Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Gate News message, April 23 — Iran's Islamic Parliament Vice Speaker Haji Baba'ei stated on April 23 that any negotiations are prohibited before the United States acknowledges its failure.

Gate News message, April 23 — GraniteShares has delayed the launch of its 3x leveraged XRP ETF to May 7, 2026, according to a filing amendment submitted on April 23. The delay affects both 3x long and 3x short XRP funds, as well as similar leveraged products tied to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. T

Gate News message, April 23 — Market participants have increased bets on Bank of England rate hikes, with traders now pricing in 62 basis points of increases for the remainder of 2026.

Gate News message, April 23 — Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reached an agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong (PwC Hong Kong) requiring the auditing firm to set aside HKD 1 billion (approximately USD 128 million) to compensate qualified independent minority

Gate News message, April 23 — Global bond markets entered 2026 expecting monetary easing, but geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and energy supply disruptions reversed that narrative during Q1, forcing investors to reassess interest rate outlooks. According to Eurex data, March marked a

Gate News message, April 23 — Pantera Capital Management is among investors pushing UK-based bitcoin treasury firm Satsuma to sell its $50 million Bitcoin hoard, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Satsuma raised £164 million ($221 million) through a convertible

Gate News message, April 23 — According to Hyperinsight monitoring, the S&P 500 index surged to new highs last week and has since tested resistance three consecutive times with narrowing volatility and rising support levels. On Hyperliquid, the S&P 500 (U.S.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, XPDUSD (Palladium - Cash) has dropped by 4% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Gate News message, April 23 — Robinhood Singapore Pte. Ltd. has received in-principle approval (IPA) from Singapore's Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to provide securities brokerage services, according to Robinhood's blog. The approval paves the way for Robinhood to launch comprehensive broker

Gate News message, April 23 — U.S. stock market futures declined across the board in premarket trading. The Nasdaq fell 0.6%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.39%, and the Dow Jones index slipped 0.2%. Among the Magnificent Seven tech stocks, Tesla (TSLA) led declines with a 6.75% drop. Nvidia (NVDA) fell 0.6

Gate News message, April 23 — Iran has brought Strait of Hormuz traffic close to a standstill after firing on three ships and seizing control of two of them on Wednesday, escalating tensions around a critical global energy route. The seizures came one day after Trump extended the ceasefire while

Gate News message, April 23 — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippines' central bank, raised its policy rate to 4.5% on April 23, marking the first rate hike in two years amid escalating Middle East tensions that have driven up domestic fuel and food prices. Inflation in the Philippin

LG Display announced on April 23 that first-quarter operating profit surged 338% to 146.7 billion won (US$99.8 million), marking its third consecutive quarterly profit, despite a 9% year-on-year revenue decline to 5.5 trillion won (US$3.76 billion), according to the company's earnings report.

Gate News message, April 23 — SK Hynix reported a strong first quarter on Thursday, with net profit jumping over 400% to $25.4 billion and revenue surging 198% to $35.55 billion. The March quarter marked the first time the South Korean chipmaker exceeded 50 trillion won in quarterly revenue, with sa

Gate News message, April 23 — S&P Global released data on April 23 showing that the Eurozone's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for April came in at 52.2 on its preliminary reading. A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion in manufacturing

Gate News message, April 23 — According to Andrew Batchelor, head of LCH ForexClear, the Chinese yuan is expected to surpass the Japanese yen as the second most actively traded currency against the U.S. dollar in foreign exchange options markets. Batchelor stated that when the Bank for

Gate News message, April 23 — BlackRock purchased approximately $900 million worth of Bitcoin within a single week, according to on-chain analysis platform Arkham. The firm's ETF clients currently hold an estimated average cost basis of around $87,000 per Bitcoin. The data reflects ongoing

Gate News message, April 23 — The Smarter Web Company has completed administrative arrangements with the London Stock Exchange (LSE), clearing the way for up to approximately 54 million new shares to be issued if all pre-IPO warrants are exercised. The warrant exercise window runs from April 24, 202

Gate News message, April 23 — European stock markets opened lower today. Germany's DAX30 index (benchmark German equity index) fell 0.31%, while Spain's IBEX35 index (primary Spanish equity index) dropped 0.67% and touched 18,000 points. The UK's FTSE 100 index (leading British equity benchmark) de

Gate News message, April 23 — Tens of thousands of people gathered outside Samsung Electronics' major chip production facility in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, demanding a larger share of company profits generated by the artificial intelligence boom, according to Bloomberg. Police told local media