Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Dalba Global stocks fell 3.18% on August 15, closing at 228,500 won despite posting record-high Q2 2024 results with revenue of 186.9 billion won and operating profit of 47.2 billion won. The decline followed a 9.9% drop the previous day as the company's Q3 guidance — revenue of 170 billion won and

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), crude oil production is forecasted to average 13.83 million barrels per day in August, up slightly from 13.82 million bpd in July, before declining to 13.77 million bpd in September. U.S. natural gas output is expected to average 122.6 b

The Trump administration announced new tariffs on foreign-made drones and critical components on August 14, with the policy driving U.S. drone and defense stocks significantly higher. Military-grade drones with sensitive capabilities such as thermal imaging will face 100% tariffs, while small drones

According to Charles Schwab's Schwab Market Perspective, the Bitwise 10 Large-Cap Crypto Index fell 3% since last Friday, with Bitcoin down 3% and Ethereum down 2% this week. Bitcoin continues to display low correlation characteristics relative to traditional markets. The U.S. Senate entered

SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won filed a Supreme Court appeal against a remand court ruling ordering him to pay 944 billion won in cash to Roh So-young, director of Art Center Navi, in their divorce asset division case. Choi's legal team submitted the appeal document around midnight on the previous

Ingenia Therapeutics and Gido Industrial will list on the KOSDAQ market next week (18th-21st), while digital healthcare company Skylabs conducts institutional demand forecasting. Ingenia Therapeutics, a U.S.-based biotech company developing kidney disease treatments, lists on the 18th with a

According to Korea Exchange, three companies will debut on the KOSDAQ market next week, August 18-21. Ingenious Therapeutics, a U.S.-based biotech firm developing kidney disease treatments, will list on August 18 at 12,000 won per share via depositary receipts, with Samsung Securities as lead

According to Korea Securities Depository's Saebullo portal, Korean retail investors shifted to aggressive purchases of US semiconductor ETFs on August 15, investing over 900 billion won in just two days. The buying surge follows a reversal in sentiment as concerns over semiconductor industry

Korean financial authorities' decision to raise the minimum deposit requirement for single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to 30 million won in cash on July 31 has triggered a sustained collapse in trading activity. Daily trading volume for 16 single-stock leveraged and inverse ETFs

The KOSDAQ index surged nearly 35% over a two-week period, closing at 864.65 on the 14th after starting from 644.78 on the 30th of last month, according to financial investment industry data released on the 15th. The sharp rebound followed widespread recognition that the index's previous decline

iShares Silver Trust, the world's largest silver ETF, saw its holdings decrease by 23.9 tonnes compared to the previous day, bringing current holdings to 15,312.13 tonnes.

According to South Korea's financial investment industry, the KOSDAQ index surged to 864.65 on August 15, gaining 34.1% in just two weeks since July 30 when it stood at 644.78. The index recorded the highest gains among major global stock indices this month, triggering three buy-side circuit

NH Investment & Securities analyst Na Jung-hwan forecasts the KOSPI will attempt to reclaim the 7,000 level next week, projecting a trading band of 6,200 to 7,200. The expectation reflects easing concerns over artificial intelligence front-end demand as US AI data-related stocks and neo-cloud

Bitcoin remained range-bound between $63,000 and $65,000 through May 14 despite continued catalysts including US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows and easing monetary policy expectations. The cryptocurrency reached a weekly high of $65,362 on May 10 before retracing gains, failing to break out of its

According to Wall Street Journal sources, Nvidia and OpenAI have revised their guarantee structure for the 10-gigawatt Ohio data center project. Nvidia will now back 5 gigawatts of capacity, with the guarantee amount reduced from $250

SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold ETF, increased its holdings by 0.285 tons compared to the previous day, bringing total holdings to 1,023.528 tons.

According to Dailian, Bitcoin remained in a 63,000-65,000 USD trading range during the week of August 10-14, despite significant inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs the prior week. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded 865.3 million USD in net inflows over five consecutive trading days (August 3-7), marking th

According to the Korea Exchange, trading volume in single-stock leverage ETFs (including inverse products) has collapsed after financial authorities raised investment thresholds for individual investors two weeks ago. Daily trading volume fell from around 10 trillion won to under 1 trillion won in t

According to ZiTong Finance, Hang Seng Index August futures closed at 25,247 points on August 15, up 153 points or 0.61%, trading at a premium of 130 points. Open interest totaled 108,872 contracts, down 8,818, while net open interest reached 31,354 contracts, up 3,015.

Jung Yong-taek, an economist at IBK Securities, stated in a report on the 15th that the appropriate level for the US 10-year Treasury yield is around 4.2%, with a critical threshold around 5.2%. Jung analyzed that if the 10-year yield exceeds 5.2% in this economic cycle, economic downturn and