Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to the New York Federal Reserve's September Consumer Expectations Survey released on October 7, U.S. consumers' 1-year inflation expectations reached a median of 3.9%, up 0.3 percentage points from August and the highest level since May 2023. Three-year inflation expectations rose 0.1 perc

According to Gate data, Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) fell to $103.94 per barrel, down 0.2% over the past 24 hours.

The UK Court of Appeal has recently overturned the convictions of five former Barclays traders in landmark rate-manipulation cases. Judges quashed the convictions of Alex Pabon, Jay Merchant, and Jonathan Mathew, who were imprisoned in 2016 for conspiracy to defraud over London Interbank Offered

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) on October 7, member states maintain 1.1 billion barrels of publicly held emergency oil reserves, with over 200 million barrels comprising diesel. The IEA stated that approximately 325 million barrels have been released since March under a

According to Federal Reserve data, overnight reverse repurchase (RRP) agreement usage declined to $2.338 billion on October 7, with 15 counterparties participating, down sharply from $4.14 billion the previous trading

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued a report examining the role of Climate Action 100+ in promoting the election of dissident directors at Exxon Mobil's 2021 annual shareholder meeting. While the SEC determined it would not pursue enforcement action based on currently

Micron Technology (MU) shares fell in early morning trade on Wednesday after a Taiwan union won authorization to strike over a bonus scheme dispute. According to Reuters, 1,994 members of the union representing workers at Micron's Taoyuan operations in northern Taiwan voted in favor of strike

According to Reuters, Micron Technology stock fell over 3% on October 7 after workers at its Taiwan operations voted to authorize a strike over the company's employee bonus scheme. Some 1,994 union members from Micron's Taoyuan facility voted in favor of the strike, accounting for 99% of ballots

The U.S. Treasury auctioned $39 billion of 10-year notes on October 7, drawing strong demand with a high yield of 5.300% and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.77. Indirect bidders, including foreign central banks and institutional

The U.S. Treasury conducted an auction of $39 billion in 10-year notes with a stop-out yield of 5.3%, compared to 4.834% on September 9. The bid-to-cover ratio came in at 2.77, up from 2.71 in the previous auction.

Wall Street strategists are divided on whether U.S. Treasury yields will decline sharply or reach new highs by year-end. Goldman Sachs strategists including William Marshall maintain a bullish outlook, arguing that market concerns over inflation and government debt expansion may be overdone,

Canary Capital, a crypto asset manager, filed an amended S-1 registration statement on October 7 for an exchange-traded fund that would hold spot Sei and stake the majority of its assets, according to Cointelegraph. The fund is designed to directly hold spot SEI tokens and stake approximately 90% of

The European Union will hold trade talks with China in Beijing aimed at narrowing a daily trade deficit exceeding €1 billion, Cointelegraph reported on October 7. The discussions focus on reducing the EU's trade imbalance with China, which currently surpasses €1 billion per day. China's

JLTXX reported market cap growth of $159.4 million over the past week in the tokenized U.S. Treasury bill market, according to CryptoTwitter commentator @tokenterminal. The increase reflects growing investor interest in tokenized assets as traders explore innovative financial instruments to

J.P. Morgan's tokenized U.S. Treasury bills added $159.5 million in market cap over the past week, according to data shared by @tokenterminal. The increase reflects growing interest in digital asset solutions among institutional players. This development highlights traditional finance's expanding en

On Wednesday (October 7), European government bond yields surged, with French 10-year yields climbing 12 basis points to 4.870%, reaching 4.933% by 21:43 Beijing time and approaching recent peaks. Italian 10-year yields rose 9.7 basis points to 4.624%, while Spanish and Greek 10-year yields

Unity CEO Matthew Bromberg announced plans to expand the company's new AI game-creation platform Unity Spark to console gaming after its initial web and mobile launch, stating in a CNBC interview that the platform aims to help users build real games rather than low-quality content. Unity and

According to @tokenterminal, J.P. Morgan's tokenized U.S. Treasury bills surged by $159.5 million in market cap over the past week. Franklin Templeton's tokenized offerings also gained $87.2 million during the same period, with other providers including Ondo and Superstate reporting increases as

The U.S. 10-year Treasury auction results, including the winning yield and bid-to-cover ratio, will be announced in approximately 10 minutes on October 7.

According to France Info, France will release 10 million barrels of diesel from its strategic reserves today. The move aims to address supply concerns in the domestic fuel market.