Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

KB Securities underwrote the full 40 billion won issuance of Donghwa Enterprise corporate bonds in June, marking the third consecutive year the securities firm has served as lead underwriter despite institutional investors' complete withdrawal from the deal. Institutional orders for Donghwa Enterpri

Bitcoin fell below $76,000 over the weekend as traders took profits following a rapid rally. BTC dropped to an intraday low around $75,600 on August 23 before recovering above $77,000 later in the session, representing a decline of roughly 5% from the nearly $79,500 high reached during the

According to Jin10, on August 24, Japan's nationwide power prices surged 20% from the previous week to reach 25.18 yen per kilowatt-hour on Monday, marking the highest level since January 2023, according to the Japan Electric Power Exchange. The spike is driven by extreme heat boosting electricity d

As of 11:48 AM on August 24, spot gold prices at major Chinese banks broke above 1,000 yuan per gram. According to bank quotations and Shanghai Gold Exchange data, prices ranged from 1,003 to 1,020.54 yuan per gram, with the Bank of China reporting the highest rate at 1,020.54 yuan/gram, followed

Iran threatened to target US private oil companies operating in the Middle East on the 23rd (local time), marking the first time Tehran has explicitly named civilian energy firms as potential attack targets. Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, stated the threat

Norway's Energy Minister announced today that the country plans to maintain its current levels of oil and gas production and exports until at least 2035.

According to The Telegraph, Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei threatened on August 23 to directly attack U.S. private oil companies in the Middle East, marking the first time Iran has explicitly targeted American energy firms. Rezaei stated through state media that if the Trump

According to The Fact, on August 24, Samsung Electronics plunged 8.88% by 1:30 PM local time, triggering a broader market selloff as the KOSPI index fell 3.21% to 6,690.74. Samsung Electronics preferred shares dropped 7.87%, while Samsung C&T and Samsung Life Insurance fell 7.96% and 10.96%

South Korea's KOSPI index fell 3.58% to 6,665.35 points today (August 24) at 12:58 p.m., declining 247.60 points as foreign investors and institutions conducted concurrent selling. Samsung Electronics shares dropped sharply, with market participants attributing the decline to the company's

Singapore's consumer price index rose 2.2% year-on-year in July, falling short of the 2.3% forecast and edging up from the prior month's 1.90%.

SK Hynix stated on the 24th that the company is reviewing various options including construction of additional production bases to strengthen memory business competitiveness, but nothing has been confirmed. The statement came in response to reports that SK Hynix is pursuing memory semiconductor

According to Jin10 Futures, China's methanol market prices rose in August as international crude oil prices climbed throughout the month. Middle Eastern supply chain instability and reduced oil-based olefin output combined with increased coal-based olefin demand recovery drove domestic methanol pric

According to SK Hynix statement on August 24, the company is reviewing various plans to strengthen memory business competitiveness, including building additional production facilities, but no details have been confirmed. The clarification addressed reports that SK Hynix is pursuing memory

According to Yicai Global, Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares fell over 9% in early trading on August 24, opening at 113.1 HKD and hitting a low of 110.8 HKD. The decline was driven by the company's announcement over the weekend of a share placement of 710 million shares at 112.70 HKD per share,

According to Kazakhstan's national oil company, the Pavlodar refinery maintenance plan has been postponed from 2026 to 2027, the state oil company reported via international news agency.

US President Donald Trump purchased shares of crypto-related brokerage Robinhood (HOOD) in June while selling shares of Coinbase (COIN) and Strategy (MSTR), according to a periodic trading report disclosed by the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE) on the 20th local time. The OGE Form 278-T

According to BlockBeats, a major trader who previously focused on high-frequency U.S. stock futures trading began intensively trading Hyperliquid (HYPE) starting last Friday, August 24, according to TradingBeats monitoring. The whale reportedly holds a $12 million position in HYPE.

On Friday, August 21, U.S. stocks closed higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 517.80 points (0.98%) to 53,277.01, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each gaining 0.43%. However, weekly performance showed weakness: the S&P 500 declined 1.4%, Nasdaq fell 2%, and the Dow dropped 0.9%, each

According to Coinglass data, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index reached 74 on August 24, up 7 points from August 23, indicating a greed-dominated market sentiment. The 7-day average stands at 61, while the 30-day average remains at 36.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced upcoming Iran sanctions via a Financial Times op-ed on the 23rd (local time), calling the measures an 'economic D-Day' aimed at cutting all economic lifelines sustaining the Iranian regime. Bessent stated the goal is to pressure Tehran into complete