Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to CNBC, IMAX stock reached an all-time high of $54.79 this week, up nearly 80% over the past 12 months, even as CEO Rich Gelfond opened the door to a potential sale in December. However, the company has not fielded any official acquisition pitches and no major suitors have appeared. The c

The US 5-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.48%, marking its highest level since February 2025. The move reflects ongoing market dynamics in the fixed-income space.

Affirm Holdings stock popped 7% on Friday after the buy now, pay later firm reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations, with CEO Max Levchin stating that high gas prices are weighing on U.S. shoppers. The company posted revenue of $1.17 billion versus the $1.11 billion

U.S. mortgage rates are holding near elevated levels as of Aug. 27, with the average 30-year fixed rate at 6.66% and the 15-year rate at 5.98%, according to Freddie Mac. Treasury yields remain high, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield near 4.68% early Friday, keeping pressure on borrowing costs.

On August 28, UK 2-year gilt yield rose 4.8 basis points to 4.405%, marking its weekly gain. According to the trading data, the yield dipped to a daily low of 4.351% at 22:00 Beijing time when Federal Reserve Chair Powell's remarks were released, then rebounded sharply. Meanwhile, the 10-year gilt y

Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee in 2027, will appear on CNBC for an interview in approximately ten minutes.

Salesforce reported second-quarter results on Thursday, with revenue of $11.3 billion, up 11% year-over-year, and non-GAAP earnings per share of $5.90, more than double the prior year figure. The company raised its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook to between $46.1 billion and $46.4 billion. Billionaire v

US stock futures showed mixed movement early Friday as investors digested Nvidia's earnings-driven rally and looked ahead to Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's speech at Jackson Hole at 10:00 a.m. ET. As of 4:30 a.m. ET, Nasdaq futures fell 0.3%, S&P 500 futures were flat with a negative bias,

New York silver fell 3.0% during intraday trading on August 28, reaching $68.08 per ounce.

NYMEX silver futures declined 3.0% intraday on August 28, trading at $68.08 per troy ounce.

According to Masahiko Loo, senior fixed income strategist at State Street Global Advisors, the Bank of Japan may conduct another round of FX market intervention before its earliest possible rate hike in

Salesforce shares surged approximately 23% on Thursday, marking the company's best trading day since 2020, following a quarterly earnings report that exceeded analyst expectations and the announcement of a strategic partnership with Anthropic dubbed 'Claudeforce.' The rally came after Salesforce rep

Morgan Stanley analysts recommended shifting investment focus from Hong Kong stocks to A-shares in a report released August 28. Strategists Laura Wang, Chloe Liu, and Vicky Wu stated the firm took profits on Hong Kong stock positions while identifying continued upside potential in China's A-share

USA Rare Earth, MP Materials, Energy Fuels, and Critical Metals Corp announced developments in rare earth production and financing during late August. On 8月24日, USA Rare Earth disclosed completion of a $1.55 billion capitalization for a special purpose vehicle tied to Serra Verde Phase 1 output,

According to CNBC, on Thursday (August 28), streaming platforms Netflix and Twitch experienced service disruptions as they premiered the first official gameplay preview of Grand Theft Auto 6. Netflix users reported error messages due to high demand, while Twitch faced bandwidth issues as viewers

The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) gained 0.50% during intraday trading on August 28, reaching 99.62.

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh reaffirmed the Fed's 2% inflation target and pushed back on the idea that inflation is beaten in his first Jackson Hole keynote on Friday. Speaking on his 100th day in the job, Warsh said the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, the PCE index, is running at 3.7%

According to StockTwits, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of approximately $1.16 billion, up 33% year over year and ahead of the $1.11 billion consensus estimate, on Friday, August 28. The company also posted its most profitable quarter to date. AFRM stock climbed

BioNTech's American Depositary Receipts fell 11% during intraday trading today, the largest single-session decline since March 10, after the German biotech company terminated a Phase II clinical trial of its experimental personalized mRNA cancer immunotherapy for colorectal cancer

Spot gold declined 2% intraday on August 28, trading at $4,509.55 per ounce.