Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to yicai, the cryptocurrency market saw over 110,000 liquidations in the past 24 hours on October 9, with Bitcoin dropping more than 3% to $83,511 and Ethereum falling nearly 5%, according to Coinglass data. The sell-off coincided with a sharp decline in precious metals, with spot gold

According to Jin10 Futures, as of October 9, Dalian Commodity Exchange chemical futures warehouse receipts data for the day showed: polyvinyl chloride (PVC) holdings stood at 117,755 lots, down 340 lots; polypropylene (PP) at 27,965 lots, up 1,108 lots; ethylene glycol (EG) at 6,226 lots, down 312 l

According to French Finance Minister Roland Lescure, on October 8, the government bond market is operating completely normally and France does not need any external intervention amid rising concerns over public finances and political uncertainty. Speaking at the London School of Economics, Lescure s

According to Guru Club, Zimbabwe's information minister Nick Mangwana confirmed on October 9 that the country plans no delay to its lithium concentrate export ban set for January 2027. Mangwana stated that domestic lithium mining enterprises have had sufficient time to prepare for the domestic

According to Moldova's Statistical Office, the country's inflation rate reached 8.6% year-over-year in September.

According to Jin10, European stock markets opened higher on October 9, buoyed by falling bond yields and softer oil prices. The Stoxx Europe 600 index gained 0.8%, while the UK FTSE 100, German DAX, French CAC 40, Italian FTSE MIB, and Spanish IBEX 35 all advanced between 0.1% and 0.9%. Banking, sof

According to LGT Asia Private Bank on October 9, the USD/JPY exchange rate is expected to trade within a 155-160 yen range in the near term. The bank noted that the risk of Japanese government intervention to support the yen will limit further USD appreciation. Additionally, Japanese investors

According to Guru Club, on October 9, China's commodity futures closed mixed, with methanol surging over 7% and coking coal rising more than 4%. Plastics and polypropylene gained over 3%, while shipping routes for Europe fell more than 5% and lithium carbonate dropped over 3%.

According to Guru Club on Oct 9, Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson stated that short-term debt issued by large technology companies presents investment opportunities in artificial intelligence, citing strong cash flows and balance sheets. In contrast, holding long-term bonds exposes investors to

Bitcoin surged to $87,000 following the release of U.S. non-farm payroll data, then pulled back to $86,773, gaining over 3% so far today.

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission issued 11 notifications establishing a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, effective October 16, 2026. In its initial phase, crypto ETFs will be permitted to invest exclusively in Bitcoin and Ethereum, selected based on

According to the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), warehouse receipt data for precious metals and base metals as of October 9 showed mixed movements. Copper futures warehouse receipts increased by 599 tonnes to 8,285 tonnes; aluminum fell 4,786 tonnes to 113,610 tonnes; zinc declined 976 tonnes to 7

According to Jin10, on October 9, pulp futures warehouse inventory at Shanghai Futures Exchange reached 408,103 metric tons, up 107 tons from the previous trading day. Pulp futures factory inventory remained flat at 20,000 metric tons. Other energy and chemical product inventories, including

European stocks opened higher today (October 9). The Stoxx 600 index rose 0.5%, while the UK FTSE 100 gained 0.82% and France's CAC 40 advanced 0.69%.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold spot price closed at 905.68 yuan per gram during Friday's (October 9) noon session, trading 2.31 yuan above the international gold price of 903.37 yuan per gram.

Lynx Asset Management appointed xyt to provide independent equities volume and liquidity analytics, addressing a core challenge in systematic investing: distinguishing between reported trading volume and liquidity that strategies can actually execute against. The Stockholm-based manager develops sys

Oracle stocks closed at $135.69 on Thursday 8 October, down 5.48 percent, after the Financial Times reported OpenAI's annualised revenue was approaching $50 billion at end-September. The figure represented a roughly $20 billion correction from the $68-70 billion number that had circulated in late Se

Switzerland's consumer confidence index fell to -35.8 in September, according to official data, below the forecast of -31.5 and indicating a deterioration from August's reading of -32.8. The decline reflects weakening consumer sentiment amid economic

As of 15:00 Beijing time, spot platinum rose 2.25%, while spot palladium gained 3.27% in afternoon trading on October 9.

Lynx Asset Management has appointed xyt to provide independent equities volume and liquidity analytics, addressing a key challenge in systematic investing: distinguishing between reported trading volume and liquidity actually accessible to investment strategies. The Stockholm-based manager seeks de