Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Jin10, New York Life Investment Management's global market strategist Julia Herrman said today that U.S. economic resilience suggests the neutral policy rate may be higher than previously expected. However, further increases in Treasury yields could threaten the economy's underlying str

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a rule change allowing Cboe to list binary options tied to key performance indicators reported by publicly traded companies, with Coinbase, Robinhood, and Marathon Digital among the first issuers whose metrics will underlie the contracts. The appr

According to Shanghai Energy Exchange, on October 15, pulp futures warehouse inventory fell to 409,726 tons, down 2,568 tons day-on-day. Low-sulfur fuel oil futures warehouse inventory also decreased, dropping 1,270 tons to 15,480 tons. Other energy and chemical futures inventory levels remained

According to SkyAI's October 13 SEC filing, the Nasdaq-listed treasury company held approximately 600,000 SOL, down 70% from 2 million SOL reported on September 14. The reduction of at least 1.4 million SOL occurred following the company's October 11 announcement of a $201 million share repurchase p

According to Jin10 Futures, on October 15, Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) reported the following warehouse receipt updates: copper futures increased by 11,476 tons to 34,933 tons; aluminum futures rose by 2,152 tons to 95,072 tons; zinc futures gained 593 tons to 77,484 tons; lead futures

According to China's Ministry of Commerce, as reported on October 15, the country's foreign direct investment equity stock reached 26.8 trillion yuan in 2025, ranking second globally. The figure represents the sixth consecutive year of growth. A total of 461,000 foreign-invested enterprises

According to BlockBeats, Hyperliquid Strategies, a Nasdaq-listed HYPE treasury company, purchased 180,000 HYPE tokens on October 15, worth approximately $14.3 million. The company's total HYPE holdings increased to 38.7 million tokens, valued at approximately $3.08 billion at current

According to the latest IEA monthly report released on October 15, global oil supply is projected to fall 1.73 million barrels per day short of demand in 2026, marginally better than the previous forecast of 1.74 million bpd shortfall. The report also forecasts that global oil supply will decline

According to JPMorgan Chase's Asia Pacific equity research team, as of October 15, recent selloffs in memory chip stocks are creating mid-term buying opportunities. Storage stocks have declined approximately 6% over the past month and 15% over the past three months, compared to a 10% gain and 4% dec

European major indices opened lower on October 15. The Stoxx Europe 50 index fell 1%, Germany's DAX declined 0.6%, France's CAC 40 dropped 0.2%, while the UK's FTSE 100 opened flat.

At midday close on October 15, China's domestic futures contracts fell broadly. Silver dropped over 5%, apple fell nearly 5%, and polysilicon and methanol each declined over 4%; crude oil, platinum, and asphalt also posted declines

Brent crude traded near $104.4 a barrel on Thursday October 15, down about 1.5 percent from Wednesday's settlement of $106.06, after Reuters reported that Washington is weighing easing sanctions on some shadow fleet tankers to bring down record freight rates. The proposal, citing an unnamed US

As of 15:00 Beijing time on October 15, spot platinum declined 0.11% while spot palladium rose 1.03%.

TSMC reported third-quarter diluted earnings per share of US$4.60 per ADR on 15 October, with net income of NT$763.06 billion, up 68.7 percent year on year and above the LSEG SmartEstimate of NT$746.3 billion from 16 analysts. The company guided fourth-quarter revenue to US$52.3-54.3 billion,

Two cargo ships sank in the Strait of Hormuz after attacks, with one vessel carrying over 2,500 containers going down on the day after being struck on 13th (local time). The GFS Pride, a UAE-owned container ship, and the Cape Dao coal carrier both succumbed to damage sustained in separate

According to Goldman Sachs research published on October 13, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $4.69, significantly beating Goldman Sachs' forecast of $3.90 and the Visible Alpha consensus estimate of $4.06. The medical loss ratio came in at 88.4%, 160

According to Jin10, on October 15, China's National Development and Reform Commission left domestic gasoline and diesel prices unchanged. The decision comes as Middle East geopolitical tensions have caused crude prices to fluctuate since the last adjustment on

Japanese stocks fell sharply on the 15th, with tech stocks leading the selloff. The Nikkei 225 plunged 3,318.34 points (4.90%) to close at 64,425.95, while the Topix dropped 97.44 points (2.38%) to 3,999.34. The decline was triggered by US September consumer price index data exceeding expectations a

According to Bloomberg, benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields fell 10 basis points to 5.09% during early Asian trading on Thursday, as stock market selloffs intensified safe-haven demand. Yields across other maturities also declined, pressuring the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index lower. "The market