Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Ridgeworth Investments Chief Market Strategist Matt Orton, U.S. stock index futures rose on August 4 as oil prices fell and roughly 15% of S&P 500 component stocks prepare to release earnings this week. Orton highlighted that energy, healthcare, utilities, and industrial sectors

According to BitcoinTreasuries, STRC was trading near $90 in pre-market session on August 3, with the August dividend maintained at 12%.

According to the Financial Investment Association, on July 31, South Korea's margin trading balance fell below 30 trillion won for the first time in six months, declining 3.2 trillion won to 28.9 trillion won. The forced liquidation of margin positions surged to approximately 100 billion won per

According to PANews, SK Hynix's 25-day SEC disclosure restriction period following its ADR listing on July 10 is expected to end on the evening of August 4 (Korea time). The restriction, which limits companies from disclosing material information not included in registration statements, was

Iraq's Northern Oil Company said a fire at its Baiji refinery complex did not affect production. The company did not disclose additional details about the fire's cause, scale, or damage.

According to Jin10, August will see dense releases of key U.S. economic reports including non-farm payrolls, CPI, and PCE data, alongside USDA supply-demand reports and monthly updates from OPEC and IEA. Middle East developments and Chinese economic data releases are expected to continue shaping

According to Korean Economic TV, foreign investors significantly increased their short positions in Samsung Electronics in July 2026. The borrowing balance rose 27.4% from 74.28 million shares on July 1 to 94.66 million shares by July 31. Short positions surged from zero shares on July 1 to 3.76 mil

According to Jin10, Nantong Jingong announced on August 3 plans to bid for a land parcel in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province with a starting price of 47.73 million yuan and invest approximately 1.024 billion yuan in building a precision parts manufacturing facility. The project aims to produce 213 millio

According to KBS News, South Korea's KOSPI index fell over 5% to the 6,200 level today (August 3), retreating sharply after surging nearly 18% last Friday, which marked the index's largest single-day gain on record. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix each dropped over 8%, leading the

According to Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley upgraded its investment rating on South Korea's stock market to Overweight from Neutral on August 3. The bank cited easing of excessive leverage and concentrated positioning following recent market corrections, positioning the nation for re-entry into an

Spot palladium declined 2.00% intraday on August 3, trading at $1,267.97 per ounce.

According to Bloomberg, on last Friday (August 3), Japan's Finance Ministry confirmed the government deployed approximately 5.33 trillion yen (roughly $34 billion) to buy yen in the foreign exchange market. The intervention, combined with previous actions earlier in the week, brought Japan's

On the evening of Aug 3, Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D futures fell 0.51% to 882.85 yuan per gram, while silver T+D rose 0.08% to 14,131 yuan per kilogram during the opening session.

According to Jin10, on Monday, August 3, the U.S. dollar extended losses following a coordinated intervention by the U.S. and Japan to support the yen. The weakness stems from the Federal Reserve's decision last week to hold rates steady, prompting market concerns about new Fed Chair Walsh's

Shanghai Futures Exchange and Shanghai International Energy Exchange will launch arbitrage instructions starting August 24, according to announcements on August 3. Arbitrage instructions on SHFE initially apply to copper, gold, rebar, and natural rubber futures, with minimum order size of 1 lot and

Nasdaq 100 futures reversed all intraday gains in pre-market trading on August 3. Memory chip stocks declined, with Micron Technology down 5%, while SK Hynix and SanDisk each fell over 4%.

According to China Securities Regulatory Commission Chair Wu Qing, the regulator and Hong Kong authorities are accelerating the rollout of a yuan-denominated stock trading counter. The announcement was made during an offshore government bond futures listing ceremony. Additionally, Wu stated

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, XTIUSD (WTI Crude USOIL) has dropped by 8% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

Retail investors in Korean stocks sold domestic equity ETFs during the May 31 KOSPI rebound, according to data from KOSCOM. The KOSPI index surged 17% on May 31, marking the largest single-day percentage gain in its history, yet individual investors net sold over 10 trillion KRW worth of Korean stoc