Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to BlockBeats, on September 23, the U.S. Treasury Department is studying moving part of its General Account (TGA) cash into private repo markets. TGA currently holds nearly $1 trillion, though specific amounts and frequency remain undetermined. If implemented, treasury cash would flow

According to CryptoNews, 21shares launched a regulated Zcash exchange-traded product (ETP) on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris on September 22. The physically backed product gives investors exposure to ZEC without requiring them to hold the cryptocurrency directly. Both 21shares' ETP and

Pyth, a decentralized data distribution network, has been approved today (September 23, 2026) as an external distributor of Nasdaq Basic through its Data Marketplace, according to official announcements. Clients of Pyth's platform will now be able to license Nasdaq Basic directly from Nasdaq and acc

According to Jin10 and Shanghai Futures Exchange data released on September 23, most metal futures warehouse inventories decreased on the day. Aluminum warehouse inventories fell 12,067 tons to 157,328 tons, marking the largest decline among major contracts. Copper, zinc, lead, nickel, and tin inven

Jupiter has launched perpetual futures contracts for HYPE, ZEC, SpaceX (SPCX), SK Hynix (SKHYNIX), SanDisk (SNDK), and JUP today, according to the platform's announcement on X. Users who stake at least 69 JUP tokens will gain priority trading access. The markets are currently in beta testing

According to Jin10 Futures, on September 23, Shanghai Futures Exchange energy and chemical futures warehouse inventory data showed: paper futures warehouse inventory increased to 402,637 tons, up 4,537 tons day-on-day; petroleum asphalt factory inventory declined to 76,380 tons, down 310 tons day-on

France is set to release its September manufacturing PMI initial reading shortly on September 23.

The Nasdaq-100 closed at 30,732.40 on 22 September, up 250.04 points or 0.82%, following a quarterly rebalance that more than doubled SpaceX's index weight to 2.82% from 1.28%, effective 21 September and confirmed off the 19 September close per Bloomberg. The weight increase triggered an

Foreign shareholding data for two KOSDAQ-listed stocks has been incorrectly displayed as zero shares for over four months following reverse stock splits, according to materials disclosed on the 23rd by lawmaker Park Sang-hyuk from the Democratic Party. The error affects Jaeyoung Solutech and UDM

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold closed at 935.5 yuan per gram on Wednesday, Sept 23, trading 1.44 yuan above the international gold price of 934.06 yuan per gram.

Brent crude traded at $98.43 a barrel on 23 September 2026, down about 0.83% on the day, after settling at $99.25 on Tuesday, down roughly 1% (Trading Economics; CNBC). President Trump told the UN General Assembly on 22 September that a peace deal with Iran could come after the US midterm

KB Securities faces operational controversy after approximately 10 accounts in its 'Chessly Advisory Target-Conversion Wrap' product reached the 6% target return on June 19 but were not redeemed in cash. The accounts reached the target return when the KOSPI index rose to 9385.59 during trading on th

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, KOSDAQ-listed companies Jae Young Solutec and UDM Tech incorrectly displayed foreign investor holdings as zero shares for over four months following stock splits in April and May 2026. Jae Young Solutec halted trading on April 9 before a 5-t

According to Jin10 Futures, platinum and palladium spot prices fell on September 23 at 15:00 Beijing time. Spot platinum declined 1.54%, while spot palladium fell 1.39%.

Major European stock indices opened higher on Wednesday, September 23. Germany's DAX 30 rose 0.45% to 25,716.34 points, while the UK's FTSE 100 gained 0.32% to 10,742.40 points. France's CAC 40 advanced 0.36% to 8,184.56 points. Europe's Stoxx 50 index climbed 0.46% to 6,353.80 points. Spain's

According to KB Securities and affected investors filing complaints with South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, roughly 10 accounts in KB Securities' Cheslee advisory target-conversion wrap product reached the 6% target return on June 19 but were not redeemed for cash. As the market declined a

According to Bernstein's research report released on Sept 22, 2026, the SOX semiconductor index saw forward earnings for the year revised up 113%, while valuations were marked down approximately 18%. Semiconductor sales grew 144% year-over-year in June and 131% in July, with memory chip sales

According to Jin10 data on September 23, multiple U.S. Federal Reserve officials reaffirmed their policy stance. Fed Chair Collins stated that rate increases will help inflation return to target levels, while Vice Chair Williams confirmed that the central bank's rate control toolkit is operating

According to Jin10 and LSEG data, the U.S. dollar index climbed to an 8-week high today (September 23), driven by market expectations of a potential Federal Reserve rate hike. Markets currently assess a 53% probability of a rate hike in October, with forecasts suggesting cumulative rate increases of

According to Yonhapnews, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix closed up 3.25% and 1.20% respectively on September 23, with Samsung ending at 285,500 Korean won and SK Hynix at 1.862 million won. The gains were fueled by overnight strength in AI-related stocks on Wall Street, where the Philadelphia