Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to an announcement on October 19, JPMorgan Chase committed $5 billion in equity investments focused on U.S. manufacturing, energy infrastructure, critical supply chain, and defense technology. The investment is part of the bank's "Security and Resiliency Initiative" launched last year,

MicroStrategy (MSTR) raised its STRC buyback program from $2 billion to $3 billion, according to a report by CryptoTwitter commentator @matthew_sigel. The increase follows STRC shares peaking at $99.9 last week before declining to $97.72 after MSCI announced the removal of MSTR from its indices. Mic

According to ChainCatcher, Bitwise purchased 127,241 LINK tokens worth $1.54 million today (October 19) through its Chainlink ETF, according to data monitored by Arkham. The fund's total LINK holdings have reached 5.018 million tokens, valued at approximately $60.21 million, with an average purchase

Demand for put options in the Ethereum options market rose sharply over the weekend, while Bitcoin maintained a price range between $80,000 and $84,000 despite broader weakness in risk assets. Crypto Briefing reported on October 19, citing Block Scholes data, that implied volatility on seven-day Eth

According to Gate, the platform has completed dividend settlement for 88 U.S. stock and ETF targets with ex-dividend dates from October 13–16, 2026. Dividend payments in USDT were automatically distributed to users holding the respective stocks during the snapshot period, with no user action

On Monday, France's CAC 40 index hit a valuation discount exceeding 13% relative to Germany's DAX index, marking the largest gap since early 2009, according to market data. The widening spread reflects investor withdrawal from French equities amid political turmoil and weekend street violence.

Nine listed companies have formally objected to having their shares offered in tokenized form on the proposed tokenized stock platform backed by OKX and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange. The companies—Cerebras Systems, AppLovin, Applied Digital,

According to Guru Club, PVC continuous main contract futures rose 1% intraday on October 19, trading at 4,974.00 yuan.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the Stellar Development Foundation announced plans to connect DTCC's asset tokenization service to the Stellar public blockchain. Availability is targeted for the first half of 2027. The initiative aims to expand access to blockchain-based

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 21:20 on October 19, ethylene glycol options posted the largest gains among major commodities. Ethylene glycol 2611 put options at 4,500 strike surged 114.29%, trading at 7.5 yuan

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Stellar Development Foundation have announced plans to connect DTCC's asset tokenization service to the Stellar public blockchain, targeting the first half of 2027. The integration would allow eligible securities held through established

According to Foresight News, Nasdaq-listed SkyAI (SKYA) launched a cash tender offer on October 16 at $3 per share to acquire up to 95% of issued common stock, cash pre-financing warrants, crypto pre-financing warrants, and strategic warrants. If fully subscribed, the total offer size is

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) futures contracts declined 100 yuan intraday today, now trading at 7,318 yuan per ton with a 1.35% drop.

SELLAS Life Sciences (SLS) shares rose in early morning trade on Monday after CEO Angelos Stergiou posted on LinkedIn marking the company's 15th anniversary. The post referenced SELLAS' 'next chapter' with its two lead programs, GPS and SLS009, prompting speculation among retail investors about a po

According to CEO Angelos Stergiou's LinkedIn post on Monday, SELLAS Life Sciences (SLS) shares rose as much as 1.5% in pre-market trading on October 19. The CEO marked the company's 15th anniversary and referenced its "next chapter" with lead programs GPS and SLS009, prompting retail investors on St

MIAX made its Tini Bloomberg 500 and Bloomberg 100 index futures available to eligible NinjaTrader Group customers, extending the exchange's equity-index products to a platform that serves about 4.5 million users. The futures are designed for retail traders seeking exposure to large-cap US

According to Bank of America, the Fed is likely to raise rates in October after September inflation data came in hotter than expected. U.S. consumer prices rose 3.7% year-over-year in September, up from 3.4% in August, while core inflation reached 2.6%, both above the Fed's 2% target. BofA's