Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

The British pound rose to 1.35 against the U.S. dollar, reaching its highest level since late May. The move marks a significant strengthening of sterling in recent weeks.

According to BlackRock's second-quarter earnings report released on July 15, the world's largest asset management firm's assets under management (AUM) reached $15.3 trillion, up 22% year-over-year. The increase was driven by gains in global equity markets and net inflows from new

July 15, 2026, 16:00–16:15 (UTC): Within 15 minutes, BTC saw a short-term pullback of 0.51%, trading in the range 65,078.6–65,459.7 USDT, with an Ampl of 0.58%. The market showed a mild pullback trend, with low Filled Amount and a strong sense of wait-and-see among participants. The main drivers behind this pullback are the divergence and tug-of-war in macro signals. On one hand, the US June CPI year-over-year fell to 3.5% (prior value: 4.2%); the cooling in inflation beyond expectations eased c

Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald announced Wednesday a partnership to support blockchain-based initial public offerings and follow-on equity offerings for listed companies. The framework enables companies to raise capital through tokenized securities while operating within existing SEC regulations f

According to BlockBeats, citing BIT trading data, SpaceX (SPCX) fell below its $135 initial offering price for the first time on July 16, trading at $133.6 during U.S. market hours. Other space-sector stocks also declined: AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) dropped 5.26%, while Rocket Lab (RKLB) and Redwire

Bitwise reported that crypto equities returned 23% in the first half of 2026, outperforming every major asset class except emerging market equities, even as crypto asset prices fell 36% during the same period. Ryan Rasmussen, head of research at the asset manager, attributed the divergence to

CBOT wheat rose 3.0% intraday today, closing at 724.25 cents per bushel.

According to Bitwise, crypto equities returned 23% in the first half of 2026, beating every major asset class except emerging market equities, while crypto asset prices fell 36%. Ryan Rasmussen, head of research at the asset manager, said crypto fundamentals held up through the price drawdown.

According to CEO Phong Le in a Bloomberg TV interview on Tuesday, Strategy will resume buying Bitcoin once its Stretch (STRC) preferred shares return to their $100 par value. The company paused purchases in late June and has since raised $467 million through a common-stock sale to build a $3

According to Piper Sandler, S&P 500 second-quarter earnings season opened with EPS growth expected at approximately 22% year-over-year. The investment firm believes U.S. companies not only have the capacity to meet this historically high earnings target but could exceed Wall Street

According to American Bank's July survey of global fund managers, 34% of investors on a net basis continue to believe the US dollar is overvalued, unchanged from June. For sterling, 12% now view it as overvalued, down from 15% previously. Meanwhile, 10% see the euro as undervalued, a shift from

At around 8:29 p.m. on July 15, Hang Seng Index futures for July delivery traded at 24,635 points, down 18 points or 0.07%, trading at a discount of 46 points with 5,066 contracts traded. The night session low stood at 24,610 points and high at 24,728 points. Hong Kong China Enterprises Index futur

Federal Reserve policymaker and New York Federal Reserve President John Williams is set to speak shortly. Williams is a permanent voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).

The New York Federal Reserve's manufacturing employment index climbed to 11.4 in July, up from 9.6 in June, indicating improved labor demand in the manufacturing sector.

Canada's manufacturing new orders rose to 9.5% month-over-month in May, up from 2.1% the previous month, according to Statistics Canada.

According to the New York Federal Reserve, the regional manufacturing prices received index declined to 27.6 in July from 31.4 in June, indicating a decrease in price pressures among manufacturers.

Gate News reports, citing The Wall Street Journal, that DTCC will tokenize stocks of Microsoft, SPY, QQQ, and U.S. Treasuries for Wall Street firms. According to data, QQQ’s market cap is $25 trillion, while SPY’s market cap is $50 trillion.

The U.S. core Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 4.7% year-over-year in June, below the consensus forecast of 5.1% and lower than the prior month's 4.9%, according to official data.

The New York Federal Reserve's manufacturing index for July came in at 15.6, exceeding the expected 8.6 and rising from the previous month's 5.7.