Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

WTI October crude futures fell $1.19 (1.24%) to $94.59 per barrel on the close today (September 22), according to NYMEX data. October natural gas futures settled at $2.9650 per million British thermal units, while October gasoline futures closed at $3.4875 per gallon and October heating oil futures

Shanghai crude oil futures contract 2611 closed down 3.11% at 694.80 yuan per barrel during the night session on September 22. Meanwhile, Shanghai gold futures rose 0.36% and Shanghai silver futures gained 1.14%.

According to Protos, over the past 18 months, the majority of publicly traded companies with Bitcoin treasury strategies have lost money since their initial purchases. The top 20 largest non-mining BTC treasury stocks posted a median return of -18%, with 12 of the 20 ending in losses. The cohort

According to Bernstein, the investment bank projects prediction markets will reach $10 trillion in annual trading volume by 2035, roughly 24 times the $410 billion it expects the market to process in 2026, and 10 times its April forecast of $1 trillion by 2030. Analyst Gautam Chhugani said in a

According to CNBC, Berkshire Hathaway purchased over 2.7 million shares of Lennar (LEN) on September 22, sending the U.S. homebuilder's stock up 6.03% to $82.79. The investment by the major holding company was disclosed through Berkshire's latest regulatory

Apple Inc. is developing a screenless health and fitness band designed to compete with devices from Whoop Inc., Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The Cupertino-based company has explored the concept for several months and created early-stage prototypes, with top leadership including Executive

According to Gate data, gold (XAUUSD) broke through $4,350 per ounce in the last 24 hours, currently trading at $4,350.44 with a gain of 0.1%.

Silver held near $66 an ounce on September 22 while gold remained below $4,400, keeping the gold-silver ratio close to 65.8 after the Federal Reserve's first interest-rate increase since 2023. At 12:10 p.m. ET on September 22, spot silver was trading at $65.68 an ounce, down 0.5% on the day, while s

According to Reuters, on September 22 at 12:10 p.m. ET, spot silver was trading at $65.68 an ounce, down 0.5% on the day, while spot gold fell 0.4% to $4,325.03, pushing the gold-silver ratio to approximately 65.85. The decline followed the Federal Reserve's first interest-rate increase since

According to Jin10, Federal Reserve official Barkin warned on September 23 that inflation pressures will take time to ease and risks remain that inflation could persist at elevated levels. Barkin noted that the Fed's recent rate increase will help slow inflation but remained noncommittal on

According to Foresight News, XStable, an AI-native onchain gold and forex trading infrastructure platform, announced a new funding round with investors including YZi Labs, Sui Foundation, Taisu Ventures, and Catcher VC, bringing total financing to multi-million dollars from over 10

According to Foresight News, Pyth has become an external distributor for Nasdaq Basic, Nasdaq's proprietary U.S. stock real-time quote and trading product. Pyth's data market customers can now purchase licenses directly from Nasdaq and access Nasdaq Basic data through Pyth. The product covers all se

According to CCTV, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called for an emergency European Union summit to address soaring energy prices on September 22. Fico criticized the EU for failing to resolve the energy crisis and for allowing member states to suffer from oil price volatility. He stated that the

According to Stocktwits, SoFi Technologies migrated its entire $25 billion card program to blockchain-based stablecoin settlement on Tuesday, September 22, making it the first national bank to offer such settlement on Mastercard's global payments network. The program uses SoFiUSD, issued by SoFi

President Donald Trump disclosed 1,156 securities transactions made on his behalf in July, according to his latest financial disclosure filing. The transactions included sales of between $5 million and $25 million each of Microsoft and Amazon stocks on July 20. The purchases and sales totaled betwee

According to CNBC analysis of President Donald Trump's financial disclosure, he disclosed 1,156 securities transactions conducted on his behalf in July, including sales of as much as $25 million each of Microsoft and Amazon shares. The transactions, which totaled between approximately $79 million a

Binance Research revealed that RWA-linked perpetuals are capturing significant trading demand, particularly during macro events and off-hours trading. Following the recent FOMC decision, these perpetuals recorded $1.02 billion traded outside regular U.S. market hours. The surge reflects growing trad

On Tuesday, September 22, the Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repurchase agreement (RRP) usage declined to $453 million with 8 counterparties, down from $582 million in the previous trading day.

X launched a Trade button for stock and cryptocurrency Cashtags, allowing US users to move directly from ticker symbols to participating brokers and exchanges. Users who tap supported symbols such as $BTC or $TSLA can view live price charts and related posts before selecting the new Trade option, wh