Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Foresight News, SBI Holdings announced a strategic investment in Indonesian online multi-asset investment platform Ajaib Group on August 28, acquiring approximately 20% stake. Ajaib Group, headquartered in Jakarta, provides online investment and asset management services covering

According to BlockBeats, on August 28, crypto-linked stocks tumbled in U.S. pre-market trading, with Satoshi Bitcoin Trust (SBET) leading losses at down 2.25%. Other major holdings including Microstrategy (MSTR), Marathon Holdings (MARA),

French 30-year government bond yields rose 3 basis points to 4.92%, reaching their highest level since 2008.

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's gold reserves stood at $113.22 billion as of August 21, unchanged from the previous week.

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (CRWD), Okta Inc. (OKTA), and Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (ZETA) stocks all soared to 52-week highs on Thursday following strong quarterly earnings results and multiple analyst price target increases. CRWD stock jumped more than 20% at close on Thursday, OKTA stock surged

According to Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora on Friday, the AI memory boom will eventually face cyclical pressures as excess profits drive innovation and cheaper manufacturing solutions. Arora stated in an X post that supply constraints have historically attracted new innovators and

According to pre-market data, KE Holdings (Beike) rose approximately 12% on August 28, following China's National Financial Supervision and Management Bureau issuing five new management measures to reform the real estate financing

According to Morgan Stanley strategy analysts Laura Wang, Chloe Liu, and Vicky Wu, the firm is pivoting focus to Chinese A-shares after taking profits on Hong Kong stocks on August 28. The analysts believe China's equity market retains upside potential, citing stabilizing global markets,

Brent crude oil fell to around $89.45 a barrel Friday, down roughly 5.3% for the week, while WTI traded near $83.31, down about 4.3%, according to Reuters. The declines would mark the first weekly loss in three weeks for both benchmarks. Traders weighed expectations for improved shipping through the

Marvell Technology shares fell 8% in premarket trading despite a fiscal second-quarter revenue beat, as the chipmaker's raised fiscal 2028 outlook failed to meet investors' elevated expectations. The company reported revenue rose 37% to $2.7 billion in its fiscal second quarter, coming in $39

According to an official announcement, Ethena announced on August 28 that it is expanding USDe support to basis trading backed by stock perpetual contracts. Stock perpetual contracts now have open interest near $6 billion across approximately 200 contracts on trading platforms where Ethena already o

According to Reuters, Brent crude fell to around $89.45 a barrel on Friday, Aug. 29, posting a 5.3% weekly decline, while West Texas Intermediate traded near $83.31 and headed for a 4.3% weekly loss, breaking a two-week winning streak. The decline reflects trader expectations that diplomacy could ea

According to market analyst SMQKE, Ripple Prime launched its Delta One business on August 27, providing institutional clients access to Total Return Swaps (TRS) tied to U.S.-listed equities, indexes and digital assets. The platform offers a single counterparty, cross-margining and 24/7 access,

Gate News, August 28, 2026: According to Gate’s official announcement, the Gate Futures Stocks section will launch live trading of perpetual futures contracts for RAM, DJT, TEM, and MARA at 20:00 (UTC+8) on August 28, 2026. The contracts will be settled in USDT and support 1x–20x leverage for both long and short positions. RAM is a U.S. leveraged ETF that tracks 2x the daily performance of the memory chip sector, with a focus on DRAM memory chips. DJT is a publicly traded company owned by Trump

According to CNBC, BlackBerry's share price has doubled this year as the company's QNX software division, which is embedded in 275 million vehicles, accelerates its robotics expansion. The company has built a backlog of $950 million in orders for QNX, with robotics representing one of the

Ten companies that newly listed on Korean stock exchanges in Q3 averaged a 28.46% decline versus their offering prices, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 28th. The sharp reversal from Q2's IPO boom occurred as domestic stock indices entered a correction phase, with KOSPI

Lee Jang-han, Chairman of Chong Kun Dang Group, plans to gift his entire 9.55% stake in Chong Kun Dang to his three children. According to a regulatory filing submitted on May 28, Lee will transfer 1,318,807 common shares to his children between dates from next month through October 29. The gift

According to the Korean Exchange, 10 newly-listed companies on South Korea's domestic stock market in Q3 saw an average decline of 28.46% from their offering prices, with nine of the ten trading below IPO levels on their first trading day. The first-day average return for Q3 IPOs was -4.62%, a

According to E Daily and financial regulator filings, Jongeundang Group Chairman Lee Jang-han transferred all his Jongeundang shares to his three children on August 28. Eldest son Lee Ju-won received 528,807 shares, increasing his stake to 5.32%, while daughters Lee Ju-kyung and Lee Ju-ah each recei

BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo outlined the company's transformation from smartphone maker to automotive and robotics software provider in a recent episode of "The Tech Download" podcast. The company's share price has doubled this year as it focuses on secure communications and QNX, an operating