Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

SM Entertainment established a Beijing joint venture with Tencent Music Entertainment to develop Chinese artists. TME acquired a 9.38% stake in SM for approximately 243.3 billion won in May, becoming a strategic partner beyond its role as a music distributor. The partnership positions SM to access C

According to Korean Economic TV, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) recently acquired a 9.38% stake in SM Entertainment for approximately 243.3 billion Korean won last May, making it a major shareholder alongside Kakao and Kakao Entertainment. The two companies have since deepened cooperation by

According to Telecom Italia, shareholders have until September 11 to decide on Poste Italiane's €10.8 billion (approximately $12.6 billion) acquisition offer for the telecommunications company. As of Monday (September 7), only 6.16% of shareholders targeted by the offer had accepted it. Telecom Ital

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Hong Kong-listed company Boyaa Interactive has increased its Bitcoin holdings by 115 BTC to a total of 4,316 BTC, ranking 22nd among publicly-traded firms holding Bitcoin.

Spot gold fell 0.58% to $4,404.30 per ounce on Monday (September 7) following the prior day's employment report, trading lower for most of the session and hitting an intraday low of $4,381.31. Spot silver declined 0.06% to $66.17 per ounce before staging a notable rebound of nearly $0.80. Platinum r

On Monday (Sept 7) at the New York close, USD/JPY fell 1.20% to 154.38, marking a decline across the entire trading session with a range of 156.28-154.06. EUR/JPY dropped 1.13% to 179.42, while GBP/JPY declined 1.06% to 209.038.

On Monday (September 7) at NYSE close, the ICE U.S. Dollar Index fell 0.25% to 98.925, with the daily trading range between 99.209 and 98.832. The decline accelerated around 4:00 PM Beijing time. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index (U.S. benchmark currency index) dropped 0.20% to 1188.20, trading betwee

KOSDAQ market daily trading volume collapsed 62% from 15.5661 trillion won in May to 5.8731 trillion won in August, prompting 12 securities analysts surveyed by JoongAng Ilbo to prescribe a three-part remedy: emergence of a leading sector with solid earnings, inflows of institutional and long-term c

According to a survey by Joongang Ilbo on September 7, KOSDAQ's daily average trading volume collapsed 62% from 15.57 trillion won in May to 5.87 trillion won in August. The index has fallen 11.16% year-to-date, while KOSPI gained 66%. Experts cited to the survey identified three remedies:

According to KB Securities analysis, memory chip shortages are intensifying as artificial intelligence infrastructure investment expands at an unprecedented pace. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix currently hold less than 10 days of inventory supply, with actual available supply projected to fall sho

According to Jin10 data, the U.S. Dollar Index fell 0.27% on Sept. 8, closing at 98.914 at the close of the New York forex market. The euro strengthened to 1.1624 USD from 1.1611 USD, while sterling rose to 1.3542 USD from 1.3514 USD. The yen appreciated to 154.34 per USD from 156.22, and the

According to Jin10, as of 2:30 a.m. on September 8, Shanghai gold futures fell 0.04% to 954 yuan per gram, while Shanghai silver futures rose 0.74% to 16,143 yuan per kilogram and SC crude oil futures gained 1.73% to 700 yuan per

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange, Gold T+D futures closed up 0.09% at 951.3 yuan per gram on Sept 7 (Monday) evening, while Silver T+D futures gained 0.63%, closing at 16,091 yuan per kilogram.

Shanghai Futures Exchange crude oil contract 2610 closed 1.73% higher at 700.40 yuan per barrel during the overnight session. Shanghai gold fell 0.04% while Shanghai silver rose 0.74%.

According to Henry Allen, a strategist at Deutsche Bank, traders have underestimated the extent of rate hikes required to curb inflation pressure. Allen noted a fundamental disconnect between limited expectations for Federal Reserve and European Central Bank rate hikes and rising inflationary pressu

WTI crude oil broke through $93 per barrel during intraday trading on September 7, gaining 1.62% for the day.

According to CoinShares, crypto market inflows and outflows in recent weeks have been primarily driven by investor positioning on Federal Reserve rate policy expectations, rather than abandonment of long-term holdings. Earlier outflows have begun returning as macro signals

Micron Technology delivered a 1,313% return over five years, closing Friday at $1,016.59 and outpacing Nvidia's 912% gain over the same period, according to StatMuse. The rally lifted Micron's market capitalization from roughly $104.2 billion at the end of 2021 to about $1.15 trillion. AI memory

Lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) closed at $100.61 on September 4, 2026, down 17.4% from $121.77, after the company reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 results and cut its full-year outlook for the third time in under six months. The stock touched an intraday low of $97.99 — the first

According to Lululemon's SEC filings dated September 3, 2026, the company's stock (NASDAQ: LULU) fell 17.4% on September 4, closing at $100.61 from $121.77, marking the first close below $100 since May 2018. The sell-off followed a fiscal 2026 revenue guidance cut to $10.35–10.50 billion, down from