Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to the CNBC Family Office Portfolio Tracker powered by Addepar, single family offices increased their stock holdings to 37% of their portfolios in the second quarter of 2025, up from 34% in the first quarter. The surge marks the largest quarter-on-quarter increase in several years. The

According to FinanceFeeds and Business Insider, Oracle told managers this week to reduce payroll by September 1, marking a fresh round of cuts after the company's workforce fell by approximately 21,000 in fiscal 2026. The cuts follow Oracle's $55.7 billion capital expenditure on AI data center

According to Guru Club, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose 51 points, or 1.7%, to 3107 on August 27, marking its sixth consecutive day of gains and highest level in three months. Capesize ship rates surged 2.1% to 5138, reaching peak levels since June 3, with daily earnings up $950 to $43,098.

According to Iran's IRNA, on Monday, Farhani, head of Iran's Industry Chamber, denied that commodity shortages exist domestically despite U.S. maritime blockade measures. "We have no commodity shortage, but prices are significantly elevated," Farhani stated, attributing the price increases to

According to Guru Club, U.S. commodity imports surged 3.7% in July while exports fell 2.9%, driven largely by capital goods imports—which include computers, semiconductors, and telecom equipment—reaching their largest increase since 1993. The spike reflects accelerating imports of AI server

Brent crude oil rose 1.0% intraday today, reaching $87.84 per barrel.

According to Nvidia's latest earnings report released on Aug 27, memory chip prices have risen beyond expectations, with the company reaffirming its commitment to increase orders from major suppliers. In premarket trading, Micron Technology stock climbed 4.1%, while SK Hynix ADR rose 4.1%. Nvidia

According to BlockBeats, citing BIT market data, U.S. stock indices opened mixed on August 27, with the Dow down 0.1%, S&P 500 up 0.34%, and Nasdaq up 0.87%. Nvidia (NVDA.O) gained approximately 6% during the

According to ChainCatcher, CrowdStrike (CRWD.O) rose 10% today, marking its biggest gain since July 14, based on Gate's market data.

According to Chicago Federal Reserve, the preliminary August unemployment rate forecast stands at 4.1%.

According to CNBC, Bitcoin posted a 22% weekly gain on August 26 after U.S. Treasury yields fell following a Treasury bond buyback intervention. Data from CoinGlass showed $2.7 billion in crypto short positions liquidated during the move. The rally coincided with Senator Cynthia Lummis promoting Bit

According to Jin10, three commodity options surged overnight as of August 27, 21:20. Crude oil 2610 call options (650 strike) jumped 50.85% to 4.45 yuan per barrel, while methanol 2610 call options (3,000 strike) gained 46.67% to 22.0 yuan per ton. Shanghai aluminum 2610 call options (25,000 strike)

According to Glassnode, Bitcoin faced its largest short-liquidation squeeze since 2019 on Thursday as BTC approached $81,000. The rally, which began after BTC broke above $72,000, triggered over $3 billion in liquidations and reduced futures open interest by 11%. Glassnode identified

Gate News message, Charles Schwab announces that SCHW crypto clients will soon be able to buy and sell Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK). The announcement expands the trading options available to the firm's cryptocurrency

According to BlockBeats, UBS raised its price target for Nvidia (NVDA.O) to $300 from $280 today (August 27), representing a 7.1% upside revision.

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said recently that three-month inflation data appears manageable, despite the need to monitor whether tariffs and other price shocks persist. Goolsbee stated that

According to Denmark's Ministry of Economic Affairs, on August 27, the government raised its 2026 GDP growth forecast to 3.7% from 2.7%, primarily driven by Novo Nordisk's oral weight-loss drug Wegovy, which has delivered stronger-than-expected export performance. The 2027 forecast was also

According to The Information, Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, an open-source AI model repository platform, for $12.9 billion on Thursday (August 27). The reported deal marks a substantial bet on open-source AI infrastructure amid CEO Jensen Huang's comments that his only regret

According to the Bank of Korea, the central bank raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.0% on Thursday, marking its second consecutive increase. Six of seven Monetary Policy Board members backed the hike, with only Hwang Kunil preferring unchanged rates. The decision follows July's move f

Russia's central bank gold and foreign currency reserves rose to $761.2 billion for the week ending August 21, up from $755.6 billion in the previous week.