Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

France's 10-year government bond yield rose 15 basis points intraday to 4.8974% on October 7.

According to First Digital's announcement on Oct 6, Hong Kong-based digital asset company First Digital Group Limited agreed to merge with Nasdaq-listed CSLM Digital Asset Acquisition Corp III at a $250 million pre-money valuation. The combined entity is expected to list on Nasdaq in the first

According to Bitcoin Magazine and founder Michael Saylor's October 5 statement, Strategy reported $21 billion in paper gains during Q3 2026 as Bitcoin rallied over 40%. The Nasdaq-listed company last week spent $28.7 million to acquire 334 bitcoins, according to SEC filings. As of October 4, Strateg

According to HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami, 30-year mortgage rates hit 7.28% on October 6, 2026, reaching their highest level in nearly three years. The surge is driven by rising 10-year Treasury yields following the breakdown of Iran talks and the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance. Mohta

According to Bitcoin Magazine, TD Cowen Managing Director Lance Vitanza shared his Bitcoin price target of $132k for 2027 on October 5, 2026. Vitanza discussed how institutional investors are shifting from debating whether to own Bitcoin to determining how, as the asset evolves into a broader

According to data from Farside Investors, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded inflows of $241.1 million during the week ending October 5, marking the third consecutive week of positive net flows. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust led the charge, receiving over $450 million in fresh capital during the

According to Bitcoin Magazine, on October 6, 2026, St. Cloud Financial Credit Union became the first credit union to put Bitcoin directly on its core ledger. The $350M-asset credit union, founded by postal workers in 1930, now custodies over 20 BTC for members using a patent-pending hybrid

According to Yonhapnews TV, South Korea's KOSPI fell nearly 2% on October 7, closing just above the 6,800-point mark, while the KOSDAQ index declined 2%, slipping below the 900-point level. Foreign investors and institutions executed large-scale sell-offs, though retail investors bought over 2

According to the Korea Exchange, announced today (October 7), the exchange will suspend delisting procedures for listings that fail to meet market capitalization requirements while maintaining their management stock designation status. The move follows a Seoul court's acceptance of provisional

According to ChainCatcher, BitMine chairman Tom Lee said S&P 500 valuations are declining despite cautious market sentiment, with fundamentals improving. Fundstrat projects the index's third-quarter earnings growth may approach 30%, while 2027 earnings per share (EPS) guidance has been raised

According to BlockBeats, on October 7, President Trump signed an executive order to temporarily permit tax-exempt red-dyed diesel—originally used in agriculture and mining—to enter the road transportation market. The move aims to reduce logistics costs by lowering fuel taxes for truckers. Current

According to Commerzbank analyst Antje Praefcke, the Federal Reserve's September monetary policy meeting minutes, to be released early Thursday morning Beijing time (October 7), may already be outdated. The analyst noted that next week's September inflation data will likely provide the first truly m

Taiwan's Taiex index closed down 0.03% at 49,806.37 on the 7th, ending a six-day winning streak as profit-taking emerged near the psychological 50,000 level. The index opened higher following strong Nasdaq performance that boosted large-cap technology stocks, but faced selling pressure after

South Korean banks are facing 165 trillion won in mortgage rate resets in Q4 this year, according to Financial Supervisory Service data submitted to National Assembly member Han Chang-min. This represents a 21.1 trillion won increase from Q3's 143.9 trillion won, marking the largest quarterly reset

Micron Technology's Taiwan Taoyuan union announced on the afternoon of the 7th that it has secured official strike authorization after an overwhelming vote in favor of labor action. The union is demanding that Micron implement a profit-sharing system distributing 15% of operating profits to

According to Yuyuan Tantan, on October 5, France and Germany submitted informal documents to the European Commission requesting strengthened trade defense measures and new protectionist tools. China stated it will firmly respond to any discriminatory measures to protect its industrial

According to South Korea's ruling party lawmaker Han Chang-min citing Financial Supervisory Service data, as of the fourth quarter of 2026, 165 trillion won in mortgage loans across 19 domestic banks are scheduled to undergo interest rate adjustments—a quarterly record for the next five years.

According to E-Daily, South Korea's Minister of SMEs and Startups Lee So-young on Oct 7 acknowledged concerns over Lucent Block's rejection from the Financial Commission's pre-authorization for an equity trading platform during a National Assembly audit. Lee said regulatory sandbox reforms are