Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Chipotle Mexican Grill shares rose about 6% on Thursday after reports emerged that Starbucks explored a potential takeover of the restaurant chain, while Starbucks shares fell about 3% the same day. The Financial Times reported that Starbucks worked with advisers in recent months on a potential take

On Thursday (October 7), the Nasdaq fell over 1% as tech stocks declined following a downward revision of OpenAI's annual revenue projections.

According to Bloomberg, the Electric Vehicle Price Return Index fell 1.29% to 3,129.34 points on Thursday, October 8, after rising to an intraday high of 3,185.56 points in Asia-Pacific early trading. Among constituent stocks, Ola Electric Mobility declined 4.65%, Ballard Power Systems fell 4.2%, a

According to Gate data via ChainCatcher, on October 8, the Dow Jones Index closed up 52.61 points, or 0.1%, at 51,232.48; the S&P 500 fell 36.35 points, or 0.47%, to 7,765.42; and the Nasdaq Composite Index declined 345.35 points, or 1.25%, to 27,193.34.

Chevron has shut down production at five of its operating facilities in the Gulf of Mexico in response to Hurricane Isaias, according to the company statement. The facility closures are a precautionary measure as the hurricane approaches the

JPMorgan estimated that approximately $50 billion has flowed into the cryptocurrency market this year, with third-quarter inflows into exchange-traded funds and rising futures positions helping build positive momentum for fourth-quarter flows. The estimate was disclosed in a report by a JPMorgan res

According to Bloomberg, Apple will release its first touchscreen Mac and iPad Mini in late October 2026.

Today's close: the S&P 500 declined 0.4%, with the technology sector falling 1.9%, consumer discretionary down 0.4%, consumer staples rising 2.2%, and energy gaining 2.9%. The Nasdaq-100 fell 1.4%, with Astera Labs leading declines at down 9.3%, followed by CoreWeave down 7.8% and Nebius Group down

According to The Block, TD Cowen raised its 2026 year-end Bitcoin price target to approximately $109,000 on October 9, up from $97,500 in early September, and projects Bitcoin will reach $280,000 by 2029. The firm also maintained its buy rating on MicroStrategy (MSTR) with a $260 price target,

BNB Chain holds 41% of the tokenized stocks market by value among major blockchains, according to a report published on Oct. 8 by Cointelegraph. The number of addresses that have at some point held more than $10 in tokenized stocks surpassed 180,000, reaching 187,112 addresses. BNB Chain ranked

According to TSMC's October 8 Form 6-K, the chipmaker reported NT$511.86 billion in September revenue, down just 0.6% from August's NT$514.81 billion record but up 54.6% year-over-year from September 2025. September completed TSMC's third quarter, with combined monthly revenues from July through Sep

The US federal government's fiscal 2026 budget deficit reached approximately $2 trillion, marking a 12% increase from the previous year and the largest shortfall since 2021, the Congressional Budget Office announced on October 8. The deficit resulted from federal spending totaling $7.4 trillion

According to COMEX, December gold futures rose to $4,162.40 per troy ounce on Oct 8 (U.S. Eastern Time), up $21.70, or 0.52%, from the previous close. The rise was supported by declining U.S. Treasury yields and oil prices following President Donald Trump's statement on Truth Social that the U.S.

CME Group will launch the world's first baseball futures on October 12, according to the exchange group.

The US Treasury Department on the 8th (local time) conducted a $22 billion reopening auction of 30-year Treasury bonds, with the yield settling at 5.618%, marking the sixth consecutive month above 5.0% and the highest level since August 2000 at 5.697%. The yield rose 31.0 basis points from the

According to the U.S. Treasury, on October 8, the 30-year Treasury bond auction settled at a yield of 5.618%, up 31 basis points from the previous month's 5.308%. The yield marked the highest level since August 2000 and the

Grayscale has emphasized its Ethereum Staking Mini ETF as a vehicle for investors to earn staking rewards while contributing to the security of the Ethereum network. The firm stated that most of its ETH within the ETF is already staked, suggesting that new inflows will have a reduced impact on rewar

According to Bloomberg, the Bloomberg Commodity Index for grains fell 0.51% to 33.0666 on Thursday (October 8) during the New York closing session. CBOT corn futures declined 0.45%, wheat futures fell 0.42%, and soy futures

The ICE Dollar Index fell 0.13% to 102.107 on Thursday (Oct 8) at the New York close, trading within a daily range of 102.467–102.033 points. The index held firm near recent highs, with a peak of 102.535 recorded on Oct 5, marking the highest level since April 2025. The Bloomberg Dollar Index

After the U.S. non-farm payroll data release on October 8, Bitcoin surged to $87,000, marking an intraday gain of over 3%, before pulling back to $86,773.