Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

On Friday (Oct 2), the ICE U.S. Dollar Index fell 0.19% to 101.908 at the New York close after the non-farm payroll report release, retreating from 102.100 earlier in the session to near 101.700. The index gained 0.93% for the week, trading in a range of 100.980-102.207. The Bloomberg Dollar Index

According to COMEX data, gold futures for December delivery fell to $4,166.60 per troy ounce on October 2 (U.S. Eastern Time), down 0.85% from the previous close of $4,202.30. Despite weak U.S. employment data released by the Labor Department—September non-farm payroll additions of 29,000 jobs fell

Spire Global Inc. (SPIR) announced on Friday that it successfully launched the first three satellites built at its Boulder, Colorado, manufacturing facility aboard SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare mission. The launch marks a milestone in the company's U.S. satellite manufacturing expansion. SpaceX'

According to JPMorgan estimates, MSCI is considering removing Strategy, Metaplanet, and uranium-focused Yellow Cake from its main indexes, a decision expected by October 16. The potential move could force related funds to sell approximately $2.8 billion of Strategy shares. Bitcoin Policy Institute's

From 18:30 to 18:45 on October 2, 2026 (UTC), BTC plunged 0.70% within 15 min, with its price falling from 84634.3 USDT to 83892.7 USDT and an Ampl of 0.88%. The magnitude of this move was within the normal intraday volatility range, but Order Book depth was extremely thin, with Asks significantly outweighing bids. Even limited selling pressure pushed prices lower, and market attention increased significantly. The main drivers of this move were a technical pullback amid macroeconomic uncertainty

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Wednesday he is skeptical of claims that the broader U.S. economy is contracting outside of artificial intelligence infrastructure investments. Speaking at an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Kashkari stated tha

Meta Platforms Inc. is letting go of employees it hired from AI security startup Virtue AI four months after they joined the company in June. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone attributed the departures to clashing work styles, according to a report in Semafor. The separations come as the social media com

Petrobras' Chief Executive Officer announced the company will deploy drilling vessels to commence operations on three new oil wells beginning in the first quarter of 2027.

Lee Dong-heon, a research fellow at Shinhan Investment Securities, disclosed an aerospace stock investment strategy in an interview with MoneyToday's YouTube channel 'Bukkumi'. Domestic and international aerospace stocks have shown high

Petrobras' CEO announced the company expects to complete drilling of its first well in the Amazon Estuary by the end of October.

The three major U.S. stock indexes turned higher on Oct. 3. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.10% from the previous session to close at 27,166.07. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.40% to 51,129.22, while the S&P 500 increased 0.68% to 7,718.82. Nasdaq Composite Leads U.S. Stocks Higher on Oct.

WTI crude oil November futures closed at $91.11 per barrel on October 2. Abu Dhabi Murban crude futures fell 0.91% to $108.40 per barrel, up 9.44% for the week. NYMEX natural gas November futures settled at $3.0350 per MMBtu, while November gasoline and heating oil futures closed at $3.3124 per

According to Odaily, BNB Chain's tokenized stocks and ETF assets have surpassed $1 billion in total value, becoming the first blockchain network to reach this milestone.

According to Nikkei Asia, Seagate (STX) and Western Digital (WDC) shares fell 12% and 11%, respectively, on Friday after the outlet reported that Toshiba plans to invest 60 billion yen in its Philippines facilities to double production capacity for AI data-center drives by fiscal 2027. Analysts at

Cboe Global Markets is exploring perpetual futures tied to the VIX, potentially bringing one of crypto's most important derivatives structures to Wall Street's main volatility benchmark. The idea remains at an early stage, with no contract specifications, regulatory filing or launch timetable

According to FinanceFeeds, Cboe Global Markets is exploring perpetual futures tied to the VIX, potentially adapting one of cryptocurrency's key derivatives structures to Wall Street's main volatility benchmark. The proposal currently remains at an early stage, with no contract specifications,

According to CoinGecko's data published Friday, Dogecoin has outperformed Nike stock over the past five years despite both assets declining sharply. Dogecoin currently trades at $0.096, down approximately 87% from $0.223 in October 2021, while Nike shares have fallen to $35.22 from $149.60 over the

According to a U.S. official cited by Jin10, the U.S.-Ukraine Joint Reconstruction Investment Fund finalized its first critical minerals project yesterday (October 2), bringing cumulative projects to 6 with a combined value of approximately $70 million. The inaugural minerals project will allocate r