Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Jin10 and BlackRock's investment research team, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are increasingly attracting global capital flows on September 25. Ben Powell, BlackRock's Chief Investment Strategist for Middle East and Asia-Pacific, highlighted that both nations are implementing significant re

According to Gate data, USD/JPY fell to 157.955 in the past 24 hours, down 0.2%.

Ondo Finance launched three tokenized investment portfolios based on strategies developed by BlackRock on September 24, extending the tokenization market from individual stocks and ETFs into professionally constructed multi-asset portfolios. The products—Ondo High Income Powered by BlackRock

Trading in real-world-asset perpetual contracts on decentralized exchanges reached $365 billion in the third quarter of 2026, rising 32% from the previous quarter, according to figures published by CryptoRank on September 24. Traditional financial assets have become an increasingly important part of

Starbucks is closing about 250 stores across the US and Canada this week as part of a business restructuring under CEO Brian Niccol. Chief Operating Officer Mike Grams said the company reviewed its coffeehouse portfolio and identified locations where it could not consistently deliver the

According to CryptoRank, RWA perpetual contracts on decentralized exchanges reached $365 billion in Q3 2026, up 32% from the prior quarter. Public equities dominated the category, generating approximately $175 billion, or nearly 48% of total RWA perpetual DEX volume. The remaining activity

The yen climbed more than 20 pips against the dollar intraday on September 25, with daily gains expanding to 0.5%.

USD/JPY declined 20 pips intraday today (September 25), falling below 158 level and posting a daily loss of 0.53%.

Six healthcare stocks delivered significant gains in September, led by Indaptus Therapeutics (INDP) at approximately 249%, followed by Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) at 124%, MediciNova (MNOV) at 85%, GRAIL (GRAL) at 58%, Surrozen (SRZN) at 53%, and Moderna, Inc. (MRNA) at 39%. The gains followed

Moderna (MRNA) stock hit a fresh 52-week high of $195.71 on Thursday, extending a two-month rally that began Aug. 18 when shares traded around $63. The surge followed the company's announcement of positive late-stage trial results for its experimental personalized cancer vaccine developed with

Bitwise published a report revealing that none of the 15 institutional crypto holders it interviewed sold during the bear-market drawdown that saw Bitcoin decline approximately 50%. The report, authored by Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan and Head of Research Ryan Rasmussen, surveyed

According to Zero Hedge, U.S. Treasury yields surged to multi-year highs yesterday (September 24), with the 30-year yield climbing 5 basis points to 5.456%, the highest level since 2004. The benchmark 10-year yield rose over 4 basis points to 5.162%, marking its highest level since July 2007.

According to StockTwits, Moderna (MRNA) has surged 39% in September, tracking to become the S&P 500's second-best performer this month. The rally follows the company and partner Merck's August announcement that their Phase 3 trial of personalized cancer vaccine Intismeran autogene plus Keytruda

Shares of Moderna (MRNA) surged from approximately $63 on August 18 to $195.71 by September 25, driven by positive late-stage melanoma trial results announced in mid-August. The INTerpath-001 trial of 1,137 patients with high-risk melanoma met both primary endpoints, with the company's cancer

According to a recent Bitwise report, none of the 15 institutional crypto holders interviewed—including endowments, foundations, public pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds—sold holdings during Bitcoin's approximate 50% bear-market drawdown. Bitcoin was universally held as a long-term store of

Germany's Gfk consumer confidence index for October fell to -30.6, missing the forecast of -27.4. The prior month's reading was revised down to -26.8 from the initially reported -26.6.

Germany's GfK Consumer Confidence Index fell to -30.6 in October, worse than the expected -27 and the previous month's -26.6.

Goldman Sachs revised its 12-month USD/JPY forecast to 150 yen from 165 yen, reversing its July bearish outlook on the Japanese currency. The investment bank cited accelerated rate hikes by the Bank of Japan and the potential for Japanese capital repatriation as key drivers. Strategist Karen

According to F&Guide financial data firm analysis, South Korea's 14 major securities companies reported first-half net profit of 7.024 trillion won, a 162.97% increase from 2.671 trillion won in the same period last year, yet charitable donations fell 31.46% to 6.1 billion won from 8.9 billion won.