Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Jin10, Shengda Resources announced on October 19 that it expects Q1-Q3 2026 consolidated net profit of 660–700 million yuan, representing growth of 104.57%–116.96% year-over-year. The company attributed the increase to expanded mining and ore-processing capacity at its wholly-owned

CME Group plans to launch standard and micro futures tied to Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap on Oct. 19, subject to regulatory review, as crypto investors monitor a series of macroeconomic data releases scheduled for this week. The futures launch coincides with purchasing managers' index data from the

According to Yonhapnews, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on October 19 that the government is evaluating policy measures to stabilize the stock market amid recent declines that have reduced holdings by the National Pension Service in domestic stocks. Lee stated the government will

According to Securities Times, at the 2026 Financial Street Forum, Zhu Hegui, Vice Governor of the People's Bank of China and Director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, stated that China will strengthen monitoring and early warning of cross-border capital flows, crack down on

Last week, AI infrastructure investors experienced a credit market repricing when CoreWeave, Nvidia's major customer and a leading cloud GPU rental provider, faced stock and bond selloffs. The cloud compute provider's stock fell over 25%, while its 2031-maturity bonds dropped to 78-80 cents on the d

According to CXMT, the Chinese memory chipmaker's shares closed 7.8% lower on October 19 despite forecasting net profit of 131 billion to 132.5 billion yuan (US$19.6–19.8 billion) for the nine months ended September 2026, a turnaround from a 5.3 billion yuan loss a year earlier. CXMT attributed the

Samsung Electro-Mechanics [009150] signed a 360.5 billion won long-term supply agreement for memory semiconductor package substrates with an undisclosed global major customer, the company announced on the 19th. The contract covers supply from January 1 to December 31 next year. The agreement

According to Guru Club, China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced a series of incremental policy measures on October 19 to support enterprises in international markets. The measures include

According to Jin10 Futures, CF2701 cotton futures contract fell 90 yuan to 15,790 yuan per ton on October 19, as new-season cotton entered the market at an accelerated pace. Xinjiang cotton picking progressed faster than the same period last year, while mills adopted a cautious purchasing stance;

Harel Finance has applied to join the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange through subsidiary Harel Securities Trading, according to TASE. The application seeks to establish a retail-facing brokerage offering Israeli and international securities trading. The insurer's investment arm manages over NIS 200

According to RootData data, U.S. stock futures showed significant divergence between pre-market reference prices and contract prices today. The semiconductor triple-leveraged ETF (SOXL) contract was trading at $100.69, up 7.49% from the pre-market price of $93.67. Meanwhile, the inverse Nasdaq ETF (

According to BlockBeats, China's securities regulator warned today of emerging risks from overseas leveraged products linked to individual A-share stocks. SEC Chairman Wu Qing made the remarks at the opening of the 2026 Financial Street Forum, stating the regulator remains vigilant against new

According to BlockBeats, SpaceX will release its third-quarter financial results after market close on October 19, with investors closely monitoring revenue and capital expenditure figures to assess the company's valuation and potential merger feasibility with Tesla. Barclays analysts project the

According to China's Securities Regulatory Commission, on October 19, CSRC Chair Wu Qing announced plans to advance the inclusion of RMB stock trading counters and REITs into the Shanghai-Hong Kong-Shenzhen Stock Connect as part of deepening mainland-Hong Kong market cooperation. The move aims to s

US Stock Market News showed weakness on Monday, October 19, 2026, as S&P 500 futures pointed to a broad risk-off sentiment driven by fresh inflation fears from September import and export price data. Import prices rose 1.1% month over month, with fuel costs jumping 4.8% and non-fuel imports

According to BlockBeats on October 19, Middle Eastern crude oil exports rebounded as Asian refiners faced surging shipping and insurance costs that squeezed profit margins. HiLo Analytics data showed Asian refiners earned roughly $40 in gross profit per barrel, but after deducting

According to Guangzhou Futures Exchange, trading fees for PS2710 polysilicon futures contract were adjusted to 0.01% of transaction value, with intraday closing fees at 0.025%. Minimum order quantities were set at 5 contracts for opening positions

According to Yonhap Infomax, the USD-KRW exchange rate hit a new low of 1,330.30 on October 19 at 3:30 p.m. Seoul time, down 1.10 KRW from the previous close and marking the lowest level since October 2, 2024. The intraday low reached 1,327.60 KRW during afternoon trading. The decline marks the

Lumentum Holdings (LITE), CoreWeave (CRWV), and Nebius Group (NBIS) stocks declined over 25% last week, triggering oversold signals for several AI-linked equities. CoreWeave and Applied Materials (AMAT) recorded relative strength index readings below 30, while Super Micro Computer (SMCI) trades at 7