Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Odaily, Rocket Lab completed a $1.9 billion at-the-market (ATM) offering on September 15 to fund its $8 billion acquisition of Iridium. The company reported record second-quarter revenue of $234 million, up 62% year-over-year, with a backlog of $2.36 billion. Electron completed its 96th

IonQ announced on September 23 that its Superion 256 quantum system will be installed next year at Nvidia's Accelerated Quantum Research Center, marking the first on-premises quantum processor deployment at the facility. The announcement followed IonQ's successful test of a real-time quantum error d

According to Jin10, as of 21:20 on September 23, commodity options saw significant gains. Xylene 2611 call option (9500) surged 106.25% to 33.0 yuan/ton, while PTA 2611 call option (7000) jumped 71.62% to 63.5 yuan/ton. Crude oil 2611 call option (880) rose 41.11% to 6.35

According to StockAnalysis, Microsoft closed at $498.00 on September 22, down 0.72% ($3.61), as the Nasdaq-100 surged 0.82% to a record high of 30,732.40. The stock's underperformance reflects investor concerns over capital expenditure rather than Azure weakness. Fiscal 2026 capex reached $115.95

MoonPay agreed to acquire private-markets infrastructure provider North Capital in an all-stock deal worth over $60 million, a person familiar with the matter told Cointelegraph on Wednesday. The acquisition expands MoonPay into regulated US securities infrastructure as the crypto payments company

Low-sulfur fuel oil futures (LU2611 contract) rose 2.67% intraday to 5,507 yuan per ton on September 23. Trading volume reached approximately 731 million yuan, with open interest increasing by nearly 900 contracts during the session, reflecting heightened market

SC crude oil futures main contract rose more than 2% intraday on September 23, trading at 709.20 yuan per barrel.

According to Jin10, UK Prime Minister Burnham reiterated controversial remarks on Wednesday (Sept 23) that Britain is 'over-exposed' to global bond markets. Burnham said he maintains the position he held before becoming prime minister, that the UK should not be 'constrained by bond markets.'

South Africa's central bank raised its repo rate to 7.25% on September 23, up from the previous rate of 7.00%. The rate increase of 25 basis points aligns with market expectations.

According to The New York Times, SB Energy's initially planned IPO for this month has been postponed to mid-to-late October due to investor skepticism over its $50 billion or higher valuation target. Underwriters have struggled to secure sufficient buyers within the company and its advisors' set

The South African Reserve Bank revised upward its Brent crude oil price forecast for 2026 to $90 per barrel from a previous estimate of $82 per barrel.

According to Reuters, on September 23, NYSE and Blockchain.com are exploring the launch of tokenized versions of U.S.-listed stocks on blockchain networks.

According to Fortune, today MoonPay acquired North Capital Investment Technology, a Utah-based brokerage services company, in an all-stock deal valued at over $60 million. North Capital provides custody, secondary market trading, and tokenization services for debt and equity assets, and holds

According to Jin10, sterling fell to a 12-week low on September 23 as diverging monetary policy stances between the Bank of England and Federal Reserve pressured the currency. The Fed raised rates by 25 basis points last week and signaled at least one more hike this year, supporting dollar

South Africa's central bank revised its 2026 GDP growth forecast downward to 1.2% from a previous estimate of 1.4%, according to today's announcement. The bank maintained its 2027 GDP growth outlook at 1.7%.

Qualcomm Technologies agreed to acquire PickNik Inc., the company behind MoveIt, one of the world's most widely used open-source robotics manipulation frameworks. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the deal remains subject to customary closing conditions. The acquisition deepens Qualcomm's

China's futures markets opened mixed on the night session (September 23), with synthetic rubber leading gains by surging over 3%, while low-sulfur fuel oil, 20 rubber, and fuel oil each gained over 2%. Rubber, ethylene-propylene (EB), SC crude oil, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) each rose over 1%

According to Bitcoin News, REX Shares and Tuttle Capital launched the T-REX 2X Long ASST Daily Target ETF with ticker ASSX on Cboe on Friday (September 18). The fund aims to deliver 200% of Strive's daily gains or losses, with daily rebalancing, and does not hold or track Bitcoin. Strive

According to research by economists including Paul Beaudry of the University of British Columbia and Paolo Cavallino of the Bank for International Settlements, approximately 90% of U.S. 10-year Treasury nominal yield gains since August 2020 have occurred within three-day windows around non-farm

Meta Platforms Inc. drew two price-target hikes Wednesday as Cantor Fitzgerald raised its target to $860 from $680 and KeyBanc lifted its target to $900 from $780. The upgrades came as analysts cited the fast-growing Muse personal AI agent as a potential new revenue source beyond Meta's core