Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Harvard University's annual financial report for fiscal year 2026, the university's endowment increased 27.1% to nearly $68 billion, marking its strongest investment return in five years. Harvard's SpaceX stake is worth $2.2 billion, making it the endowment's largest single holding,

According to Citigroup analyst Peter Christiansen on October 15, the investment bank identified Circle and Bullish as preferred stocks for the remainder of 2026, citing improved market conditions and institutional inflows in digital assets. Citigroup set a $243 price target for Circle and $50 for Bu

According to the Shanghai Futures Exchange, copper inventories increased by 15,218 tons this week, while aluminum stockpiles fell 29,401 tons. Zinc inventories declined 2,155 tons, lead dropped 5,423 tons, and nickel fell 602 tons. Tin inventories decreased 1,166 tons, while natural rubber stocks ro

Solana's tokenized real-world asset market grew from approximately $700 million to $4.3 billion over the past year, according to an October 16, 2026 report citing research from Castle Labs. The expansion represents an increase of approximately $3.6 billion, or 514%, over 12 months, reflecting

BNP Paribas forecast that the Bank of Korea will unanimously freeze the benchmark interest rate at the October monetary policy committee meeting. Economist Yoon Ji-ho stated in an interview on the 16th that consecutive rate hikes in July and August gave the BOK time to assess policy effects and

According to remarks by People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng on October 15 at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Annual Meeting, China's central bank aims to advance yuan-denominated bonds as globally recognized and widely used collateral. Pan noted that Chinese bonds and

According to Jin10, two major currency option positions with strike prices exceeding $1 billion are set to expire on October 16 at 22:00 Beijing time. The expiring options involve EUR, JPY, and other currency

South Korea's Kospi rose 2.05% to close at 5,668.05 on Oct. 16, snapping a seven-session losing streak as foreign investors turned net buyers for the first time in eight trading days. The rally was fueled by gains on Wall Street and easing concerns about further rate hikes after U.S. retail sales da

According to Guru Club, on October 16, lithium carbonate futures fell over 4%, marking the steepest decline among Chinese commodity futures. Industrial silicon futures rose over 2%, while apple futures dropped over 3%.

According to Japan's Cabinet Chief Secretary Minoru Kihara, Japan expects crude oil purchases for October to remain flat compared with the same period last year.

According to JPMorgan Chase research from October 13, 2026, Apple's HomeView smart display is priced at $299 and will launch on November 13. Apple TV 4K is also priced at $299, while HomePod mini 2 is priced at $149. Additionally, Apple Home Collection accessories including cameras and thermostats w

According to Jin10 Futures, PTA spot-futures basis weakened on October 15, narrowing to 520-650 yuan per ton from 900-1,000 yuan per ton on October 8. The decline reflects softer downstream polyester and fabric mill demand despite cost support from elevated crude oil prices amid geopolitical

According to market reports, U.S. September PPI rose 1.3% month-on-month on October 16, marking the largest monthly increase since March 2022 and reigniting inflation concerns. Meanwhile, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields retreated to above 5.08% amid safe-haven buying demand, while gold attempted to

According to Jin10 Futures, on October 16, Shanghai Futures Exchange's fuel oil warehouse inventory fell to zero, declining 550 tons from the previous trading day. Low sulfur fuel oil warehouse inventory also saw a significant drop of 3,800 tons. Most other energy and chemical futures warehouse

According to Shanghai Futures Exchange data reported by Jin10 on October 16, copper futures inventory increased to 36,386 tons (up 1,453 tons day-on-day), while aluminum declined to 90,995 tons (down 4,077 tons) and zinc fell to 76,461 tons (down 1,023 tons). For precious metals, gold futures inven

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold spot price on Friday (October 16) settled at 899.52 yuan/gram at midday, trading 1.25 yuan/gram above the international gold price of 898.27 yuan/gram.

According to Cailianshe, Kuaishou shares rose 3.99% to HK$29.72 (US$3.8) on October 16 after the company's AI video-generation unit Kling AI launched Kling 4.0. The model converts text prompts of up to 8,000 tokens into native videos up to 30 seconds long, with users able to combine up to 15

According to Jin10, major currency pairs showed their daily performance on October 16.

European stock indices opened on October 16 with mixed performance. The Stoxx 50 (Europe's benchmark equity index) rose 0.4%, Germany's DAX gained 0.5%, France's CAC 40 added 0.3%, while the UK's FTSE 100

According to a Turkish Central Bank survey, the USD/Turkish lira exchange rate is expected to reach 51.5471 by the end of 2026.