Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

France's services PMI fell to 48.4 in August, falling short of the 49.8 forecast and declining from the previous month's 49.6.

ECB Governing Council member Klaas Knot (also known as Kazaks in some sources) signaled on August 21 that the central bank will decide on further rate hikes in September based on incoming economic data. He noted that a further rate increase has both advantages and

According to CNBC on August 20, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle issued approximately $223 billion in AI-related corporate bonds this year, doubling the full-year 2025 issuance, according to LSEG data. The surge in AI debt offerings by major tech companies has pushed up U.S. Treasury yields,

HLB is awaiting a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval decision for lirafugratinib, an FGFR2-targeted cancer therapy, with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) deadline of September 25. The company completed a Late-Cycle Meeting with FDA in July, and no new issues affecting approval

According to Jin10, Shanghai Futures Exchange pulp warehouse inventory increased to 374,481 tons on August 21, up 495 tons from the previous trading day. Other energy and chemical futures warehouse inventory remained unchanged, including gazetted paper, fuel oil, bitumen, crude oil, and low-sulfur f

According to Guru Club, Indonesia's benchmark stock index (Jakarta Composite Index) fell 4.2% to 5,688.574 points on June 4, marking its lowest level since December 2020.

The U.S. total public debt outstanding reached $40.047 trillion on Tuesday, marking the first time it has crossed the $40 trillion mark, according to Reuters. President Donald Trump dismissed concerns about bond market volatility in response to the milestone, stating at the White House that the

According to Jin10, Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) reported warehousing inventory data for major metals on August 21. Copper inventory declined to 46,105 tons from 46,105 tons (down 6,974 tons); aluminum fell to 274,201 tons (down 11,030 tons); zinc dropped to 114,403 tons (down 657 tons); lead de

According to the Japan Semiconductor Equipment Association (SEAJ), Japan's semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings grew 35.4% year-over-year in July.

Gate News message, the number of tokenized asset holders has increased from 1.2 million to 2.6 million since June, representing a 117% growth. Crypto exchanges are expanding their offerings to include TradFi assets trading as adoption

According to Reuters, U.S. public debt outstanding reached $40.047 trillion on Tuesday (Aug 20), marking the first time crossing the $40 trillion threshold. The Treasury Department disclosed the total comprises $32.266 trillion in securities held by the public and $7.782 trillion in

According to CaiLian Press, China's ChiNext Index rallied 1.43% on August 21, significantly outperforming broader markets. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.04% and the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.87%, while over 2,800 individual stocks declined. Precious metals stocks led gains, with base m

France's August manufacturing PMI initial reading is set to be released in approximately 10 minutes (August 21, 2026).

According to Nikkei, Japan's Ministry of Finance is considering setting the assumed interest rate at 3.8% for calculating debt servicing costs in its 2027/28 fiscal year budget request.

Anthropic is preparing to publicly file for an initial public offering as soon as the end of August, according to reports Thursday, as the artificial-intelligence company seeks an offering that could match or surpass SpaceX's record-setting market debut. The Claude developer confidentially

According to Jin10, as of 3 p.m. Beijing time on August 21, spot platinum rose 1.33% and spot palladium rose 0.94% in afternoon trading.

On August 21, Europe's major stock indices opened with mixed moves. The FTSE 100 rose 2.37 points (0.02%) to 10,750.53; the CAC 40 fell 7.47 points (0.09%) to 8,445.62; the Stoxx 50 gained 7.89 points (0.12%) to 6,429.95; the IBEX 35 advanced 47.45 points (0.24%) to 19,865.45; Italy's FTSE MIB

According to the Central Bank of Turkey, Turkey's manufacturing confidence index rose to 102.8 in August from 102.2 in July.

According to Bank Negara Malaysia, the country's international reserves stood at $132.7 billion as of August 14, up from $132.1 billion on July 31.

According to Uanalyze, Vertiv's new 236,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia started operations and began shipping its first CoolChip liquid cooling distribution units (CDU) in the first quarter of 2026. The products supply high-power AI server liquid cooling systems. Vertiv re