Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to People's Bank of China, in the first eight months of 2026, bonds and stocks surpassed lending in new social financing, reaching 50.31% of total new financing, up nearly 20 percentage points from five years earlier. Corporate bonds accounted for 11.67% of new social financing, up 5.8 per

According to Jin10 and LSEG data, UK gilt yields hit multi-year highs on September 14, with 30-year gilt yields rising to 5.951%, the highest level since March 1998, and 5-year yields reaching their highest since July 2008. The surge was driven by rising oil prices amid escalating Middle East

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering whether tokenized gold products should be exempt from some fund rules, according to a Financial Times report. The FCA is expected to announce later on Monday that it is exploring a bespoke regime for tokenized gold alongside the Bank of

According to Goldman Sachs Chief U.S. Equity Strategist Ben Snider on CNBC, artificial intelligence capital expenditure is driving approximately half of the S&P 500's earnings growth, with the gains heavily concentrated among hyperscalers. Nvidia reported Q2 revenue of $96.22 billion (up 105.8%

According to Financial Times, the UK Financial Conduct Authority is considering bespoke rules and fund exemptions for tokenized gold later on Monday, in coordination with the Bank of England and HM Treasury. The FCA said tokenization could enhance divisibility and transferability of gold across

According to Jin10 Data, China's newly issued enterprise loans in August carried a weighted average interest rate of just below 3%, down approximately 0.2 percentage points from the same period last year. The weighted average rate for newly issued personal housing loans stood at 3.1%, while the

Iran's Strait of Hormuz Authority released a notice today (Sept 14) expanding its blacklist of non-compliant vessels to 77 ships. Vessels on the list will face restrictions including fines, detention, and possible confiscation. The authority issued a warning to insurance companies, P&I clubs, and c

The Shanghai International Energy Exchange announced today (September 14) that it has restricted opening positions for multiple accounts on related contracts due to excessive intraday trading volume exceeding regulatory standards. The accounts violated the exchange's rules on abnormal trading

Michael Burry said Valero Energy has become a 'huge position' following VLO stock's historic rally, with shares closing at a record $390.42 on Friday and returning about 143% in 2026. The 'Big Short' investor's comments come as fresh attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and damage to Russian

According to the China Central Bank, the outstanding balance of social financing (a broad measure of credit and liquidity in the economy) stood at 464.8 trillion yuan as of the end of August 2026, up 7.2%

According to Zhenxin Futures, cited by Jin10, tin prices fell 3.6% and 3% over two consecutive days on September 14, breaking below the 400,000 level. The sharp volatility was primarily driven by liquidity shifts, with minimal changes in underlying market fundamentals. The futures firm noted that

China's newly issued yuan-denominated loans reached 10.44 trillion yuan during the first eight months of 2026, up from 10.38 trillion yuan in the same period of the prior year.

Michael Burry said on Friday that Valero Energy has become a "huge position" following its historic rally, according to his recent Substack subscriber chat. VLO closed at a record $390.42 on September 12, up 143% year-to-date and on track for its best annual performance since records began in 1982.

China's M1 money supply grew 4.1% year-over-year in August, according to latest official data, up from 4% in the previous month.

China's M2 money supply growth declined to 7.5% year-over-year in August 2026, down from 7.7% in the previous month.

According to Goldman Sachs, on September 14, the investment bank raised its forecast for a Bank of England rate hike to 25 basis points in November, shifting to a more hawkish stance amid persistent inflation and stable economic growth. The BoE is expected to hold its benchmark rate at 3.75% at its

According to SoSoValue, HYPE spot ETFs recorded net outflows of $26.43 million during trading on Sept 7-11 (U.S. Eastern Time). Bitwise ETF BHYP led the outflows with $20.13 million, while 21Shares ETF THYP saw $6.29 million in redemptions over the same

Japanese stocks fell on the 14th as the Nikkei 225 index dropped 518.35 points (0.81%) to close at 63,492.99, marking a second consecutive day of declines. The downturn was triggered by calls from major AI company executives—including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and OpenAI CEO