Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

The smelter processing ore from Indonesia's giant Grasberg copper mine was halted over the weekend due to a boiler leak, causing delays to copper shipments from the facility.

According to Jin10, Changxin Storage's 17nm DDR5 chips achieved a yield rate breakthrough of 90% as of mid-2026, narrowing the gap with Samsung's 92-93% yield rate to just 2 percentage points. Multiple major PC manufacturers completed certification of Changxin DRAM chips and began small-batch

According to Shana, Iran's official news agency, the country's Oil Minister stated that 95 million cubic meters of natural gas will be restored to production circulation by the end of September 2026.

According to Iran's oil ministry website Shana, Iran's Oil Minister Pakhnezhad stated that 9,500 million cubic meters of natural gas production capacity will resume by the end of September.

According to The Economist, the organization introduced the Big Mac index 40 years ago as a playful thought experiment. What began as a lighthearted exercise has since evolved into a widely-used informal measure of purchasing power parity across

On August 11, U.S. 30-year Treasury yields rose to 5.25%, reaching levels not seen since the eve of the 2007 financial crisis. Simultaneously, the nation's total national debt officially surpassed $40 trillion for the first time in history, with the debt expanding from $39 trillion to $40 trillion i

Rocket Lab's share price fell after the company signaled a potential delay with its Neutron rocket, which now won't fly before 2027. The vehicle is intended to compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

According to Financial Times, Hong Kong is considering including trading firms in its upcoming tax reforms. The reported measure aims to broaden the scope of entities subject to tax policy updates, though specific implementation details and timeline were not

Value Aligned Research Advisors, a New Jersey-based hedge fund with an investment philosophy and portfolio similar to Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness fund, fell 44% last month according to social media

Samsung SDI announced on Tuesday (August 11) that it will acquire General Motors' 49.99% stake in the Indiana battery joint venture and take full operational control of the facility. The 680-acre plant in New Carlisle, Indiana, originally developed with a $3.5 billion investment, will become Samsung

According to Jin10 data, multiple mid-sized banks in Hubei and Guangdong provinces have raised deposit rates since early August 2026. City commercial banks, rural commercial banks, and village banks announced increases of between 10 and 33 basis points (BP) for benchmark deposit rates or specialty s

According to SEC allegations, Adit Ventures and co-founder Eric Munson were accused of making false claims and overcharging clients with millions in undisclosed fees to purchase shares of SpaceX and Klarna before these companies were offered to the

According to Arthur Hayes, BitMEX co-founder, the most likely path to a stronger yen is not aggressive Bank of Japan rate hikes or large-scale Treasury sales, but Japan using the Federal Reserve's FIMA repo facility. Hayes suggested this approach could benefit Bitcoin, gold, and

Biotech company AbCellera surged as much as 41% today, achieving a market value of nearly $3 billion, after announcing that its potential remedy for hot flashes proved effective in a mid-stage clinical

Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) sold 23,093 Bitcoin during the first half of 2026 for $1.6 billion, at an average price of $70,631 per BTC. The proceeds were used to fund operations, expand mining capacity, and strengthen the company's balance

Brazilian police have identified two Goldman Sachs workers as suspects in an investigation into whether the bank misrepresented details regarding its ownership stake in Oncoclinicas, a cancer-treatment company. The probe centers on the bank's disclosures about the shareholder structure of the

Two of Canada's largest banks have agreed to sell payments firm Moneris Solutions to Francisco Partners for $1.4 billion in cash.

Euro currency trading near the 1.1500 level versus the US dollar as market participants await the release of US Consumer Price Index data. The pair's movement is also influenced by uncertainty surrounding geopolitical tensions in

According to JPMorgan, global gas turbine orders reached a record in the April-to-June quarter, driven by surging growth in power demand.

Bybit today added four stock perpetual contracts: Kuaishou (KUAISHOUUSDT), Meituan (MEITUANUSDT), Southern Dragon SK Hynix Daily 2x Leverage (CSOPSKHYNIX2LUSDT), and Southern Dragon Samsung Daily 2x Leverage (CSOPSAMSUNG2LUSDT). Kuaishou and Meituan support up to 25x leverage, while Southern Dragon