (July 23). Over the past seven days, Bitcoin ETFs accumulated net inflows of 10,891 BTC, while Ethereum ETFs received 84,364 ETH in net inflows.

According to MSX.COM data, optical communication and cloud computing stocks surged on July 23, with Hut 8 and MaxLinear gaining over 8%, AAOI, Lumentum, AXTI, and IREN up over 5%, while Corning, Coherent, Nebius, and CoreWeave rose over 2%.

According to Odaily and MSX.COM data, Tesla's stock price declined 12% to $329.015 per share in Q2, with market capitalization at $1.24 trillion. Q2 operating profit reached only $398 million, significantly below analyst expectations of $1.39 billion, while gross margin contracted to 16.8%

According to Gate data, WTI crude oil futures surged 6.00% intraday on July 23, trading at $91.69 per barrel.

Nasdaq beat Wall Street expectations in the second quarter with net revenue of $1.5 billion, up 15% year on year, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.07 against the $0.98 consensus of 14 analysts. The exchange operator raised its quarterly dividend by 15% to $0.31 per share and listed

Nasdaq reported second-quarter net revenue of $1.5 billion, up 15% year-on-year, with non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.07, beating the $0.98 consensus. The exchange operator lifted its quarterly dividend by 15% to $0.31 per share and returned $174

According to reporting on July 23, palm oil futures rose to a three-month high as markets anticipated tighter supply. Biodiesel demand outlook improved amid rising crude oil prices and geopolitical tensions. Key drivers include El Niño-related risks, expected production declines in Q4 2026 and