Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent, the U.S. today sanctioned Egypt's Misr Bank's United Arab Emirates branch for persistently supporting Iran's regime. The move implements threats previously issued by the Treasury that entities assisting Iran would lose access to U.S. dollars and the

According to Yonhap Infomax, the USD/KRW exchange rate fell to 1,374.30 won on August 28, down 6.60 won from the previous close as of 9:27 p.m. The pair hit a fresh low of 1,372.50 won at the close of regular trading, marking its lowest level since July 24, 2025, based on Seoul market

Salesforce stock surged 23% to $252.05 on Thursday (August 28) after posting blockbuster second-quarter results, gaining 41% since billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya's May prediction that the software-as-a-service sector was approaching a bottom. Salesforce reported $11.3 billion in Q2 revenue,

According to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, six months have elapsed since President Trump initiated the war with Iran, which has placed American service members at risk, driven oil prices higher, and created global

According to Jin10, spot gold and silver fell sharply on August 28 following remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Powell. Gold dropped about $100 from its recent highs, touching a low of $4,530 per ounce, and was trading at $4,560 per ounce. Silver declined over $1 during the session, hitting a low of

According to CNBC, Salesforce stock surged 23% on Thursday, August 27, marking its best day since 2020. The rally was driven by stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings and a new partnership with Anthropic called Claudeforce. Revenue for the quarter climbed 11% year-over-year, beating estimates, wi

According to Kitco News, Copper Giant Resources Corp. reported Thursday that directional hole MD-070 returned 771 meters grading 0.54% copper equivalent at its flagship Mocoa project in southern Colombia. The mineralized interval, which began at 211 meters downhole, contained 0.33% copper

NYMEX silver declined to $69 per ounce intraday today (August 28), down 0.33% during the session.

According to Bitcoin News, at his first Jackson Hole speech, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh warned that inflation remains elevated above the Fed's 2% target. The PCE price index rose 3.7% year-over-year and 4.1% on a six-month annualized

According to market pricing, the Federal Reserve is expected to have approximately a 50% probability of raising interest rates in September.

According to Kitco News, spot gold traded near $4,593.20, down 0.16%, while silver rose 1.50% to $70.17 in early Friday trading (Aug 28) as markets awaited Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole keynote speech and the Labor Department's preliminary payroll benchmark revision, both scheduled for 10 a.m

According to UBS Chief Investment Office, gold prices could reach $5,400 per ounce over the next 12 months, driven by accelerating de-dollarization and dollar weakness. The Swiss bank noted that gold has risen approximately 15% this month, with the dollar index declining 2.4% over the past month. UB

According to Farside Investors data, U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of $225.8 million on Thursday, their strongest single day in 10 months. The funds have now logged nine consecutive sessions of net inflows since August 17, worth $1.42 billion in total. BlackRock's ETHA accounted

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, preliminary benchmark revisions for nonfarm payrolls through March 2026 showed a downward adjustment of 79,000 jobs. The final benchmark revision will be released in February 2027 alongside the January employment

According to Jin10, USD/JPY rose 0.3% to 159.86 on August 28, reaching its highest level since July 31.

According to MoneyDJ, on Aug 28, the Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,952.18 points, down 0.11%, with four consecutive daily gains; the Shenzhen Component Index fell 0.68%, and the ChiNext Index dropped 1.41%. Growth and technology stocks faced selling pressure as market sentiment turned

According to Morgan Stanley strategists Laura Wang, Chloe Liu, and Vicky Wu, the firm is shifting its investment focus to Chinese A-shares after taking profits on Hong Kong stocks. The strategists cited three key drivers: stabilizing global markets, renewed momentum in the AI supercycle, and

According to MoneyDj Financial, the U.S. rare earth sector received significant government support in late August. On August 24, USA Rare Earth (USAR) completed a $1.55 billion capitalization for a special purpose vehicle acquiring Serra Verde's Phase 1 production capacity, with the U.S. government

Marvell Technology's shares fell 8.2% in early premarket trading on August 28 after the chipmaker failed to provide a meaningful increase to its long-term revenue outlook in its second-quarter earnings report, despite signing a major AI chip deal with Google. The decline marks the stock's worst

According to Fed Chair Kevin Walsh's prepared remarks for the Kansas City Federal Reserve's economic symposium on Friday, the central bank reaffirmed its 2% inflation target measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index as a firm and immovable goal. "There should be no