Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

France's second-quarter GDP declined 0.73% year-over-year, according to the latest data, missing economist forecasts of 0.70% growth and marking a reversal from the prior quarter's 0.70% expansion.

According to BlockBeats citing Bitget data, South Korea's KOSPI index closed down 123.48 points, or 1.79%, to 6,788.89 on Friday (Aug 28). SK Hynix fell 4.45% and Samsung Electronics declined 3.38%.

Morgan Stanley downgraded the European paper and packaging sector to Underweight from Hold on August 28, signaling reduced confidence in the industry outlook.

Strive Inc. (ASST) shares gained more than 7.5% at close on Thursday and the stock is on track to post its best monthly gains since May 2025, following a strong quarterly print earlier this month and continued

According to Bank of America's August survey of global fund managers and Morgan Stanley reports, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has assumed increased control over interest-rate markets as Fed Chair Jerome Powell prepares for tonight's Jackson Hole speech. The BofA survey found 53% of

Salesforce and Anthropic announced an expanded ClaudeForce partnership on Wednesday, integrating Claude AI models into Salesforce's customer data, workflows, and enterprise governance infrastructure. CRM stock gained 22.6% on Thursday, marking its best single-day move in six years, before pulling

According to Morgan Stanley, the European telecommunications industry rating was downgraded from overweight to neutral on August 28.

Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating on the European discretionary retail sector from Underweight to Equal-weight today, according to the firm's recent research note.

Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating on the European aerospace sector from Neutral to Overweight on August 28.

According to Jin10 Data, on August 28, European stocks entering a seasonally challenging period after five consecutive months of gains. September historically marks the weakest month for the STOXX 600 index annually, with an average decline of 2.1% over the past five years. The seasonal weakness co

German 10-year government bond yields rose to 3.276% today, marking the highest level in 15 years.

According to Jin10, the CFETS-NEX renminbi funding sentiment index reported 45 as of 14:30 on Aug 28, down 1 point from earlier. Among sector participants, large banks reported a sentiment index of 44, mid-sized and small banks 46, and non-bank institutions 44, each down 1 point. The index ranges fr

Virtu Financial, M1X Global and Tradeweb completed an institutional repo transaction using USDM1, a sovereign digital bond issued onchain by the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as collateral on the Canton Network. USDM1 is backed 1:1 by short-term U.S. Treasurys and structured under New York law a

According to South Korea's financial investment industry, alternative exchange Nexttrade plans to introduce a single-price auction mechanism in its pre-market trading session, with implementation targeted for January 2027. The single-price auction system collects orders during a specified period

Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed up 273.58 points, or 0.41%, at 66,405.56 on Friday, August 28.

Hyundai Motor Securities published an analysis on August 28 concluding that the Bank of Korea's interest rate hike on August 27 was a preemptive response to core inflation trends. Economist Choi Je-min attributed the move to core inflation's inertial characteristics, with approximately 80% of core i

According to Morgan Stanley's Aug. 25 report, SpaceX announced a $100 billion Starbase project in Louisiana with plans for 10 launch pads across 5 complexes, with construction beginning in 2027 and first flight targeted for 2029. Morgan Stanley maintained its overweight rating and set a $300

According to Odaily, Coinbase's newly launched US500 index perpetual contracts surpassed $100 million in 24-hour trading volume one week after launch, according to Brian Armstrong's statement on X. The index comprises the 500 largest U.S. companies and is available for trading in the United

According to Bitwise CEO's X post, the company has launched ATPs, a tokenized stock product that enables on-chain equity trading. The CEO stated: "Tokenized stocks are now live. We're excited to introduce ATPs. Finance, on-chain."

According to an analysis report by Hyundai Car Securities released on Aug 28, the Bank of Korea raised its base rate by 25 basis points to 3.25% on Aug 27 in a preemptive response to core inflation trends. Economist Choi Je-min stated the central bank's repeated rate hike reflects forward-looking