Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Over the past six trading days, Philadelphia Semiconductor Index constituent stocks saw aggregate market value decline by over $1 trillion, with the index falling approximately 10%. More than half of the index constituents declined at least 10%, with Arm Holdings dropping nearly 20%, Applied

According to ChainCatcher, citing Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission, Bitcoin ETF regulations will take effect on October 16, with Bitcoin listed as a qualified asset in the first phase. Funds must maintain average net exposure of at least 80% of net asset value on an annual basis.

Skydance Corp. (SKYD) fell 17% in premarket trading Wednesday as the stock traded ex-dividend following a distribution of warrants to eligible shareholders. The company distributed 470.7 million warrants Tuesday, giving eligible holders one warrant for each Class B share, with each warrant allowing purchase of one share at $12 and expiring Oct. 13, 2036. The Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition that closed last week left Skydance with pro forma net debt of $78.9 billion and introduced potential di

Shares of Skydance Corp. (SKYD) fell 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday following the company's distribution of 470.7 million warrants to eligible shareholders on an ex-dividend basis. Each warrant allows holders to purchase one share at $12 and expires in October 2036. Full cash exercise of the

According to Guru Club, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent stated on October 15 that the World Bank should allow financing for upstream oil and gas projects.

Spot gold declined 2.0% intraday today (October 14), trading at $4,075.30 per ounce.

Shanghai silver main contract declined 6.00% intraday on October 14, trading at 13,563 yuan per kilogram.

DriveWealth is integrating Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin into its brokerage infrastructure to enable clients to fund collateral accounts outside conventional banking hours. The Brokerage-as-a-Service provider will initially use RLUSD on the XRP Ledger for settlement in Europe, with plans to expand the s

According to Jim Swartz, Chevron's General Manager for Nigeria and Central Africa, the company's offshore Aseng natural gas project in Equatorial Guinea is expected to deliver first gas in 2028. Swartz told reporters at an energy conference in Cape Town that Chevron made a final investment

NYMEX silver prices fell 6.00% intraday on October 14, currently trading at $55.95 per ounce.

Russia's presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriyev said today (Oct. 14) that Moscow and Washington are expected to sign the first contracts for diesel supplies to the U.S. in the coming days. Dmitriyev, speaking at the Russia Energy Week forum, added that both sides are maintaining active communications t

According to MSCI, the MSCI Nordic Index fell 0.1% to 393.24 points on October 14. The financial sector posted the largest decline among all sectors, with Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB dropping 4.6% to rank as the worst-performing Nordic

According to Guru Club, China's commodity futures market fell overnight on Oct 14, with black metals leading losses. DCE coking coal fell 4.86%, while INE natural rubber fell 3.51%. SHFE fuel oil was among gainers,

According to Guru Club, the Baltic Dry Index fell on October 14 for its eighth consecutive trading day, declining 134 points or 4.78% to 2,667, marking its lowest level since July 29. Capesize ship rates dropped 9.11% to 3,630, the weakest since late June, with daily earnings falling $3,302 to $29,4

GlobalFoundries was selected to operate two new chip fabrication facilities at its New York campus as part of a $21 billion investment initiative between the U.S. and Japan, the company announced on Wednesday morning. The first facility will receive approximately $10 billion in investment and is

GlobalFoundries announced on Wednesday that it had been selected to operate two new chip fabrication facilities at its New York campus as part of a $21 billion U.S.-Japan investment initiative. The first fab will receive approximately $10 billion in investment and is expected to begin operations in

Chip stocks declined Tuesday despite strong earnings growth for the S&P 500, which saw earnings per share up roughly 50% annually in the second quarter and expected to climb about 30% in the third quarter. The weakness came as chipmakers Micron Technology, Nvidia and Broadcom are expected to

European equity indices rose today (October 14). The STOXX 600 index gained 0.36% to close at 637.32 points, while the euro zone STOXX 50 index advanced 0.39% to 6190.89 points. The FTSE Eurotop 300 index rose 0.45% to 2545.73 points.

According to BlockBeats, on October 14, U.S. CPI inflation has remained above the Federal Reserve's 2% target for 67 consecutive months. The last time inflation fell below 2% was in January 2021, during the global economic lockdown period. Over this period, the dollar's value has

Today, Germany's DAX 30 index closed up 0.14% at 25,299.45 points. France's benchmark rose 0.52%, while the UK's FTSE 100 gained 0.61%. Italy's benchmark retreated 0.61%, with the banking sector dropping 0.82%.