Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to PR Newswire, shareholders of blank-check firm Armada Acquisition Corp. II approved Evernorth's proposed business combination on Oct. 1. The deal is expected to close on Oct. 7, with shares of the combined company set to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN on Oct. 8. At

US 10-year Treasury yields reached 5.342% on local time October 1, the highest level since April 2002, before reversing sharply to close at 5.233%. The S&P 500 index fell to two-week lows during trading before recovering to close 0.2% higher. Strong employment data and persistent inflation

U.S. index futures closed higher on Thursday, October 1, at market close. The S&P 500 futures rose 0.22%, Dow futures gained 0.05%, Nasdaq-100 futures advanced 0.31%, and Russell 2000 futures climbed 0.45%.

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are preparing to report record third-quarter performance following strong results from US memory chipmaker Micron. On 1일, Samsung Electronics closed at 275,500 won, up 2.61%, while SK Hynix rose 3.1% to 1,831,000 won, showing signs of breaking out of

EV Advanced Materials, a Daegu-based company, completed a 90% capital reduction and will resume trading on the 7th following a relisting due to the reverse stock split. According to the Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system, the company reduced its common shares

The Financial Supervisory Service reported that Korea's equity-linked securities (ELS) and derivative-linked securities (DLS) outstanding balance decreased slightly in the first half due to a stock market boom. As of the end of June, the total ELS and DLS balance stood at 17.6 trillion won,

Outstanding balances of derivative-linked securities and bonds in Korea reached 96.7 trillion won at the end of June 2026, the highest level since June 2023, according to a report released by the Financial Supervisory Service on October 2. The increase was driven by strong demand for structured

According to Chile's Mining Minister, the recent decline in copper production is a temporary phenomenon despite a series of setbacks in the world's largest copper-producing nation. The minister expressed optimism about output levels for next

According to Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, EV Advanced Materials, a Daegu-listed company, completed a 90% stock consolidation on October 7 and resumed trading. The company reduced issued shares from 59.59 million to 5.96 million through a 10-for-1 stock merger at a par value of 500 won per

According to the Korea Exchange, Samsung Electronics closed up 2.61% at 275,500 KRW on October 1, breaking out of a two-month consolidation range, while SK Hynix rose 3.1% to 1,831,000 KRW. Samsung is expected to post 108.6 trillion KRW in Q3 operating profit—a historic first for quarterly

According to the Financial Supervisory Service, South Korea's derivative linked securities and bond (DLS) market balance reached 96.7 trillion won by the end of June 2026, marking the highest level in three years. H1 2026 issuance totaled 42.9 trillion won, up 8.9 trillion won or 26.2% from the

On Thursday (October 1) evening, spot gold rose 0.47% to $4,177.04 per ounce, reaching an intraday high of $4,192.99, according to COMEX data. Spot silver gained 0.93% to $60.9887 per ounce, touching a daily high of $61.4332. However, the Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index

According to TIME Magazine, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on September 28 during a White House interview that a major Taiwanese chip company is investing $500 billion in the United States, though he did not disclose the company's name. The interview, published Thursday (October 1), also

According to ChainCatcher, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michelle Baumgartner stated on Thursday that there is no pressing need to take further action at this time. She indicated that Fed officials should take time to understand current economic trends and the impact of September's rate hike before

Marex launched an OTC rolling spot crypto product for institutional clients, allowing hedge funds, asset managers and digital asset firms to gain long or short cryptocurrency exposure through a cash-settled

The US Treasury reached its $6 billion maximum purchase target in a long-term bond buyback auction on May 1, marking the first time the limit was met since Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's expansion decision in mid-August. The auction for bonds with 10-20 year remaining maturities

Chainlink showcased an automated dividend payment system for tokenized equities across four blockchains at the Swift Hackathon, targeting the elimination of manual processing errors in corporate actions. The system

According to the U.S. Treasury Department, on October 1, the long-term Treasury buyback auction achieved record subscription rate of 7.73x, filling the maximum $6 billion target for the first time since the program's expansion in mid-August. The auction received bids totaling $46.391 billion for the

Nike announced that its Pace operational transformation initiative is expected to generate $2.5 billion in surplus through fiscal year 2031. The initiative, which consolidates previous cost restructuring efforts, will result in approximately $1 billion in pre-tax charges during the same period,

According to Crypto Briefing, Chainlink showcased an automated dividend payment system for tokenized equities across four blockchains at the Swift Hackathon. The project was designed to address corporate actions—such as dividends, stock splits and mergers—that typically flow through multiple