Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Michael Burry said on Friday that Valero Energy has become a "huge position" following its historic rally, according to his recent Substack subscriber chat. VLO closed at a record $390.42 on September 12, up 143% year-to-date and on track for its best annual performance since records began in 1982.

China's M1 money supply grew 4.1% year-over-year in August, according to latest official data, up from 4% in the previous month.

China's M2 money supply growth declined to 7.5% year-over-year in August 2026, down from 7.7% in the previous month.

According to Goldman Sachs, on September 14, the investment bank raised its forecast for a Bank of England rate hike to 25 basis points in November, shifting to a more hawkish stance amid persistent inflation and stable economic growth. The BoE is expected to hold its benchmark rate at 3.75% at its

According to SoSoValue, HYPE spot ETFs recorded net outflows of $26.43 million during trading on Sept 7-11 (U.S. Eastern Time). Bitwise ETF BHYP led the outflows with $20.13 million, while 21Shares ETF THYP saw $6.29 million in redemptions over the same

Japanese stocks fell on the 14th as the Nikkei 225 index dropped 518.35 points (0.81%) to close at 63,492.99, marking a second consecutive day of declines. The downturn was triggered by calls from major AI company executives—including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and OpenAI CEO

Corning (GLW) stock dropped more than 7% in premarket trading on Monday after the specialty glass and optical-fiber maker announced a new equity offering that could raise up to $2 billion. The company disclosed in a Friday filing that it entered into an equity distribution agreement with Goldman

Corning (GLW) dropped over 7% in premarket trading on Monday (Sept 15) after the specialty glass maker announced a new $2 billion at-the-market equity offering program with Goldman Sachs, raising shareholder dilution concerns. Unlike a traditional secondary offering, Corning did not set a fixed

According to Dalian Commodity Exchange's official announcement, the exchange will halt trading from October 1 to 7, 2026 for China's National Day Golden Week. Trading will resume on October 8. The exchange noted that September 20 and October 10 will observe regular weekend closures. Night trading wi

NH Investment & Securities researchers Choi Sung-jong and Lee Se-hyun published a report on September 14 analyzing the impact of Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) bond issuance expansion, concluding that a 2022 KEPCO bond crisis-level situation will not recur. The report addresses concerns

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) announced on September 14 that fuel prices will rise sharply starting September 15, with gasoline increasing by P5.68 per liter, diesel by P4.31 per liter, and kerosene by P4.62 per liter. This marks the second consecutive week of large pump price hikes,

According to the Department of Energy, fuel prices in the Philippines will increase significantly on September 15, with gasoline rising P5.68 per liter, diesel by P4.31 per liter, and kerosene by P4.62 per liter. The hike marks the second consecutive large price adjustment, following a previous

On September 14 at 4:30 PM, the onshore Chinese yuan (CNY) closed at 6.7071 against the U.S. dollar, up 25 basis points from the previous trading day.

The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) rose over 0.50% intraday, trading at 99.59.

According to A De Futures, SC crude oil futures hit a record high of 910 yuan/barrel on the close of September 14, marking its highest level since the contract's listing in March 2018. The crude commands a premium of approximately $25/barrel relative to Brent crude at the same time, driven by

According to Reuters, ECB Governing Council member Kazaks said today that reasons supporting further policy tightening are increasing.

According to Morgan Stanley's Sept. 13 research report cited by Chao Xiang Research, the high-end glass cloth market faces a 40% supply shortage in 2026, deepening in 2027 before easing to approximately 30% in 2028. HVLP4+ copper clad laminate will experience a 31% shortage in 2027, narrowing to 20%

According to Jin10, the U.S. convertible bond market reached an all-time high on September 14, driven by surging artificial intelligence-related spending. Meanwhile, China's Ministry of Finance announced support operations for September Treasury market-making, and Zhou Dafu applied to issue panda bo