Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to ChainCatcher, Okta rose 19.3% in premarket trading following better-than-expected second quarter earnings, based on Gate's market data.

According to E-Daily citing Financial Supervisory Service disclosures, Korea Advanced Materials (062970) changed its largest shareholder from Satoshi Holdings to Nakamoto Investment Partnership on Aug 26-27. Nakamoto acquired 2.214 million shares (7.75%) of the 3.466 million shares (12.14%)

According to Jin10, South Korea's Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced on Thursday plans to issue 16 trillion won ($11.61 billion) in government bonds through auctions in September. The ministry also plans to issue 1 trillion won in won-denominated foreign exchange stabilization bonds next

According to its H1 2026 financial report, Korea Investment & Securities reported dividend income of 1.015 trillion KRW in the first half of 2026, with approximately 596 billion KRW generated from its Kakao Bank holdings. As the digital banking platform's second-largest shareholder, the securities f

Korean financial authorities' regulatory intervention caused trading volume in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix single-stock leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds to plummet 94% within one month. According to Korea Exchange data as of the 26th, the 16 single-stock leveraged and inverse ETF

Mirae Asset's TIGER Semiconductor ETF, tracking the KRX Semiconductor Index with 1.33 trillion won in assets under management, deviated from its benchmark index composition by underweighting SK Hynix and overweighting Samsung Electronics, as confirmed on the 25th and 26th. The asset manager

According to Korea Economic TV, Mirae Asset's TIGER Semiconductor ETF purchased approximately 76.8 billion won worth of SK Hynix shares on Aug 26 after market close via off-hours NXT trading to realign with its benchmark index. The passive ETF had held SK Hynix at 31.45% weight versus the KRX Semico

According to Korea Exchange data released on August 26, trading volume in single-stock leverage and inverse ETFs tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell to 711 billion Korean won, down 94% from 12.44 trillion won on July 30. The decline follows financial authorities' regulatory tightening,

According to Gate's market data, Hong Kong stocks closed today with the Hang Seng Index down 0.34% and the Hang Seng Tech Index down 0.13%. Zhipu (02513.HK) gained 12.62% for the day.

According to Japan's Financial Services Agency, leveraged ETFs listed overseas may heighten market volatility.

Korean retail investors showed contradictory behavior on the 26th as investor deposit funds fell to 98.9176 trillion won — the first time below 100 trillion won since the 12th — while credit balance climbed back above 33 trillion won to 33.1023 trillion won for the first time since the 28th of

According to LSEG data, on Aug 27, markets repriced Bank of England rate hike expectations, pushing full 25-basis-point increase pricing to the February 4 meeting in 2027. As of that date, cumulative rate hike pricing stood at 36 basis

According to ChainCatcher, Crowdstrike shares rose 9.6% in premarket trading on August 27 after the company raised its full-year revenue guidance.

According to Zambia's Central Statistical Office, the country's August inflation rate increased 6.2% year-over-year.

According to Yonhap News, South Korea's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 3.0% on August 27, the second consecutive monthly increase of 0.25 percentage points. The Korean won fell to 1,380.9 against the U.S. dollar, down 3.9 won from the previous trading day. Central bank Governor S

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 4 PM on August 27, the CNEX money market sentiment index stood at 46, up 1 point from 2:30 PM. Among institutional segments, the index for large banks was 45, mid-sized and small banks 47, and non-bank institutions 45—each rising 1 point. The index, which ranges fro

According to BIT trading data, Nvidia stock rose nearly 6% in pre-market trading on August 27. Earlier, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated during the company's earnings call that "the inflection point of AI has

According to ChainCatcher, HP Inc. (HPQ.N) shares fell over 8% in pre-market trading on August 27, driven by declining shipments and profit margins in its personal computer division during the third quarter.

Eurozone three-month M3 money supply growth increased to 3.2% year-over-year in July, up from 3% in the previous month.

According to Singapore Enterprise Development Board, as of the week ended August 26, Singapore fuel oil inventories rose 817,000 barrels to 19.24 million barrels, reaching a three-week high.