Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to the American Petroleum Institute (API), U.S. crude oil production rose to 118,000 barrels per day for the week ended October 9, up from 92,000 barrels per day in the previous week.

In US Stock Market News on October 14, the Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 index, and Nasdaq composite all declined, while Canada's main stock index fell nearly 400 points weighed down by losses in the basic materials sector. The Dow Jones was down 48.62 points at 51,621.48, the S&P 500 index

On Oct 14, major U.S. ETF classes declined, with the Barclays U.S. Convertible Bond ETF falling 2.91%, emerging market ETF dropping 2.05%, and Nasdaq-100 ETF declining 1.97%. The Russell 2000 Index ETF, gold ETF, and S&P 500 ETF also retreated by 1-1.5%. Defensive assets gained ground: investment-g

Peter Schiff urged investors to sell Bitcoin and buy gold on Oct. 14, warning that the market could plunge. The economist cited rising inflation and climbing bond yields as the primary risk factors behind his recommendation. Schiff positioned gold as a superior investment to Bitcoin under current ma

According to Barclays, Tesla and SpaceX may announce a merger plan before December 2026. The financial institution did not disclose additional details regarding the potential transaction timeline or terms.

CoreWeave, a US artificial intelligence cloud computing company, saw its corporate bond prices plunge on the 14th, with its 2032 maturity bond trading at $77.28 per $100 face value at 1:50 PM local time — 22.72% below par value. The decline stems from inflation pressure and policy rate hike

On Wednesday (October 14), U.S. industry sector ETFs showed mixed performance. Semiconductor ETF declined 3.98%, global aviation ETF fell 3.58%, and technology-related ETFs dropped 2.81%-3.01%. Regional bank and banking ETFs declined by at least 0.7%. Meanwhile, biotech index ETF rose 1.61% and

Dell stocks plummeted 11% on Wednesday, leading a broader sell-off in data center equipment stocks amid mounting concerns about enterprise artificial intelligence spending timing. Barclays analysts downgraded Dell, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and NetApp after what they described as "a significant

According to Bloomberg, defense tech startup Anduril opened an employee tender offer on October 13 that values the company at approximately $90 billion. Employees participating in the offering can sell shares at $94.80 apiece, with the offer set to close on November 9 and capped at $1.3 billion. Emp

On Wednesday, October 14, the Bloomberg EV Price Return Index fell 0.72% to close at 3053.81 points.

According to Gate's market data, U.S. stock indices declined on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq falling 1.88%, S&P 500 down 1.1%, and Dow Jones down 0.09%. Tech stocks led the declines: Coreweave fell over 15%, Dell dropped over 11%, SK Hynix fell 6%, Micron Technology declined 4%, and Nvidia fell 3%. T

On October 14, U.S. equity indexes declined sharply at close. The S&P 500 fell 1.2%, while the Nasdaq-100 dropped 2%. Technology stocks led the decline, sliding 2.6%, followed by telecommunications, discretionary consumer, and industrials, each down up to 1.7%. The healthcare sector gained

Today (Oct 14), Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed down 1.3%. Among major China-listed stocks, Century Link fell 14.9% and Wanguotong declined 12.4%, while Alibaba rose 0.5% and NetEase Youdao gained 7.4%. ETFs also declined: CQQQ dropped 2.6% and KWEB fell 0.9%.

According to MarketWatch, stock holdings now account for over 30% of U.S. household total assets, surpassing real estate at approximately 25%, marking a significant shift in family wealth allocation driven by artificial intelligence-fueled market gains and constrained housing demand. Data from TD

On Wednesday (October 14) at the New York close, non-USD currencies declined broadly following the U.S. CPI data release. The euro fell 0.42% to 1.1152 against the dollar, while sterling dropped 0.52% to 1.3185. The Swedish krona, Mexican peso, and South African rand each fell approximately 0.7%.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced on October 14 that it will pause new Treasury purchases for a third consecutive month. Instead of injecting fresh liquidity, the Fed will buy $14.6 billion of short-term Treasuries by reinvesting principal from maturing securities it already holds. The

U.S. major banks reported third-quarter earnings with trading businesses showing divergent performance. JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley saw fixed income trading revenues fall short of expectations, though equity trading remained strong. Bank of America reported disappointing

According to JPMorgan Chase CFO Jeremy Barnum, major Wall Street banks maintain ample deal pipelines and expect M&A activity to persist despite recent market volatility. Speaking this week, Barnum noted that while the September sell-off in rates may cause a brief pause for buyer and seller

According to Jin10, crude oil futures rose on October 14. WTI November futures climbed 95 cents to settle at $95.09 per barrel, up 1.01%, while Brent December futures advanced 37 cents to $106.06 per barrel, up 0.35%.