Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Yonhap Infomax, Lotte Hi-Mart reported Q3 operating profit of 55 billion won, down 71% year-over-year, as disclosed on November 4. Revenue remained relatively flat at 654.5 billion won, rising just 0.3% from the same period last year. Net income fell 83.9% to 23 billion won.

According to Reuters, a consumer advocacy organization plans to file a complaint with South Korea's consumer protection agency on Thursday, alleging that Tesla misled tens of thousands of South Korean consumers by promoting its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software despite knowing it cannot be legally us

As of 8:30 Beijing time, spot platinum rose 0.06% while spot palladium gained 0.20% in early morning trading.

At an online discussion program held on the afternoon of 03/11 by VPS Securities JSC, titled “2027: Is Saving Enough? — Building Sustainable Wealth at Every Stage of Life,” experts discussed asset management and how to build portfolios suited to investors’ needs. The program brought together Dr. Lê Đức Khánh (VPS Director of Analysis), Nguyễn Minh Tuấn (AFA Capital Director and VWA Executive Director), and Lê Thị Lệ Hằng (CEO of Saigon Capital fund). Interest rate movements and today’s investmen

U.S. stock index futures fell today, with Nasdaq-100 index futures declining 0.6% and S&P 500 index futures down 0.3%.

According to Yonhapinfomax, on November 4, the USD/KRW exchange rate rose to 1,345.10 won, up 4.10 won from the previous Seoul session close of 1,341.00 won, as investors awaited U.S. midterm election results. The pair initially declined to near the 1,340 won level following NVIDIA's investment

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields fell 5 basis points to 4.9167% on November 4, while 30-year Treasury yields declined to 5.2964%.

South Korea's Kospi rose back above 5,800 in early trading on November 4, gaining 159.46 points or 2.82% to reach 5,808.25 as of 9:05 a.m. The benchmark index's advance was driven by a rebound in U.S. technology shares, particularly semiconductor stocks. While caution lingered ahead of U.S.

CVS Health (NYS:CVS), the largest healthcare and pharmacy chain in the United States, announced on local time November 3 its decision to split its retail pharmacy division and insurance/prescription benefit management (PBM) division into two independent companies, sending shares higher in

According to Longzhong Information, China's polypropylene market on November 4 faced weaker cost support as crude oil prices continued to decline. Despite tight inventories and limited spot supply, downstream producers adopted a cautious stance, resulting in poor market transactions. Upper-stream pr

South Korea's foreign exchange authority's forward exchange long position declined to $13.458 billion in September, down $2.38 billion from $15.838 billion in August, according to IMF's International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity data released on the 4th. This marks the first decline in ei

According to Rootdata, the Nikkei 225 index opened at 62,973.16 points on Nov 4, down 0.2% from the previous close of 63,081.86 points.

According to IMF data, South Korea's foreign exchange authority's long position in forward foreign exchange declined to $13.458 billion at the end of September, down $2.38 billion from August—the first decrease in eight months. The 1–3 month maturity segment led the decline with a $2.727 billion

On November 3, Tesla China ranked eighth in China's new-energy passenger vehicle wholesale rankings for 2026年10月. The ranking was based on released wholesale-sales data for new-energy passenger vehicles, with the overall market estimated at 180万辆. Tesla China's position placed it behind BYD, which r

Super Micro Computer's first quarter revenue nearly quadrupled to $20 billion, driven by surging enterprise demand for data center infrastructure and artificial intelligence hardware.

According to Securities Daily, during this year's Double 11 shopping festival, AI compute tokens emerged as a viral product category. Qiwen Office personal membership monthly passes priced at 0.01 yuan sold 100,000 units in 30 minutes on Li Jiaqi's livestream, corresponding to approximately 2

According to Guru Club, WTI crude oil fell below $95 per barrel on November 4, with an intraday decline of 0.14%.