Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

McDonald's announced new financial targets for higher operating margins, a training program to improve food quality, and plans to provide financial support to franchisees as they invest in restaurant upgrades on Wednesday. The fast-food giant unveiled these efforts ahead of an investor

According to Jin10, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields rose 5.81 basis points to 5.025% today. The 2-year yield also climbed, gaining 6.63 basis points to 4.843%.

According to MSX.COM data, AI stocks rallied on U.S. market open today, with CoreWeave climbing 2.32%, Dell rising 1.8%, and Cadence gaining 1.36%. The broader market saw declines, with the S&P 500 down 0.11% and the Nasdaq down 0.2%.

According to MSX.COM, major U.S. tech stocks showed mixed performance on September 23. Most popular tech names declined, with SK Hynix falling 1.57%, Oracle down 1.01%, SpaceX dropping 1.32%, and Amazon sliding 0.92%. Nvidia fell 0.24%, Google-A dipped 0.6%, Broadcom declined 0.77%, and Intel

According to Gate data, the U.S. dollar against Chinese yuan (USD/CNH) surged through 6.710 to trade at 6.71024, up 0.2% in the last 24 hours.

According to Gate data, Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) broke through $102 per barrel, currently trading at $102.01/barrel with a 24-hour gain of 2.1%.

According to MSX.com data, Palantir shares surged over 4% at the open of U.S. trading on September 23, while ServiceNow rose over 2%. Other AI software stocks also climbed, with Salesforce and Snowflake each up

SC crude oil futures contracts surged intraday today, with the main contract rising 5.16% to CNY 731 per barrel. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) gained 3.00% to CNY 5,525 per tonne, while fuel oil climbed 3.26% to CNY 4,250 per tonne. Asphalt edged down 0.22% to CNY 4,978 per tonne.

NZD/USD declined 1.00% intraday to 0.5668 on September 23.

According to Yonhap Infomax, on September 23, USD/KRW traded at 1,365 won as of 9:27 p.m., up 6.80 won from the previous close. The London market had pushed the pair higher to 1,367 won earlier in the session, though New York trading saw the rate pull back slightly from that level. The U.S. Dollar I

Germany's 10-year government bond yield climbed 7 basis points today, reaching 3.5233%.

French 10-year government bond yields rose 11.5 basis points to 4.908% on September 23, marking the highest level since July 2008.

According to Lookonchain, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of 7,107 BTC on September 23, with 7-day inflows reaching 20,738 BTC. Ethereum ETFs received 67,597 ETH in 24-hour net inflows, while 7-day net inflows totaled 86,117 ETH.

The US 2-year Treasury yield rose 6.63 basis points intraday on September 23, reaching 4.843%.

Major U.S. stock indices opened lower on Wednesday, September 23, with the Dow declining 0.27%, Nasdaq down 0.43%, and the S&P 500 falling 0.27%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 1.46%. Oil prices halted their five-day losing streak, with Brent crude up 1.11% to $96.47 per barrel,

According to ChainCatcher, CoinRoutes co-founder Dave Weisberger recently said in a Bitcoin Magazine interview that bitcoin's biggest unreleased factor is not ETF inflows or corporate holdings, but collateral treatment. Banks currently face a nearly 100% discount when holding bitcoin, Weisberger not

According to S&P Dow Jones Indices, as of Aug. 31, the 10 largest companies in the S&P 500 represented 37.8% of the index, with Nvidia accounting for 8.1% alone. Many of these mega-cap holdings are directly tied to artificial intelligence, including Nvidia (AI chips), Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet

Toms Capital Management, a hedge fund managing over $4 billion, sent an open letter to Devon Energy early this month urging the Houston-based oil and gas company to explore strategic alternatives, including a potential company sale. The fund claimed it has become a top-five shareholder; however,

The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) hit 101 today for the first time since July 30, gaining 0.47% intraday.

According to Jin10, spot gold fell below $4,290 per ounce with losses near $30 on September 23, while spot silver dropped 0.5 dollars to $64.68 per ounce.