Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Yonhap News, crude oil exports from the Middle East recovered to 87% of pre-war levels in September, with significant volumes passing through the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iranian oil remains unable to transit the strait due to U.S. counter-sanctions policy, placing substantial

According to his latest Substack post published Wednesday, 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry warned that much of the billions being poured into AI data centers and computing capacity could ultimately become "sunk cost" as token compression makes current investments uneconomical. Burry also said

Japan's September Economic Watchers Forward Assessment Index fell to 47.4 in September, missing the market expectation of 48.5 and declining from the previous month's reading of 48.3.

According to FactSet, as of Wednesday (Oct 7), the Russell 2000 index has declined 9% from its recent peak, moving within striking distance of correction territory (defined as a 10% drop). The index closed at 2,793.20, meaning a drop to 2,761.58 or below would trigger formal correction

US spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $484.9 million in net outflows in a single day, marking the largest withdrawal since June 25. According to Trader T data on Oct. 7, the outflows occurred as Bitcoin fell to approximately $83,000, its lowest daily close in 17 days. BlackRock's IBIT led w

US spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded net outflows of $160.9 million in a single day, according to Trader T data published on Oct. 7. Cumulative net outflows over the past five trading sessions reached $506.3 million, marking the largest outflow period since Jan. 23. The concentrated

According to Jin10, on Thursday, October 8, India's one-year implied rates extended gains following the central bank's rate increase, rising 11 basis points to 3.94% and climbing 64 basis points week-to-date. The rates surged 36 basis points on Wednesday after the RBI's policy announcement, with

Anthropic's Claude Haiku 5.5, released on October 8, is putting competitive pressure on domestic low-cost AI models. Chinese AI stocks fell sharply the same day: MiniMax dropped over 9%, Zhipu dropped over 6%, compared to the Hang Seng Tech Index's 1% decline. Haiku 5.5's API input pricing is $0.1

According to Jin10, fuel oil futures rallied over 17% to hit a record high on October 8, with low-sulfur fuel oil futures gaining over 10%. crude oil futures also advanced significantly. Analysts attributed the surge to geopolitical risks and supply dynamics. The Strait of Hormuz remains contested a

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency fear and greed index currently stands at 63, down 7 points from yesterday. The index averaged 68 over the past 7 days and 67 over the past 30 days.

According to traders cited by Jin10, Qatar Energy launched a spot tender on October 8 to sell up to 50,000 tons of naphtha via free on board (FOB) pricing from Ras Laffan port in the Hormuz Strait, with loading scheduled between October 20–25. Traders noted that Qatar Energy's previous naphtha tende

According to SoSoValue data, Ethereum spot ETFs saw net outflows of $161 million on October 7 and have posted net outflows for 7 consecutive days. BlackRock's ETHA led with $116 million in daily outflows, while Grayscale's ETHE experienced $25.77 million in outflows. Ethereum spot ETF total assets u

According to Odaily and SoSoValue data, bitcoin spot ETFs saw total net outflows of $487 million on October 7. BlackRock's IBIT led the decline with net outflows of $208 million, while Fidelity's FBTC recorded outflows of $105 million.

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korean government bond yields showed mixed movements on October 8. The 3-year benchmark yield rose 1.2 basis points to 3.974%, while the 10-year yield increased 0.1 basis point to 4.376%. The 30-year yield fell 1.7 basis points to 4.459%, with the yield curve

Following a bipartisan House Select Committee report, Webull (BULL) stock plunged 19% on October 7, its worst day since April 2025, after the panel said the brokerage is "tied in structural ways" to the Chinese government and raised concerns about U.S. investor data security. According to CNBC, the

According to Jin10, France's 10-year government bond spreads relative to German equivalents widened to 1.4 percentage points on October 8, expanding by approximately two-thirds since early October. Wider spreads rippled across the eurozone, with Italian government bond spreads climbing above 1.1 per