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According to remarks by PBoC Governor Pan Gongsheng on July 7, China's central bank will support Hong Kong in launching offshore renminbi government bond futures and building a comprehensive financial trading platform. The People's Bank of China announced it will support Hong Kong in introducing five-year RMB government bond futures to facilitate offshore market risk management. Additionally, the central bank will guide China Foreign Exchange Trade System to collaborate with Hong Kong's financia

Brent crude oil prices rose 1.00% during intraday trading on July 7, reaching $72.79 per barrel.

On July 7, Tiger Research, a South Korean Web3 research firm, signed a strategic partnership with FinLoop, a Hong Kong-based real-world asset (RWA) tokenization fintech company incubated by Fosen Wealth Holdings, to jointly develop RWA tokenization research and investor ecosystems across Korea and Hong Kong. The collaboration will combine both companies' expertise to support local issuers and investors through joint RWA tokenization research publications, market education content, feasibility as

According to Consensys, the SEC has closed its investigation into MetaMask's swap and staking services, removing direct enforcement risk for Ethereum wallet infrastructure. The decision signals regulatory relief for non-custodial wallet developers, though broader legal questions around DeFi front-ends remain unresolved.

According to Jin10, China's central bank governor Pan Gongsheng stated on July 7 at the Hong Kong Fixed Income and Currency Summit that the country's foreign exchange reserves will continue to increase the proportion of asset allocation in Hong Kong to boost development of the city's capital market. He noted that over the past year-plus, China's forex reserves have been consistently conducting asset allocation and investment transactions in Hong Kong.

According to Seeking Alpha, two of Cathie Wood's ARK Invest ETFs outperformed the S&P 500 in the first half of 2026. ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX-US) gained 13.66%, while ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ-US) rose 11.63%, both surpassing the benchmark's 9.34% return. As of mid-year, Tesla (TSLA-US) remained the largest holding across ARK's active ETF portfolios at approximately $349.5 million, representing 9.40% of disclosed assets, followed by AMD (AMD-US) at $282.9 mil

According to prediction market data from Polymarket, the probability of Tesla and SpaceX announcing a merger by September 30, 2026 has dropped to 10% in the past 24 hours, declining 30% from previous levels. The likelihood of a merger announcement by year-end 2026 fell to 25%, down 18% over the same period.

According to Morgan Stanley CIO Mike Wilson's podcast comments on July 6, the U.S. stock market's leadership is rotating away from semiconductors toward cyclical sectors including consumer discretionary, transportation, regional banks, and biotech. Wilson noted that while the AI investment cycle continues, semiconductor earnings momentum has peaked and valuations have reached historic highs, limiting upside. He attributed recent semiconductor weakness to investor concerns about whether hyperscal

According to the Korea Exchange on July 7, South Korea's value-up index continues to rise as more companies announce value improvement initiatives. The related ETF has drawn 4 trillion won in inflows, with returns consistently exceeding KOSPI performance. In June, 12 new companies announced value-up plans, bringing the cumulative total to 741 companies: 347 on KOSPI and 394 on KOSDAQ.

According to Meritz Securities, Samsung Electronics reported Q2 2026 operating profit of 89.4 trillion KRW on July 7, significantly outperforming market consensus of 75–85 trillion KRW. The company's memory semiconductor division delivered operating profit of approximately 93.2 trillion KRW, exceeding analyst expectations by 900 billion KRW and driving the overall earnings beat. However, LSI and foundry operations posted an estimated 3.2 trillion KRW loss, roughly triple initial projections, whi

According to Bloomberg, on June 6, Morgan Stanley's equity strategy team led by Michael Wilson warned that the semiconductor stock rally driving U.S. market gains this year could lose momentum. The team noted in a recent report that investors may shift capital away from semiconductor stocks toward relatively underperforming sectors, including companies operating hyperscale data centers.

According to Financial Times on July 6, three investment firms—U.S. hedge fund Situational Awareness, British asset manager Baillie Gifford, and U.S. venture capital firm Coatue—have agreed to underwrite up to $7 billion of SK Hynix's American Depository Receipt offering.

According to Hyperinsight data, as of July 7, a 0xebe whale address holds 10x leveraged short positions on SK Hynix (SKHX) totaling $17.502 million, accounting for 53.8% of its total portfolio. Following South Korea's market decline this morning, unrealized gains on this position expanded to $2.887 million, representing a 137% return and becoming the largest unrealized gain address for SKHX on Hyperliquid. The address opened 1,242 short positions overnight through today, accumulating shorts from

According to BlockBeats, trader Killa said on July 7 that Bitcoin could rise to $65,600 if it holds last week's close around $59,000. Regarding Strategy's recent sale of 3,588 BTC, Killa noted the transaction was conducted through over-the-counter (OTC) institutional trading rather than public markets, which limited its impact on Bitcoin's spot price. This OTC approach, Killa explained, accounts for Bitcoin's mixed price action overnight—initial decline followed by recovery.

According to SoSoValue data, the Meme crypto sector declined 2.72% in 24 hours on July 7, with Bonk (BONK) dropping 8.57%. Most other major sectors retreated slightly, including Layer2 (-0.36%), DeFi (-0.44%), and Layer1 (-0.69%), while SocialFi remained relatively resilient, gaining 0.35% with Gram (GRAM) up 0.57%.

According to the China Construction Machinery Industry Association, excavator sales reached 25,445 units in June, representing a 35.3% year-over-year increase. Domestic sales totaled 10,898 units (including 65 electric models), up 33.9% year-over-year, while exports reached 14,547 units (including 34 electric models), up 36.4%.

According to Yonhapinfomax, LG Electronics reported Q2 2026 revenue of 23.8 trillion won and operating profit of 1.58 trillion won on July 7, beating analyst estimates by approximately 51%. Operating profit exceeded the previous year's full-year result of 2.48 trillion won. For the first half of 2026, LG Electronics posted revenue of 47.6 trillion won and operating profit of 3.25 trillion won, representing increases of 9.4% and 71.3% year-over-year, respectively. Revenue growth was driven by pre

According to the Korea Housing Research Institute (KoHRI), Gwangju apartment sales expectations index surged 32.6 points to 88.2 in July, announced on July 7, driven by government confirmation of a major semiconductor megaproject. The index, where readings above 100 indicate positive market sentiment, rose following the July 6 confirmation of a semiconductor industrial complex in the Honam region, with plans for facilities from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Seoul's apartment sales expectatio

According to Yonhapinfomax, Seoul's USD-KRW spot exchange rate (MAR) quoted at plus 0.10 won in early trading on July 7. Multiple brokers quoted rates ranging from plus 0.05 to plus 0.10 won. The NDF (non-deliverable forwards) fixing position remained square, indicating neutral positioning ahead of the opening.

According to KB Financial Group, the company narrowed its chairman succession candidates to 6 on July 7: 4 internal and 2 external candidates. The selection committee plans to compress the list to 3 finalists on July 27. Incumbent Chairman Yang Jong-hee is currently positioned favorably among internal contenders, who include Global and Wealth Management Division head Lee Jae-geun, Future Strategy Division head Lee Chang-kwon, and KB Kookmin Bank President Lee Hwan-joo.