Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Barkin, president of the Richmond Federal Reserve, said on October 14 he does not wish to forecast the outcome of the October FOMC meeting. He noted that September's consumer price index inflation came in higher than he had wanted to see. Barkin also said producer price index data will provide

Bank of America topped a quantitative stock-rating system among major U.S. banks in US Stock Market News, excelling in value, growth, profitability, earnings revisions, and price momentum despite a regulatory settlement charge affecting its latest earnings. Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase saw their r

Shanghai crude oil 2611 futures fell 2.95% overnight (October 14) to close at 733.90 yuan per barrel. Shanghai gold contracts declined 1.61%, while Shanghai silver fell 6.29% during the same session.

XRP exchange-traded funds recorded $8 million in net inflows this week, extending a positive streak to 13 weeks, while Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana funds shed a combined $1.25 billion during the same period. The inflows came from two concentrated trading sessions on October 6 and October 8, with th

Injective, a Layer-1 blockchain built for financial applications, became the first blockchain registered as an SEC transfer agent on October 12, 2026. The registration enables Injective to maintain securities ownership records on-chain in a compliant manner. As of mid-October 2026, the platform

DTCC Managing Director Nadine Chakar and Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov discussed tokenized market infrastructure at Sibos 2026 in Miami Beach from September 28 to October 1, 2026. The discussion centered on compliance features, interoperability, and round-the-clock operability as DTCC

Bitwise's NEAR ETF held 15,775,804.74 NEAR tokens worth approximately $79.2 million as of October 12, 2026, two weeks after its September 29, 2026 launch on NYSE Arca under ticker NRR. The fund attracted $35.5 million in first-day inflows and reached $52.8 million in cumulative inflows by the end of

According to Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin, AI investment is tied to broader economic conditions and cannot grow indefinitely, he said during remarks at Howard University on October 13, 2026. Barkin pointed to nearly $700 billion in AI investments announced in a single week earlier in 2026, c

At Sibos 2026, Nadine Chakar from the DTCC and Sergey Nazarov from Chainlink discussed the future of tokenization in finance. Chakar highlighted that interoperability of tokenized assets is crucial, emphasizing focus on seamless compliance and operational capability rather than underlying

According to Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley issued $3 billion in investment-grade bonds following the release of its quarterly earnings on October 14. The offering consists of two tranches with a four-year maturity, redeemable after three years. Of the total, $2.5 billion carries a fixed-to-floating

The Federal Reserve released its Beige Book on Oct. 14, revealing mounting price pressures across parts of the United States. Three of the 12 Federal Reserve districts reported strong overall price gains, while eight districts saw modest price increases. The pressure stemmed from rising input

According to Gartner Inc., released Wednesday, tech companies face a potential $3.5 trillion write-off in artificial intelligence infrastructure investments by 2030 due to a severe revenue shortfall. Gartner projects AI providers will invest nearly $1 trillion in hardware and facilities in 2026,

President Donald Trump announced that South Korea plans to invest $50 billion in the Alaska liquefied natural gas project, according to a Cointelegraph report on Oct. 14. Taiwan pledged to purchase $70 billion to $80 billion of LNG and committed a separate $4.4 billion equity investment in the proje

President Trump announced on Wednesday (October 14) that the U.S. government's holdings in semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries (GFS) have appreciated to over $2 billion from a cumulative investment of $1.63 billion. According to Trump's Truth Social post, the government will acquire

International gold futures declined on October 14 as sticky US inflation data drove Treasury yields and the dollar higher. The December-delivery gold futures contract (GCZ6) on the CME's COMEX exchange traded at $4,111.40 per troy ounce as of 1:30 PM US Eastern Time, down $65.90 or 1.58% from the

According to COMEX, December gold futures fell $65.90 to $4,111.40 per ounce (down 1.58%) on October 14, as U.S. inflation concerns weighed on the market. The U.S. Labor Department reported that core consumer prices rose 0.3% month-over-month in September, exceeding the market expectation of 0.2%. T

Standard Chartered launched direct Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for Professional Investor clients in the UAE on Wednesday following licensing approval from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Eligible clients can now buy and sell BTC and ETH through their existing bank accounts,