Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Stock futures traded mixed overnight on Thursday, with Nasdaq-100 futures falling 0.05% while Dow and S&P 500 futures gaining 0.15% and 0.01% respectively at 11:37 PM EDT, as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's speech at Jackson Hole on Friday. According to Bloomberg and CNBC

According to Bloomberg, Nvidia filed paperwork Thursday to establish the Nvidia Corporation Employees Federal Political Action Committee, an employee-funded PAC allowing eligible staff to contribute up to $5,000 annually to support candidates from both parties. The chipmaker spent more than $2.5

According to BlockBeats citing BIT data, optical module and storage stocks fell sharply in U.S. pre-market trading on August 28. Marvell Technology (MRVL) led declines with an 8.02% drop to $222.09, while Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) fell 3.12% to $109.75. Other notable decliners included

According to the Wall Street Journal, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan's group secured a 49% stake in WLTC Holdings, the entity behind World Liberty Financial's proposed US trust bank, while a Trump family-affiliated entity holds 38%. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted

According to Guru Club, on August 28, Valterra Platinum approached South African mining company Northam regarding a potential merger, according to sources familiar with the matter. If the transaction is completed, the combined entity would become the world's largest precious metals

Sportradar Group AG (NASDAQ: SRAD) has expanded its partnership with Polymarket to encompass more than 20 sports leagues and competitions globally. The deal brings approximately 300,000 matches per year, along with premium data, live streaming rights, and integrity services to the blockchain-based p

Marvell Technology reported record second-quarter results after Thursday's close, yet the stock fell over 7% in after-hours trading. Revenue beat at $2.739 billion, up 37%, with data center revenue climbing 46% to $2.171 billion and non-GAAP EPS reaching $0.94, a penny above consensus. The company r

Bain Capital's Tech Opportunities team recently invested $66 million in RQD Clearing as part of a $74 million funding round, alongside investments from Nyca Partners and ABN AMRO's clearing bank. RQD has cleared about 65 million

According to stockanalysis.com, Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) closed at $329.11 on 27 August 2026, up 4.36% on the day. The stock is up 50% year-to-date from its 31 December 2025 close of $219.36. Product revenue in Q1 FY27 rose 34% year-over-year to $1.33 billion, with net revenue retention of 126%,

According to earnings released after Thursday's close on August 28, Marvell Technology posted record second-quarter revenue of $2.739 billion, up 37% year-over-year, with data center revenue climbing 46% to $2.171 billion and non-GAAP EPS at $0.94, slightly above consensus expectations. The stock

Foreign investors sold 25,000 three-year and 16,000 ten-year Korean government bond futures overnight, marking the largest net selling in five and eleven months respectively, according to market data. The sales pushed bond yields higher as Middle East tensions and Federal Reserve officials'

Strive Inc. (ASST) shares gained 7.5% on Thursday (Aug 28) after the company purchased 1,110 BTC at an average price of $73,409 between August 17 and 21, bringing its total holdings to 21,356 BTC worth approximately $81.5 million, according to a regulatory filing. However, Parker Lewis, Head of

According to Bitget, on Aug 28, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.07% at close, while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.33%. Precious metals stocks outperformed, with China Silver Group (00815.HK) and Zhuofeng Gold (01815.HK) both gaining over 7%. Tech stocks declined, with Zhipu down over 6% and

The Shanghai Futures Exchange released an amended version of its Market Maker Management Rules on August 28, which takes effect on September 11, 2026. The amended rules were approved by the exchange's board of directors and reported to the China Securities Regulatory Commission before

As of August 27, MSCI Global Gold Miners Index surged 43% in August, marking its largest monthly gain on record. The performance dwarfed semiconductor stocks; MSCI Global Semiconductor Index and Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 27% and 38% respectively in their best month this year, both now

According to Jin10 Futures, the CFETS-NEX sentiment index for money market conditions stood at 48 as of 4 p.m. today (Aug 28), up 3 points from 2:30 p.m. Among sector participants, large banks reported 47, mid-size and small banks 49, and non-bank institutions 47, each rising 3 points from the

LG Group faces divergent impacts from AI expansion across its business portfolio, according to analysis presented at a Korea Ratings web seminar on the 28th. Ha Hyun-soo, senior researcher at Korea Ratings Corporate 3 Division, stated that while AI-driven data center growth creates opportunities

France's CAC40 index gained 1.00% intraday on August 28.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will depart on a trip to the United States and Switzerland beginning August 30.

SK Group's credit risk has eased due to strong semiconductor division performance, according to Ha Hyun-soo, senior researcher at Korea Ratings, who presented at a web seminar on May 28. The improvement comes despite continued weakness in petrochemical and battery divisions, with the group's total d