Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to CME Group's announcement, the exchange will launch six E-mini equity factor futures on September 21, 2026, pending regulatory review. The contracts will track growth, value, quality, momentum, and low-volatility versions of the S&P 500, plus the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index,

IREN Ltd. shares fell more than 8% in overnight trading late Thursday after the bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure company reported quarterly earnings below Wall Street expectations. The company posted fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $137.2 million, missing the $157.14 million analyst consensus, w

According to Affirm's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report, the buy-now-pay-later company's stock surged 9% in after-hours trading on Thursday (Aug 27) after reporting net income of $4.62 per diluted share, beating analyst expectations of $0.85, with revenue of $1.17

According to Financial News, ahead of a Sept. 9 shareholders meeting, Young Poong and MBK Partners sent shareholder letters to major shareholders Hanwha and LG Chemical on Aug. 28, requesting support for independent audit committee candidate Park You-kyung. The groups framed the vote as an audit co

Tonight at 22:00 (August 28), Federal Reserve Chair Powell will deliver his first speech at the Jackson Hole Global Central Banks Annual Conference. The annual nonfarm payroll employment revision will be released simultaneously, providing updated employment figures for the prior 12

Germany will release its seasonally adjusted unemployment figures in about 10 minutes, on August 28.

Michael Burry gained 50% to 60% on Nvidia calls within 24 hours after the chipmaker's second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, selling half his position shortly after opening it. His longer-dated Microsoft calls, purchased in June with December 2028 expiration, also appreciated as Microsoft shares

IREN Ltd. shares tumbled 8% in overnight trading late Thursday after reporting fourth-quarter revenue of $137.2 million, missing analyst consensus of $157.14 million, while adjusted loss widened to $0.41 per share versus expectations of $0.34. The bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure company's AI

According to Bloomberg, the Federal Trade Commission has been investigating Alphabet's (GOOGL) YouTube since last year and is in the final stages of preparing a potential lawsuit over the platform's account suspension practices. The probe is examining whether YouTube misled users about what

According to JPMorgan's report published July 24, global food inflation is projected to reach approximately 5% on an annualized basis in the first half of 2027, nearly doubling from an estimated 2.8% in the first half of 2026. Analyst Nora Szentivanyi attributed the surge to two converging crises: a

According to Jin10 futures on August 28, the Dalian Commodity Exchange reported the following changes in chemical products warehouse receipts: Polyethylene futures receipts stood at 4,199 lots, down 137 lots from the previous trading day; Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) futures receipts reached 119,425 lot

The USD-JPY exchange rate rose 0.14% to 159.545 yen as of 2:23 PM on August 28, according to Yonhap Infomax (screen number 6411) charts. The pair traded in a narrow range before strengthening slightly in the afternoon session as market participants adopted a wait-and-see stance ahead of Federal

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora on Friday warned that the AI-driven memory chip supercycle will eventually turn cyclical as excess profits attract innovation and cheaper production methods. Arora stated excess profits typically encourage technological innovation and efforts to reduce reliance on

According to Bank of Thailand, the country's international reserves reached $284.7 billion as of August 21, up from $280.9 billion on August 14, representing an increase of $3.8 billion in one week.

According to Binance, on August 28, the exchange launched five USDT-margined TradFi perpetual contracts featuring Tempus AI (TEM), Merck (MRK), IonQ (IONQ), MARA Holdings (MARA), and Pinduoduo (PDD). The contracts

President Donald Trump praised Nvidia Corp. and CEO Jensen Huang on Thursday after the chipmaker's stock rose nearly 9%, marking its best day in over four months. Trump congratulated the company on Truth Social for announcing record sales of $96.2 billion and forecasting a 70% revenue rise in

According to Jin10, as of 15:31 on August 28, Chinese commodity futures experienced significant capital outflows from stock index contracts. CSI 1000 September futures saw the largest outflow at 5.718 billion yuan, followed by CSI 300 September at 3.384 billion yuan and SSE 50 September at 1.009 bil

According to the Bank of Thailand, on August 21, Thailand's net forward position reached $24.8 billion, up from $24.7 billion on August 14.

According to Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora, on Friday, the AI-driven memory 'supercycle' will eventually turn cyclical as excess profits attract innovation and cost optimization, posing potential risks to memory chip makers such as Micron and SanDisk. In an X post, Arora stated: "All supply co

NextTrade, a Korean alternative stock exchange, is considering implementing a single-price opening auction system for its pre-market trading session starting in January, according to financial industry sources on May 28. The exchange is responding to repeated incidents where SK Hynix stocks