Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

HLB Group stocks continued their rally on May 29, sustaining gains triggered by the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of the anticancer drug Lyfigtu on May 23 (local time). At 10:36 AM on May 29, HLB Pharmaceutical traded at 12,500 won, up 29.94% from the previous trading day, reaching the

On Monday, Kodiak Sciences (KOD) shares surged 178% to $89.92, marking a record single-day gain and highest close since December 2021. The rally came after the company announced that its experimental eye drugs Zenkuda and KSI-501 met primary endpoints in the Phase 3 Daybreak trial, each

NVIDIA announced plans to spend an additional $150 billion on stock buybacks by January 2028, making it the largest stock buyback program in its history. It also plans to increase its current quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share, but did not specify the amount or timing. CFO Colette Kress told analysts that NVIDIA expects sales to grow another 70% in fiscal 2028. $150 Billion Stock Buyback Program: To Be Completed by January 2028, Largest Ever, Dividend Increase Planned NVIDIA announced that

South Korean government bond futures opened slightly higher on September 29, with 3-year futures rising 4 ticks to 102.07 and 10-year futures gaining 1 tick to 103.36 as of 9:01 AM. The rebound followed an excessive selloff the previous day, when yields surged over 10 basis points and futures

Allianz Group published its 2026-2028 economic forecast on the 28th (local time), projecting the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates once more this year to 4.00-4.25% before beginning cuts late next year once inflation approaches the 2.0% target, with a terminal rate of 3.50% by 2028. The fore

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, identified national debt as the biggest risk facing global markets during an interview with the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong on May 28 (local time), while stating that current financial conditions differ from the 2008 global financial crisis. Dimon

South Korean financial authorities raided over 20 locations on May 29 in connection with an alleged insider trading cartel involving elite finance professionals accused of earning approximately 20 billion KRW in illicit gains from non-public M&A information related to Korean stocks. The joint task f

According to Economic Daily citing industry sources, TSMC plans to establish a second U.S. manufacturing complex in Dallas, Texas, following its Arizona operations. The project would involve building six advanced wafer fabs with an estimated total investment exceeding $265 billion, surpassing the co

According to Yonhap Infomax, on Sept 29, the Seoul foreign exchange market's USD/KRW spot MAR rate was quoted at the zero level before 9 a.m., with NDF fixing positions set neutral, indicating balanced positioning among regional market participants heading into the trading

According to Yonhap Infomax, as of 9:01 a.m. today (Sept. 29), South Korea's 3-year bond futures rose 4 ticks to 102.07, while 10-year contracts gained 1 tick to 103.36. The uptick followed yesterday's sharp decline, with foreign investors buying over 2,199 3-year contracts while selling 81 10-year

According to South China Morning Post, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, identified sovereign debt as the greatest economic risk during an interview on September 28. Dimon emphasized that while current financial market conditions differ from the 2008 global financial crisis—with banks

According to Jin10, on September 29, China's Supreme People's Procuratorate and State Administration of Foreign Exchange jointly issued the Foreign Exchange Administrative and Criminal Justice Reverse Connection Work Guidelines to strengthen coordination between administrative and criminal

According to Wall Street Journal, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield broke above 5% on September 29, surpassing the earnings yield of the S&P 500 index for the first time in 25 years, marking a significant shift in the relative attractiveness of bonds versus

Phison Electronics founder and chairman Pan Jiancheng said on September 23, while attending the pre-listing press conference for Pegatron’s subsidiary Airdrawn Technology, that DRAM and NAND Flash supplies are “severely insufficient,” estimating that the shortage could persist through 2028 and even beyond 2029. Regarding concerns over Chinese memory manufacturers’ aggressive capacity expansion, Pan Jiancheng said the additional supply “is here to help everyone through the difficulties” and would

Coinbase (COIN) received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday to register Coinbase Clearing LLC as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO). This approval completes the exchange's full stack of regulated derivatives infrastructure, alongside its existing futures

Mirae Asset Securities reduced its real estate finance exposure from 37% to 27% of equity capital between March 2024 and March 2025 under co-CEOs Kim Mi-seop and Heo Seon-ho, while increasing corporate loans by 20% over the same period. The shift reflects a strategic rebalancing away from project fi

According to South Korea's financial authorities, on Sept 29, they raided 20 locations linked to an organized insider trading ring that allegedly generated over 200 billion won in illegal gains over five years by trading on undisclosed merger and acquisition information. The suspects, graduates of t

According to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) report released on September 29, securities-related complaints in South Korea surged 99.6% year-over-year to 6,559 cases in the first half of 2026, nearly doubling in one year. Mirae Asset Securities topped the list by absolute count with 804 comp

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, Financial Intelligence Unit, and Korea Exchange, authorities on September 29 uncovered an information cartel involving elite professionals who generated over 20 billion won in illegal gains using undisclosed merger and acquisition details.

South Korean financial authorities conducted searches at over 20 locations on the 29th as part of an investigation into an alleged insider trading cartel accused of generating over 200 billion won in illicit profits. The Joint Task Force for Eradicating Stock Price Manipulation, comprising the