Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Reuters, U.S. public debt outstanding reached $40.047 trillion on Tuesday (Aug 20), marking the first time crossing the $40 trillion threshold. The Treasury Department disclosed the total comprises $32.266 trillion in securities held by the public and $7.782 trillion in

According to CaiLian Press, China's ChiNext Index rallied 1.43% on August 21, significantly outperforming broader markets. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.04% and the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.87%, while over 2,800 individual stocks declined. Precious metals stocks led gains, with base m

France's August manufacturing PMI initial reading is set to be released in approximately 10 minutes (August 21, 2026).

According to Nikkei, Japan's Ministry of Finance is considering setting the assumed interest rate at 3.8% for calculating debt servicing costs in its 2027/28 fiscal year budget request.

Anthropic is preparing to publicly file for an initial public offering as soon as the end of August, according to reports Thursday, as the artificial-intelligence company seeks an offering that could match or surpass SpaceX's record-setting market debut. The Claude developer confidentially

According to Jin10, as of 3 p.m. Beijing time on August 21, spot platinum rose 1.33% and spot palladium rose 0.94% in afternoon trading.

On August 21, Europe's major stock indices opened with mixed moves. The FTSE 100 rose 2.37 points (0.02%) to 10,750.53; the CAC 40 fell 7.47 points (0.09%) to 8,445.62; the Stoxx 50 gained 7.89 points (0.12%) to 6,429.95; the IBEX 35 advanced 47.45 points (0.24%) to 19,865.45; Italy's FTSE MIB

According to the Central Bank of Turkey, Turkey's manufacturing confidence index rose to 102.8 in August from 102.2 in July.

According to Bank Negara Malaysia, the country's international reserves stood at $132.7 billion as of August 14, up from $132.1 billion on July 31.

According to Uanalyze, Vertiv's new 236,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia started operations and began shipping its first CoolChip liquid cooling distribution units (CDU) in the first quarter of 2026. The products supply high-power AI server liquid cooling systems. Vertiv re

Korea Exchange engaged in a heated phone confrontation with executives from a domestic asset management company over correlation coefficient enforcement for exchange-traded funds, according to industry sources. The exchange demanded corrections to the company's press materials and public

According to Yonhapnews, in August, South Korea's financial exchange has delisted multiple active exchange-traded funds for failing to meet correlation coefficient requirements. Recent cases include TIME Portfolio's U.S. Dividend Dow Jones Active ETF, which achieved 36.06% annual

South Korea's KOSPI index recovered above the 6900 level on August 21, closing at 6912.95, up 60.37 points or 0.88%. Institutional investors led the buying with net purchases of 248.7 billion won, while foreign investors and retail traders net sold 170.7 billion won and 1.17 trillion won,

According to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), U.S. public debt interest payments rose 15% to $1.17 trillion in the fiscal year through July, driven partly by elevated Treasury yields. CBA strategist Carol Kong stated that long-term U.S. Treasury yields are likely to face further upward

Bitcoin traded at US$74,926 at 04:37 UTC on Friday, marking an 8.19% gain over 24 hours with a session high of US$75,528. The price movement followed approximately US$1 billion in Bitcoin short positions closed in roughly an hour, part of US$2.7 billion in total crypto short liquidations in the 24 h

According to the Financial Investment Association, margin trading credit balance in South Korea reached 31.89 trillion won as of Aug 20, approaching 32 trillion won. The figure marks the highest level since July 30 (32.15 trillion won) and reflects four consecutive days of increases as the

According to Jin10, on August 21, South Korean chipmakers' unprecedented shareholder return plans are becoming a key driver of the won's recent strength. The won has surged significantly since early July, marking its fastest 40-day rally since late 2022, and broke through 1,400 against the dollar th

According to INSEE, France's August manufacturing confidence index came in at 103 on August 21, beating expectations of 101 and rising from a prior reading of 101.

According to INSEE (France's National Institute of Statistics), the French business confidence index for August came in at 98, matching both the forecast and marking a slight improvement from 97 in the previous

According to INSEE, France's August manufacturing confidence index rose to 103, beating the forecast of 101 and exceeding the previous month's reading of 101.