Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to the Lithium Industry Association, lithium carbonate prices accelerated downward in September 2026, while spodumene imports increased. The association noted that Zimbabwean lithium ore shipments began arriving at Chinese ports. Meanwhile, downstream battery production exceeded

According to CME Group, trading firms FalconX and GSR completed the first large-block trade on newly launched Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI) futures contracts on October 20. The new contracts expand CME's cryptocurrency derivatives offering, which now includes futures for BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, A

According to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, two tankers hit mines laid by its naval forces in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire on October 20.

XRP lost approximately $61.14 billion in circulating market capitalization from October 19, 2025 to October 19, 2026, a 42.6% decline coinciding with Ripple-backed Evernorth Holdings entering Nasdaq on October 12 holding approximately 473 million XRP. The token's price declined approximately 45.5% f

All 100 economists surveyed by Reuters expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in December, according to a poll reported on October 20 by Odaily. The unanimous forecast marks a sharp shift from last month's survey, when fewer than half of respondents anticipated a December increase. The c

TRON stock shares are trading near Nasdaq's $1 minimum price requirement today, with only about 15 cents separating the stock from triggering a delisting notice, according to Cryptonomist. The trading company's market capitalization is approximately twice the value of its TRX token

At the 2026 Bund Summit, former US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin stated that the United States faces challenges that remain manageable. According to Rubin, the US maintains a strong long-term economic foundation and inherent advantages. However, he noted that to achieve economic success, the

According to the Russian Central Bank, gold reserves totaled 72.8 million troy ounces as of October 1.

Elev8 broker analyzed the latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which is published weekly, usually on Fridays. Large speculators added 16,928

Circle's tokenized stock market cap distribution shows BNB Chain holding a commanding 62%, representing $232.1 million of the total $373.3 million market cap, according to crypto commentator @tokenterminal.

According to Elev8 broker's analysis of the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders report released this week, large speculators significantly increased short positions in the Australian dollar (16,928 contracts), New Zealand dollar (14,461 contracts), and Japanese yen (13,557 contracts), while

Novo Nordisk on Tuesday announced its next-generation obesity drug CagriSema showed 25% average weight loss among adult women in a new analysis conducted after a late-stage trial. The Danish pharmaceutical company stated further work is needed to confirm the hypotheses of two post-study analyses. Ca

According to a Reuters survey on October 20, nearly all economists predict the Federal Reserve will hold the federal funds rate steady at 3.75%-4.00% this month, with all 100 surveyed expecting a rate hike in December. Among respondents, 94 of 100 economists anticipate no action at October's

xStocks has claimed 55% of the tokenized stock market, representing a significant portion of the $473.4 million total market cap for MSTR and STRC, according to a report by @tokenterminal. The platform's dominance includes contributions from competitors Binance bStocks and Ondo in the tokenized stoc

According to Barclays, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan, CoreWeave shares plunged over 15% this week amid soaring debt concerns, with unsecured bonds maturing in 2031 and 2032 reaching 16% yields and credit default swap spreads surging past 1000 basis points. Market fears centered on the AI

According to reports on Tuesday, DeepSeek open-sourced its reasoning framework supporting Nvidia and Huawei chips, with single-cluster throughput of 1.55 trillion tokens daily and per-card revenue of $38 per hour. The move comes as the U.S. government ordered agencies to halt DeepSeek use; China's

According to Bloomberg, Augnition Global Investors, a technology hedge fund founded by Jeff Wang (former global head of equities at Sequoia Capital), has completed a fundraising round exceeding $1 billion. The fund had approximately $570 million in assets upon launch, with roughly 45% from

According to an announcement on October 20, 2026, Beisen Holdings (09669) has entered into loan agreements with two executive directors: Wang Chaohui (Chairman and Executive Director) and Ji Weiguo (Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer). Under the agreements, the