Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to MSX.COM data, optical communications stocks rose at the market open on September 29. Lumentum and Corning gained over 4%, while Marvell Technology and Coherent advanced more than 3%. AAOI rose

The U.S. Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell to 81.9 in September, below expectations of 89.1 and down from 89.4 in August.

Spot gold rose $50 intraday on September 29, reaching $4,164.34 per ounce with a gain of 1.22%.

On September 29, U.S. 30-year Treasury yields reached 5.587%, marking the highest level since May 2004.

AI hardware and memory stocks in the US market posted gains in early trading on September 29, according to Odaily. Micron Technology rose 2%, Western Digital climbed 2.2%, SanDisk added 1.8%, and SK Hynix advanced 1.7%. Corning, tied to optical communications, gained 2.8%

According to media reports, the United States imposed an import ban on select Canadian goods effective as of early morning September 29, targeting products including alcoholic beverages, dairy products, and motorcycles. The ban is estimated to affect approximately $967 million in Canadian exports to

According to an announcement on September 29, Estun (02715) board of directors proposed the adoption of the 2026 A-Share Restricted Stock Incentive Plan, subject to shareholder approval. The plan aims to improve long-term incentive mechanisms, attract and retain talent, and align the interests of co

According to Smart Finance, Huanchang Technology (06802) received 3,546.91 times subscription for its Hong Kong public offering on September 30, 2026. The company's global offering of 11.588 million H-shares is priced at HK$58.85 per share, with the Hong Kong public tranche representing 10% of the t

Bitwise, a global digital-asset manager, is launching the first U.S. spot exchange-traded product tied to NEAR Protocol, with trading set to begin on Sept. 29 on NYSE Arca under the ticker NRR. The launch reflects Bitwise's focus on NEAR's potential use in payments between AI agents and blockchain-b

According to BlockBeats, on Sept 29, U.S. crypto-related stocks rose broadly based on BIT exchange data. BNC led gains with a 5.86% increase, followed by COIN up 1.93%, MSTR up 1.46%, HOOD up 1.23%, BMNR up 2.12%, and CRCL up 0.93%.

BlackRock announced plans to offer ETF share classes on five active mutual funds collectively managing $55 billion in assets. The announcement follows a broader trend of mutual fund to ETF conversions in the financial markets. Eric Balchunas referenced this development in a tweet, noting its

According to Gate data, uniQure plummeted 39% at U.S. market open on September 29 after its Huntington's disease gene therapy failed to achieve statistical significance in 48-month trial data. Summit Therapeutics surged 19.2% following AstraZeneca's announcement of a proposed $2 billion

According to BIT trading data, on September 29, U.S. equities opened with mixed movements: the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%, the S&P 500 index rose 0.13%, and the Nasdaq-100 index gained 0.3%.

U.S. stock indices showed mixed performance today (September 29), with the Nasdaq Composite gaining 0.31%, the S&P 500 up 0.16%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declining 0.03%. Memory chip stocks led sector gains, with Micron Technology and Western Digital each climbing 2%, while SK Hynix

According to Eric Balchunas, BlackRock has announced plans to offer ETF share classes on five active mutual funds collectively managing $55 billion in assets. The move reflects growing institutional interest in ETFs and follows a broader trend of mutual fund conversions within the asset management i

According to Odaily, Bitwise Asset Management has launched the Bitwise NEAR ETF (ticker: NRR) on NYSE Arca, marking the first spot NEAR ETP in the United States. The fund carries a management fee of 0.75%. Bitwise plans to stake the NEAR held by the fund through its own staking team, targeting

According to zhitong fintech app, Creand Holdings (02371) reported full-year results for the period ending June 30, 2026, with revenue of RMB 608 million, down 7.17% year-over-year. The company's net loss attributable to shareholders narrowed to RMB 23.535 million, a 66.92% improvement compared to t

According to Jin10, Mexico's central bank governor Claudia Rodriguez stated today, September 29, that the central bank can independently set its monetary policy path without mechanically following Federal Reserve rate decisions. Rodriguez cited different economic conditions between Mexico and the

A San Diego federal jury awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion on September 25 after finding Apple's Taptic Engine infringes two haptics patents, CNBC reported. Litigation funder Burford Capital then disclosed it could receive $1.4 billion of the award if Apple pays in full, sending Burf

Morgan Stanley established a Digital Asset Lab to test stablecoins, asset tokenization, decentralized finance applications, and blockchain-based systems, according to an announcement on September 29, 2026. The lab enables the Wall Street bank to explore how distributed ledger technology could be