Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Jin10, three commodity options surged overnight as of August 27, 21:20. Crude oil 2610 call options (650 strike) jumped 50.85% to 4.45 yuan per barrel, while methanol 2610 call options (3,000 strike) gained 46.67% to 22.0 yuan per ton. Shanghai aluminum 2610 call options (25,000 strike)

According to Glassnode, Bitcoin faced its largest short-liquidation squeeze since 2019 on Thursday as BTC approached $81,000. The rally, which began after BTC broke above $72,000, triggered over $3 billion in liquidations and reduced futures open interest by 11%. Glassnode identified

Gate News message, Charles Schwab announces that SCHW crypto clients will soon be able to buy and sell Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK). The announcement expands the trading options available to the firm's cryptocurrency

According to BlockBeats, UBS raised its price target for Nvidia (NVDA.O) to $300 from $280 today (August 27), representing a 7.1% upside revision.

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said recently that three-month inflation data appears manageable, despite the need to monitor whether tariffs and other price shocks persist. Goolsbee stated that

According to Denmark's Ministry of Economic Affairs, on August 27, the government raised its 2026 GDP growth forecast to 3.7% from 2.7%, primarily driven by Novo Nordisk's oral weight-loss drug Wegovy, which has delivered stronger-than-expected export performance. The 2027 forecast was also

According to The Information, Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, an open-source AI model repository platform, for $12.9 billion on Thursday (August 27). The reported deal marks a substantial bet on open-source AI infrastructure amid CEO Jensen Huang's comments that his only regret

According to the Bank of Korea, the central bank raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.0% on Thursday, marking its second consecutive increase. Six of seven Monetary Policy Board members backed the hike, with only Hwang Kunil preferring unchanged rates. The decision follows July's move f

Russia's central bank gold and foreign currency reserves rose to $761.2 billion for the week ending August 21, up from $755.6 billion in the previous week.

According to Bloomberg, Alphabet's market cap has declined by approximately $692 billion since hitting a record high in May, as investor concerns over the company's competitive position in artificial intelligence intensify. The stock rally that had driven gains exceeding 150% in the prior year has r

According to its earnings report, Nvidia beat analysts' expectations yesterday (August 26) with quarterly revenue growth exceeding 100% year-over-year, sending its stock more than 6% higher premarket. The chipmaker issued 2028 fiscal year revenue guidance of 70%, significantly above analysts' 44% pr

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh faces pressure to clarify the central bank's policy direction at the Jackson Hole symposium this week, according to Natixis economists Christopher Hodge and Selin Aker. The economists wrote in their Jackson Hole preview that Warsh must address concerns following a s

Spot gold and silver prices declined in early U.S. trading Wednesday after July PCE inflation data exceeded expectations. The July PCE rose 0.2% on the month and 3.7% from a year earlier, above expectations for a 0.1% monthly gain and a 3.6% annual rate, pushing Treasury yields higher. The inflation

Aakash Doshi, Head of Gold Strategy at State Street Investment Management, sees $5,000 gold by year-end firmly back in play and views $10,000 as a matter of 'when, not if' as concerns over unsustainable sovereign debt return to the forefront of global financial markets. Gold rallied roughly 15% in A

According to Kitco NewsWire, spot gold declined to $4,633.50 an ounce on Wednesday after July PCE inflation came in hotter than expected, pushing Treasury yields higher. July PCE rose 0.2% on the month and 3.7% year-over-year, above forecasts for 0.1% monthly and 3.6% annual gains, while core PCE in

According to Kitco News, Aakash Doshi, Head of Gold Strategy at State Street Investment Management, said gold surged roughly 15% in August, marking its best monthly performance since January 1999. Spot gold last traded at $4,621.30 per ounce, down 0.79% on the day. Doshi told Kitco News

According to Foresight News, Nasdaq-listed Hyperliquid Strategies Inc (ticker: PURR) raised $647 million through committed equity financing and increased its HYPE token reserves to 29.3 million from 12.5 million as of June 30, 2026. Total assets reached $2.06 billion, with HYPE holdings valued at $1

Canada's current account balance swung to a surplus of CAD 8.836 billion in the second quarter, significantly exceeding the CAD 3.9 billion forecast and reversing from the previous quarter's deficit of CAD 7.18 billion. The stronger-than-expected result marks a sharp reversal from Q1's CAD 7.18 bil

U.S. wholesale inventories rose 1.3% month-over-month in July, according to initial data, surpassing the forecast of 0.2% growth and matching the prior month's reading of 0.2%.

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit in July widened to $118.8 billion, exceeding economists' forecast of $100.5 billion and deteriorating from June's $101.5 billion deficit. The larger-than-expected shortfall reflects increased imports relative to exports during the