Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

On November 4, China's onshore foreign exchange market set the yuan midpoint rate at 6.7180 per U.S. dollar, weakening by 30 basis points. Against other major currencies, the yuan also declined: the euro strengthened to 7.5043 (up 283 points), the British pound to 8.9904 (up 311 points), and the

According to Rootdata, South Korea's KOSPI 200 index (benchmark equity index) fell 2.3% intraday to 5653.92 points, down from today's opening level of 5786.13 points.

According to Reuters, US officials have yet to approve export licenses for American chipmaking tools for SK hynix's Dalian plant in China as of November 3, complicating the South Korean chipmaker's proposed NAND plants in New York. SK hynix, through its US unit Solidigm, plans two NAND fabrication p

According to Jin10 Futures, ICE raw sugar futures closed at 18.35 cents per pound on November 3, 2026, with the Chinese yuan trading at 6.6718 against the U.S. dollar. Based on these rates, the estimated cost of Brazilian sugar under China's import quota, after all taxes and processing, stands at 4,

Korean forex market participants expect the year-end USD-KRW exchange rate to struggle forming a clear directional trend despite major supply-demand events including the U.S. midterm elections, NVIDIA's $1 billion investment currency conversion, and Samsung Electronics' large-scale dividend

U.S. equity futures declined today, with Nasdaq-100 index futures down 1.3%, as early voting results showed U.S. Democrats gaining momentum in the midterm elections.

According to Xinyi Futures research dated November 4, U.S. crude oil inventories unexpectedly fell 526.7 million barrels, while diesel stocks tightened, signaling overall bullish support for oil prices. SC crude contracts opened slightly higher and fell 1.68% during morning trading. In

Taiwan's benchmark equity index, the Weighted Index, opened up 0.3% to 43,449.45 points today (November 4).

In early trading today, China's futures contracts showed broad weakness with mixed moves. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) led declines, falling over 4%, while fuel oil and tin futures declined more than 3%. Soda ash futures posted the largest gains, rising nearly 3%, followed by Europe shipping routes and

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange data, gold T+D this morning on November 4 rose 0.1% to 844.3 yuan/gram, while silver T+D gained 0.13% to 11,880.0 yuan/kilogram.

According to JPMorgan Chase, U.S. copper annual production capacity is projected to increase by 1.3 million tons, a potential supply expansion ranking third globally after Chile and Argentina, according to recent analysis. The investment bank highlights Arizona's planned Resolution copper mine proje

According to ChainCatcher, Morgan Stanley became one of the first banks to adopt the DTCC Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTC) Tokenization Service (DTS) following its launch on October 28, converting U.S. stocks and Treasury securities into

In the early hours of November 4, 2026, Beijing time, AMD’s third-quarter earnings report, which had few weak spots, sent its stock price to $521.08 in after-hours trading, up 7.68% from its $483.90 closing price. Revenue was $13.38B, up 45% year over year; data center revenue was $8.55B, surging 97% year over year; and non-GAAP earnings per share were $2.09, up 74% year over year. All three core metrics beat market expectations. The midpoint of Q4 guidance was $17 billion, also above analysts’

South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance announced on November 4 that authorities must conduct a legal review before deciding whether to tax perpetual futures linked to overseas stocks, Herald Business reported. The ministry stated that the Capital Markets Act does not clearly define perpetual

Following the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) decision to leave its policy rate unchanged, the yen is trading in the upper 157s against the dollar in the foreign exchange market on the 29th, little changed from the previous evening. As expected, the FOMC kept rates unchanged and reiterated its commitment to curbing inflation. Bonds are expected to rise (yields to fall). Federal Reserve Chair Warsh said, “We have made clear that we are prepared to act as circumstances warrant, and we

According to ChainCatcher, Longxin Technology's board recently received a proposal from Chairman Zhu Yiming to increase the company's share repurchase amount from 1-2 billion yuan to 2.5-5 billion yuan. The company's stock price is currently trading at 38.80 yuan.

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 08:45 on November 4, the CFETS-NEX China offshore yuan sentiment index rose 4 points to 48. Large banks, mid-sized banks, and non-bank institutions reported sentiment indices of 45, 48, and 50 respectively, each up 4 points. An index reading above 50 indicates

Hana Financial Group is the only financial holding company in South Korea requiring outside directors to hold company shares, a policy established in 2016 through internal governance regulations. All registered executives must purchase a specified quantity of shares within six months of initial

According to Yonhap Infomax, Hana Financial Group remains the only Korean financial holding company to mandate independent directors hold company shares, with a mandatory minimum of 200 shares per director following reductions from the initial 1,000 shares when the corporate governance policy was es