Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to BlockBeats, Unitree Technology completed its IPO on August 19, with founder Wang Xingxing, Sequoia Capital's沈南鹏 (Shen Nanpeng), and renowned singer Wang Leehom in attendance at the celebration dinner. Wang Leehom shared how the collaboration evolved from his initial request for a

Applied Materials reported record Q3 FY2026 revenue of $9.12 billion, up 25 percent year-over-year, on August 13, 2026, but the stock fell 5.1 percent that session and dropped 28.9 percent from its June 30 high by the August 18 close at $514.33. Over the nine-month period through late July,

According to Citi Investor Services, the bank is rolling out Custody+, a comprehensive suite of real-time custody solutions for institutional clients. The platform cuts voluntary corporate action processing times by up to 92% in the U.S., with 96% of events completed in under two hours. Custody+

India's Reserve Bank of India Governor forecasted that an average oil price of approximately $90 per barrel is reasonable for this year (2026).

According to RBI Deputy Governor Gupta on August 19, persistent uncertainty stemming from global conditions and weather risks means the best course of action is to wait and observe further. The current juncture offers no room for additional monetary policy

India's Reserve Bank Governor has indicated signs that inflation, which was previously at moderate levels, is trending toward normalization, according to recent remarks.

The Reserve Bank of India Governor stated on August 19 that inflation is anticipated to reach its peak in the third quarter of 2026 before declining thereafter.

ISU Petasys reported Q2 revenue of 379.9 billion won and operating profit of 77.1 billion won, exceeding market forecasts as AI accelerator and switch sales expanded. Securities firms raised profit estimates citing production capacity growth and improved product mix. Meritz Securities

According to ICAEW chief economist Søren Tiru, Britain's July inflation rose to 2.9% on August 19, reviving the possibility of further interest rate increases by the Bank of England. Higher food prices due to drought and surging energy costs have increased the likelihood of inflation

Blackrock maintains its investment case for bitcoin despite the cryptocurrency's 50% decline from its October 2025 all-time high of $126,300, attributing the drop to a positioning correction rather than a fundamental thesis breakdown. In a report titled 'Re-Underwriting Bitcoin,' the asset manager i

According to Meritz Securities and Kiwoom Securities, Isupex reported Q2 operating profit of 77.1 billion won, up 83.3% year-over-year, on August 19. The semiconductor substrate maker beat market expectations, with revenue rising 57.4% to 379.9 billion won. Meritz raised its full-year operating prof

According to BlackRock's new report 'Re-Underwriting Bitcoin,' released in August 2026, the asset manager maintains that Bitcoin's 50% decline from its October 2025 all-time high of $126,300 reflects a positioning correction rather than a fundamental thesis change. BlackRock attributed the selloff t

According to the Russian Central Bank, household inflation expectations fell to 13.7% in August, down from 14.7% in July, marking a decline of 1.0 percentage point month-over-month.

According to Korea Exchange, starting August 19, 2026, first-time individual investors in single-stock leveraged and inverse products must complete at least 5 hours of simulated trading over 5 trading days before trading actual products. Each trading day requires a minimum of 1 hour of

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned Wednesday that Europe's post-war growth model is "eroding" and "unlikely to return to the form we once knew," speaking at the World Economic Forum's International Business Council in Geneva, Switzerland. Lagarde identified three weakening

According to ECB President Christine Lagarde, speaking Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Europe's post-war growth model is eroding due to weakening conditions in three key pillars: expanding global trade, access to cheap energy, and a stable, rules-based global order underpinned by

According to ANZ, Alphabet raised 5.5 billion AUD (approximately 3.89 billion USD) through its first-ever Australian dollar bond offering on Wednesday (August 19). The issuance included three-year, five-year, ten-year, and twenty-year tranches. The 20-year bonds were priced at a yield of 6.9% to 6.9

Ripple raised $275 million in a senior note offering that closed on Tuesday to support the blockchain enterprise solutions provider's ongoing US business expansion into financial services. The senior unsecured notes were issued in a private placement by the company's non-bank prime brokerage, Ripple

Options Technology will add market data from CIX Trading's three venues to AtlasFeed before live trading begins on September 21. CIX is Canada's first new alternative trading system to launch in more than ten years and has received approval from the Ontario Securities Commission and the Canadian

According to Options Technology, the firm will add market data from CIX Trading's three venues—ASPEN, ASPEN VERT, and MIDPOINT—to its AtlasFeed platform ahead of the ATS launching on September 21. Options will deliver both normalized feeds and raw venue data to institutional clients. CIX will