Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Citadel Securities' latest Q4 market outlook, strategist Scott Rubner recommended investors use market weakness to rebuild equity exposure. S&P 500 third-quarter EPS estimates have risen 2.2% over the past two months, with consensus now expecting 27% year-over-year earnings

According to Gate data, Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) breaks through $106 per barrel at $106.02, up 0.3% in 24 hours.

On October 2, UK 10-year gilt yields fell to 5.291% as the U.S. nonfarm employment report was released during European market close. The 10-year rate declined 3.2 basis points from earlier in the session to 5.366% and had hit a daily high of 5.504% on October 1. Long-duration gilts also declined,

According to Truth Social, on October 2, President Donald Trump announced that Europe agreed to release significant diesel reserves. Trump stated the release procedure would begin immediately. According to Reuters, the European Union discussed a proposal by France to release 50 million barrels of di

According to UN Women, on October 2, Middle East tensions blocking Hormuz Strait shipping are pushing up global food prices and creating income pressures. The agency estimates that by end-2026, approximately 22 million people globally will face food insecurity as a result, with about 53% of

According to French President Emmanuel Macron, the G7 agreed today (October 2) to release 100 million barrels of crude oil and diesel from strategic reserves to help lower fuel prices. The International Energy Agency (IEA) will coordinate the release, which will take place over the next four

A 49-year-old contractor was killed yesterday (October 1) while performing maintenance work at Codelco's Radomiro Tomic copper mine, marking the second fatal incident in Chile's mining sector within two weeks. The worker died in the crushing and material handling area. This incident underscores

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose approximately 406 points, or 0.8%, in morning trading after a September employment report showed the U.S. economy added just 29,000 jobs, far below the roughly 90,000 economists expected. Caterpillar stocks jumped roughly 3.7% while Nvidia stocks gained

According to Royal Bank of Canada's capital markets division, the bank has pushed back its expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes, now forecasting increases in December and March instead of the previously anticipated October and December meetings. Strategists noted the current terminal rate

According to NEAR Protocol, the newly launched Bitwise NEAR ETF has accumulated net inflows exceeding $50 million since trading began on September 29, with cumulative inflows recorded as of September 30. The ETF has attracted institutional investor interest in NEAR.

According to Yonhap Infomax, US Treasury yields declined sharply on October 2 as September nonfarm payroll data came in significantly below expectations, weakening bets on further rate hikes. The 10-year Treasury yield fell 6.40 basis points to 5.171%, while the 2-year yield dropped 6.20bp to 4.725%

The SEC issued a five-year, temporary, and conditional Innovation Exemption for certain Tokenized Securities Venues on September 17. The agency framed the measure as a bridge toward longer-term rulemaking, not a permanent redesign of US market structure. The regulatory development follows a period o

According to Reuters, Amazon has discussed transferring thousands of Nvidia GPUs valued at approximately $8 billion into a special-purpose vehicle (SPV), which would own the chips and lease them back to Amazon. The structure operates as a sale-and-leaseback, allowing Amazon to continue using the GPU

According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations office, a tanker was struck by unidentified projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz today. The strike caused a small-scale fire on board and resulted in power loss. The vessel remained operational with no reported casualties or environmental da

The MSCI Nordic Index rose 0.8% on Thursday, posting its largest single-day gain since September 17, and closed at 386.26 points. The Nordic industrials sector led gains across all ten sectors. Vestas Wind Systems surged 5.5%, outperforming other Nordic

On October 2, major European stock indexes closed higher. The STOXX 600 index rose 0.72% to 631.17 points, declining approximately 1.1% for the week. The STOXX 50 index gained 0.99% to 6236.57 points, down about 1% weekly. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 index closed up 0.71% to 2521.57 points.

European stock indices closed with mixed performance on October 2. Germany's DAX 30 index rose 1.15% to 25,225.22 points, though the gauge has declined approximately 0.7% on a weekly basis. France's benchmark equity index gained 0.78%, while Italy's index advanced 0.4%, partially offset by a 1% decl