Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance announced on August 20 that it will supply 5 billion won in Treasury bonds through non-competitive bidding on August 28. The bonds include 20-year maturity bills of 750 million won, 2 billion won, 750 million won, and 750 million won, as well as a 30-yea

Securitize President Brett Redfearn stated the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed a planned innovation exemption for tokenized securities that had been expected Aug. 14 because releasing it could have complicated efforts to secure votes for the Clarity Act. Redfearn attributed the delay to l

Bitcoin surged nearly 11% in the last 24 hours to over $71,600 on August 20, triggering approximately $3.3 billion in crypto liquidations and driving pre-market gains across digital asset stocks including Strategy

Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) closed at $462.09 on 19 August 2026, down 6.87%, and traded at $468.04 in the pre-market at 05:51 AM EDT on 20 August. The stock is up 168% year to date and 509% over twelve months, yet has lost 41.5% of its value in nine weeks since peaking at $799.87 on 18 June. No an

26 Degrees has expanded the Japanese equity contracts for difference available to broker clients after engaging the Tokyo Stock Exchange for permission to redistribute derived equities data. The institutional prime services provider said the new package will be delivered through its application

26 Degrees expanded its Japanese equity CFD offerings in August by partnering with the Tokyo Stock Exchange for market data redistribution. The institutional prime services provider integrated the new Japanese single-stock CFD range with its existing index CFDs and currency pairs through a unified a

According to SEC filings and analyst reports, Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) closed at $937.11 on August 19, down 0.39%, with pre-market trading at $943.49 on August 20. The stock has gained 228% year-to-date and 668% over twelve months. UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri reiterated a $1,625 price target o

Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) closed at $462.09 on August 19, down 6.87%, and traded at $468.04 in pre-market on August 20. The stock is up 168% year to date but has lost 41.5% of its value in nine weeks since peaking at $799.87 on June 18. The pullback occurred despite robust fiscal 2026 results: r

According to Hunan Gold's H1 2026 report disclosed on August 20, the company achieved net profit of 957 million yuan, up 46.01% year-over-year. Revenue reached 32.029 billion yuan, up 12.63% YoY. The company announced no cash dividend distribution, no bonus shares, and no capital reserve

Alibaba released its Q2 2026 financial results on August 20. China's e-commerce customer management revenue (CMR) grew 1% year-over-year, while instant retail revenue surged 45% with loss-narrowing progress exceeding market

South Korean government bond yields showed mixed movements on August 20, with short-term yields rising while long-term yields fell in a flattening trend. The 3-year bond yield increased 1.3 basis points to 3.811 percent, while the 10-year yield declined 1.4 basis points to 4.323 percent and the 30-y

According to Yonhapinfomax, on August 20, Korean government bond yields displayed mixed movements as the U.S. Treasury Department expanded its monthly buyback limit for bonds with 10-30 year maturities to more than double, triggering a rally in longer-dated securities. The 3-year yield rose 1.3

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korea's 1-year interest rate swap (IRS) rose 2.25 basis points to 3.46% on August 20. The 2-year and 3-year IRS increased 3.25 basis points and 2.50 basis points respectively, while the 10-year IRS fell 1.00 basis point to 4.095%. The CRS (SOFR) rates climbed

According to Maeil Business, South Korea's KOSPI composite index fell approximately 6% on August 19, reversing a five-day rally that had lifted the index over 30% from its three-month low of 5,262.77. The decline was driven by rising U.S. long-term bond yields, which climbed to 5.3% on August 18, ma

According to Alibaba's announcement for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, the company's free cash flow (a non-GAAP liquidity metric) totaled a net outflow of 44.67 billion yuan ($6.584 billion), compared to 18.815 billion yuan outflow in the same period last year. The deterioration was primarily

The UK CBI Industrial Price Expectations index came in at 22 in August, surpassing the forecast of 14 and the prior reading of 11, indicating increased expectations for industrial price growth.

According to Alibaba's FY2027 Q1 earnings report, Alibaba Cloud achieved external commercial revenue growth of 45% this quarter, marking its highest growth rate in 22 consecutive quarters. The AI Cloud and Computing division's EBITA profit surged 133% year-over-year, with adjusted EBITA profit

According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), UK industrial orders rose to -25 in August, beating expectations of -40 and improving from the previous reading of -45.

According to MSX.COM data, AI-related stocks displayed mixed movements in U.S. pre-market trading on August 20. AVGO rose 1.01%, MU gained 0.89%, and AMD increased 0.29%, while GOOGL fell 0.36% and MRVL

Sangsangin Securities forecasts the USD/KRW exchange rate could decline to 1,325 won over the next 12 months if Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix expand shareholder return programs to 300 trillion won. The projection reflects anticipated corporate dollar sales to finance dividend payments and share