Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

On Tuesday, oil prices were volatile, with Brent crude touching $90 per barrel—its highest in two weeks—before retreating to just below $89, up 1.6% on the day. WTI rose 1.8% to over $83. The moves were driven by the hardening Iran war stalemate and declining shipping activity through the Strait

From 18:30 to 18:45 (UTC) on August 11, 2026, BTC plunged sharply over the 15-minute period, posting a Return % of -0.27% and falling back into the 63250.0-63504.7 USDT range, with an Ampl of 0.40%. Order Book data was extremely limited, with depth at only one level. The market was in a low-volatility state, and attention remained relatively stable. The main driver of this move was the sharp escalation of the U.S.-Iran military conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a broad spillover of ge

According to Bank of America analysts Alex Cohen, Stephen Juneau, and Meghan Swiber in a Tuesday report, the U.S. dollar could experience a more pronounced reaction if July CPI comes in below expectations, as this would "essentially rule out" the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate hike in

According to Bloomberg Commodity Index, Chicago CBOT grain futures declined on Tuesday as of New York close on Aug 11. Wheat futures fell 1.54%, while soybean oil slid 1.39% and soybeans dropped 1%. Bloomberg Commodity Index itself declined 1.02% to 30.6844.

According to the Shanghai Gold Exchange, gold and silver futures prices declined on August 11 evening. Gold T+D futures fell 0.58% to 947.2 yuan per gram, while silver T+D futures dropped 0.92% to 15,701 yuan per

Traffic through the Hormuz Strait plummeted to just six vessels on Monday, marking a dramatic drop in one of the world's most critical shipping lanes. The significant decline reflects ongoing tensions in the

Intercontinental Exchange has begun the sale of US investment-grade bonds two weeks after announcing a $6 billion agreement to acquire MarketAxess.

Shares of NextNav Inc. (NN) jumped as much as 24% on Tuesday, as investors cheered a recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filing by SpaceX that highlighted the company's plans for valuable low-band spectrum. The rally came after SpaceX, in an August 10 letter to the FCC, called for

According to SpaceX's August 10 FCC letter, NextNav Inc. (NN) stock jumped as much as 24% on Tuesday, as investors cheered the company's 900 MHz spectrum proposal being highlighted in the filing. SpaceX called for strict rules requiring companies to quickly build and deploy new spectrum licenses or

WTI September crude oil futures closed at $83.20 per barrel today (August 11). NYMEX September natural gas futures settled at $2.7670 per million BTU, while September gasoline futures closed at $3.1366 per

Shanghai Exchange crude oil futures contract (2609) declined 0.25% overnight to 549.40 yuan per barrel. Shanghai gold fell 0.28% and Shanghai silver dropped 0.42% in the same session.

According to its Q2 earnings report, Trump Media reported a $238 million net loss in the second quarter of 2026, a steep increase from $20 million a year earlier. Non-cash charges accounted for more than $190 million of the loss, primarily from unrealized losses across

The House passed a stopgap funding bill 220-205 on July 21, moving the government spending deadline from September 30 to December 4. Prediction markets responded immediately, with Kalshi's implied odds of an October 1 shutdown falling from roughly 59% to 48%. The vote postponed rather than

Strategy CEO Phong Le said the company plans to resume accumulating Bitcoin later this year, even after shifting business priorities prompted it to sell portions of its holdings in moves that drew scrutiny from the market. In a Monday interview with FOX Business, Le said Strategy had purchased

On Holding (ONON) stock plunged more than 19% in midday trade on Tuesday, dropping to levels last seen in May 2024, after the athletic footwear company reported second-quarter revenue of $1.05 billion that missed Wall Street's $1.08 billion estimate and lowered its full-year 2026 net sales growth

On Tuesday (August 12), On Holding (ONON) shares plunged more than 19% in midday trading after the company reported second-quarter revenue of $1.05 billion, falling short of Wall Street's $1.08 billion estimate. The stock marked its steepest single-day decline since its 2021 initial public

Boeing booked 38 gross orders and 43 net orders in July.

According to the Bank of France, the French economy is projected to expand 0.2% in the third quarter of 2026.

According to ChainCatcher, a major bank has begun allowing customers to borrow using Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) as collateral, with a maximum loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 25%, according to Bitwise CEO's statement on X

According to the IA 500 benchmark released by @iafunds, Qwen was the top-performing AI model over the past year, up 42.8% since October 1, 2025, compared to the S&P 500 index up 16.6% over the same period. The IA 500 tracks frontier AI model performance for investment