Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to ARK Invest, Cathie Wood recently expressed her belief that Bitcoin is on the verge of a significant turning point, citing divergence from gold which is trending downward. Wood highlighted this counter-trend in her analysis, suggesting that Bitcoin's rise could signal a pivotal moment

According to CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju, Bitcoin miners are no longer facing significant selling pressure. Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), the largest publicly listed mining firm, has an average mining cost of $59,774, below current market prices. Network hashrate, which declined for nine

According to a Houthi statement on October 14 (local time), Houthi forces claimed to have conducted precision strikes against multiple Saudi targets, including Aramco's headquarters in Dammam, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and oil refineries, causing destruction and fires. Saudi

Bitcoin is testing critical price levels around $65,000 amid selling pressure from exchange-traded funds. According to crypto commentator @glassnode, past buyers break even above $88,000, while ETFs have emerged as net sellers. The ETF cost basis at approximately $81,500 has held twice, indicating i

According to Token Terminal data, the tokenized ETF market reached a total market cap of $686.5 million as of October 14. Ethereum leads the sector with $303 million in market value, representing 44% of the total, followed by BNB Chain at $192.1 million and Solana at $91.5 million. Together, these t

According to Goldman Sachs, memory and AI semiconductor stocks plunged sharply between October 5–12 following Chinese chipmaker Changxin Technology's claims of breakthrough progress in DRAM architecture. Goldman's memory portfolio index fell 9.3% during the period, while AI semiconductors

According to Guru Club, on October 15, LME metals futures closed lower across the board. LME copper fell $88 to $14,490 per ton, aluminum dropped $52 to $2,988 per ton, and nickel declined $77 to $15,510 per ton. Zinc, lead, and tin also retreated during the

US mortgage rates stood at 7.47% for 30-year fixed loans on October 14, according to Bankrate, following a hotter-than-expected September inflation report. The national average declined five basis points from the prior week but remains significantly elevated compared with earlier this year, driven b

On October 14, German two-year bund yields fell 2.3 basis points to 3.129% amid volatility around the U.S. CPI release, while 10-year yields declined 0.3 basis points to 3.466% and 30-year yields rose 1.2 basis points to 3.827%. The 2/10-year bund yield curve steepened by 2.439 basis points to +33.5

From 12:00 to 16:00 (UTC) on October 14, 2026, BTC traded within a narrow range of $83,452–$83,855, with an Ampl of 0.48% and a Return of +0.43%. Despite a short-term intraday recovery, overall volatility remained limited, with the market highly cautious and sentiment strongly tilted toward a wait-and-see approach ahead of the CPI release. The main driver of this movement was heightened risk aversion amid multiple layers of macroeconomic uncertainty. U.S. September CPI rose to 3.7% year over yea

Netflix is cutting 1,000 jobs, with co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos informing employees on Wednesday that the company must be more disciplined in allocating its people and resources. The streaming platform faces increased competition from YouTube, Amazon, Disney, and Skydance. The co-CEOs

According to The Wall Street Journal, Netflix is cutting 1,000 jobs on Wednesday, with co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos telling employees the company must be more "disciplined" in allocating its people and resources. The executives stated that Netflix remains on track to deliver its full-year

The three major US stock indexes declined on October 15. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.65% to close at 26,755.81, marking the steepest loss among the benchmarks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.31% to 51,510.41, while the S&P 500 decreased 1.09% to 7,720.02. US Stock Indexes Record

According to CNBC, CoreWeave shares tumbled 16% on Wednesday amid investor concerns about technology companies borrowing excessively for artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out. The yield to maturity on CoreWeave's 9.625% bond due in 2032 surged to 14.8%, while its 9.75% bond due in 2031 re

President Trump announced today that he has launched Alaska's largest energy infrastructure project, the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project. South Korea will invest $50 billion in the project as part of a trade and investment agreement between the two

According to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday, Oct. 13, investors should prepare for a potential scenario where 10-year U.S. Treasury yields climb to 6%, even as they have already surpassed 5%. Dimon did not forecast this outcome as inevitable but stressed the importance of readiness. AI-d

Wednesday October 14, UK gilt yields traced a V-shaped pattern during European afternoon trading. The 10-year gilt yield fell 2.7 basis points to 5.420% ahead of the 20:30 UTC US CPI release, then rebounded sharply. The 2-year yield dropped 2.6 basis points to 4.902%, climbing back to 4.946% as the

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index declined 4.01% on October 14. Major chipmakers fell sharply: AMD dropped 5.74%, Intel slid 4.48%, Micron declined 3.40%, Nvidia fell 3.11%, Broadcom dropped 2.89%, Qualcomm fell 2.89%, and TSMC declined 3.06%.