Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Rootdata, the Nikkei 225 index opened at 62,973.16 points on Nov 4, down 0.2% from the previous close of 63,081.86 points.

According to IMF data, South Korea's foreign exchange authority's long position in forward foreign exchange declined to $13.458 billion at the end of September, down $2.38 billion from August—the first decrease in eight months. The 1–3 month maturity segment led the decline with a $2.727 billion

On November 3, Tesla China ranked eighth in China's new-energy passenger vehicle wholesale rankings for 2026年10月. The ranking was based on released wholesale-sales data for new-energy passenger vehicles, with the overall market estimated at 180万辆. Tesla China's position placed it behind BYD, which r

Super Micro Computer's first quarter revenue nearly quadrupled to $20 billion, driven by surging enterprise demand for data center infrastructure and artificial intelligence hardware.

According to Securities Daily, during this year's Double 11 shopping festival, AI compute tokens emerged as a viral product category. Qiwen Office personal membership monthly passes priced at 0.01 yuan sold 100,000 units in 30 minutes on Li Jiaqi's livestream, corresponding to approximately 2

According to Guru Club, WTI crude oil fell below $95 per barrel on November 4, with an intraday decline of 0.14%.

According to Barron's Weekly, Micron Technologies' stock buyback restrictions will lift on December 9, potentially enabling up to $100 billion in repurchases during the fiscal year ending August 2027, equivalent to about 10% of the company's market value at the time of the report. The lifting of buy

According to MSX.COM, SMCI surged 11.8% in 24 hours, trading at $34.81.

According to Jin10, CBOT soft red winter wheat futures closed down 1.1% on Tuesday, continuing to trade near four-month lows. Traders are closely monitoring upcoming Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations as a potential market factor. Last week, wheat prices briefly recovered on strong export sales

Mirae Asset Securities, Toss, and Hanwha Investment & Securities recently acquired Japanese securities firms as Korean financial investment companies enter Japan's market. Mirae Asset acquired Sanko Securities, Toss acquired Cheer Securities, and Hanwha acquired the securities division of GI

According to BlockBeats, on November 4, U.S. midterm election day, semiconductor stocks rebounded sharply as market uncertainty eased. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index gained 2.64%, ending a three-day losing streak, led by strong performance in AI-related chip stocks. Nvidia rose 2.29% to

Reddit (NYS:RDDT) announced it has begun testing advertisements within its platform's search results pages, according to TechCrunch on the 4th (US local time). The move comes as the company faces traffic declines driven by Google's AI-powered search enhancements and concerns over slowing revenue

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korean financial institutions including Mirae Asset Securities, Toss, and Korea Investment Finance Group have recently entered the Japanese market by acquiring local brokerage firms. The entry follows a sharp decline in the yen, with the JPY-KRW exchange rate now a

According to a Nomura Securities report released on November 2, the investment bank argued that technology giants including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google face short-term free cash flow (FCF) pressure due to elevated capital expenditure on data center construction, but this does not reflect

Block Inc., the U.S. fintech company led by Jack Dorsey, reached an agreement in principle in October with the U.S. Department of Justice on a deferred prosecution agreement over alleged anti-money laundering compliance failures, Bloomberg reported on November 3. The agreement addresses

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reported combined Q3 operating profits approaching 190 trillion won, with Samsung's semiconductor division earning 10.65 trillion won and SK Hynix earning 8.33338 trillion won. The record earnings were driven by surging memory prices—Samsung's DRAM and NAND average s

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service announced that the long-term forward interest rate for insurance liabilities will remain at 4.3% for next year, unchanged from the current year level. The rate maintenance results from the long-term forward base rate calculated at 4.2% — combining a 2.2% l