Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Goldman Sachs strategists, the largest capital flow in U.S. Treasury long-bond options on Monday (October 11) bet on a 30 basis point decline in 30-year yields, even as Goldman sees potential for 10-year rates to rebound. The options positioning reflects market concerns over multiple ne

International oil prices rose for a third consecutive trading day on October 12 as escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensified supply concerns. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for November delivery climbed $1.89, or 2.06%, to close at $93.74 per

According to Yonhapinfomax, WTI crude for November delivery climbed $1.89 to $93.74 per barrel on October 12 (U.S. Eastern Time), marking the third consecutive trading day of gains. Brent crude for December rose $1.93 to $106.65 per barrel. The price increases were driven by escalating attacks

On Monday (October 12), spot gold declined 0.56% to close at $4,170.70 per ounce, after reaching an intraday high of $4,217.31 in Asia-Pacific early trading and subsequently dropping to a daily low of $4,154.78. Spot silver fell 0.93% to $60.2573 per ounce. COMEX copper futures rose 1.04% to $6.7615

According to ChainCatcher, Meta Platforms will report its third-quarter 2026 earnings on October 21 after U.S. market close, with an earnings call scheduled for 4:30 PM ET (4:30 AM Beijing time on October 22).

Cointelegraph reported on Oct. 12 that the U.S. dollar's purchasing power has fallen 87% since 1971. The British pound's purchasing power declined 93% over the same period, marking the steepest drop among the three currencies analyzed. The Swiss franc's purchasing power fell 66%, a smaller decline t

On Monday, October 12, U.S. ETF markets moved in mixed directions. The Brent crude oil ETF led gainers with a 1.8% increase, while the VIX volatility ETF suffered the steepest decline, falling 1.77%. Emerging market ETF dropped approximately 1%, alongside declines in Nasdaq-100 ETF and gold ETF,

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya on Monday highlighted power and physical infrastructure as lasting constraints in the AI race, following Microsoft's announcement of its own silicon chips. Palihapitiya wrote on X that silicon companies will move up the stack while application companies move d

IREN stock gave up an early rally on Monday, October 12, after The Information reported that the AI cloud infrastructure provider has an unannounced multiyear agreement with Anthropic, the developer of the Claude AI models. Neither company has publicly

According to the Solana Institute CEO @millercwl, at the recent Solana Summit Korea, the institute spotlighted the growing trend of trading tokenized U.S. equities onchain. This development has emerged as one of the most compelling narratives surrounding Solana over the past 18 months, signaling pot

According to The Information, on October 12, IREN stock erased early premarket gains after the outlet reported that the AI cloud infrastructure provider has an unannounced multiyear agreement with Anthropic, developer of the Claude AI models. The report cited people familiar with the relationship, t

US Stock Market News shows the Magnificent Seven—Nvidia NVDA, Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOG, Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META, and Tesla TSLA—have rebounded to lead markets after a shaky start to the year, with strategists debating whether broader market participation will emerge as

Murphy Oil projects net peak production from its Lac Da Vang oil field offshore Vietnam at 10,000 to 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day during 2028-2029.

According to Goldman Sachs' latest "Macro Conversation" podcast, chief U.S. stock strategist Ben Schneider and TMT analyst Pete Callahan outlined a major pivot in AI investing. As market consensus around 2027 AI capital spending solidifies, investors are shifting focus upstream from semiconductor ha

On Monday (October 12), U.S. industry ETFs showed mixed performance. Semiconductor ETF declined 2.05%, while global tech and network stock indices fell 0.83% to 1.36%. Energy sector ETF rose 1.43%.

Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) unveiled a 24 kW, 800V-to-12V direct current (DC)-to-DC power module co-developed with NVIDIA to support the NVIDIA MGX ecosystem and advance 800V DC power architecture in AI data centers. The module leverages the company's GaNFast technology and is built on gallium

According to Yonhapinfomax, on October 12, Beth Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, called for restrictive monetary policy to achieve the 2% inflation target. Speaking at the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) Annual Conference, Hammack stated that inflation

According to Bloomberg, the Bloomberg Electric Vehicle Price Return Index declined 1.51% on Monday, October 12, closing at 3,119.71 points. The index reached an intraday high of 3,187.66 points during Asia-Pacific trading before entering a sustained sell-off through European and U.S.

According to Gate's market data, the Dow Jones Index closed up 195.6 points, or 0.38%, at 51,850.55 on October 12. The S&P 500 Index declined 4.33 points, or 0.06%, closing at 7,807.21. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 120.27 points, or 0.44%, ending at 27,245.9.