Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index plunged 1.76% on Friday the 26th, closing at 22,671.86 points and breaching the 23,000-point psychological threshold, as technology and semiconductor stocks led a broad market selloff. The Hang Seng Tech Index tumbled 3.41%, while the H-Share Index fell 1.94%, with

According to Jin10 Data, China's Ministry of Finance issued €5 billion in sovereign bonds in Luxembourg on June 25. The offering comprised three tranches: €2.5 billion at 2.768% for 5-year maturity, €1.5 billion at 2.966% for 8-year maturity, and €1 billion at 3.212% for 12-year maturity. The bonds

According to ING analysts on June 26, the bank has advanced its expectations for Bank of Japan rate hike timing to October from December, citing strengthening second-round effects from oil price increases and increasingly hawkish signals from BoJ officials. The revision reflects expectations that c

According to Jefferies on June 25, the analyst firm raised Applied Materials' price target from $510 to $770 while maintaining a Buy rating. The upgrade reflects AI-driven demand for advanced DRAM, HBM, and packaging manufacturing, which expands AMAT's serviceable equipment market. AMAT closed at $6

According to a Reuters survey released on June 26, Saudi Arabia is likely to significantly reduce its official selling prices for August crude oil shipments to Asia, with industry sources citing a decline of 6.5 to 8 dollars per barrel compared to July prices. The kingdom's flagship Arabian Light cr

The People's Bank of China and Bank of Mongolia recently renewed their bilateral currency swap agreement, approved by China's State Council. The swap size is set at 150 billion yuan or 7.85 trillion Mongolian tugriks, with a validity period of three

Italy's Istat released its June business confidence index at 88.4, beating the forecast of 88.3 and rising from the previous reading of 87.9.

China's People's Bank and General Administration of Customs released a public consultation notice on June 26 regarding draft measures for the management of gold and gold product imports and exports.

According to Istat, Italy's consumer confidence index came in at 92.4 in June, falling short of the expected 94.5 and declining from 93.4 in May.

According to the EU Council, the European Union extended comprehensive economic sanctions on Russia for another 12 months, until July 31, 2027. The restrictions cover trade, financial institutions, energy, military and dual-use technology, and include prohibitions on Russian seaborne crude oil and p

According to MSX.COM, U.S. AI chip stocks declined pre-market today (June 26), with Intel, Lattice Semiconductor, and AMD dropping nearly 3%, while NXP, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Nvidia, TSMC, and Tesla fell over 1%. Microsoft rose 1%, Amazon gained 0.5%, and IBM

According to Bank of America data released by Jin10 on June 26, U.S. stock funds recorded outflows of $8.5 billion for the week ending June 24, marking the first capital withdrawal in three months. Technology sector funds led the decline with record outflows of $9.3 billion, a sharp reversal from th

Hong Kong stocks retreated today as the Hang Seng Index fell 405 points to close at 22,671, down 1.76%, breaching the 23,000-point support level during intraday trading. The National Index dropped 147 points (1.94%) to 7,460, while the Tech Index declined 150 points (3.41%) to 4,255. For the week, t

According to HKEX disclosures on June 25, Baogai New Materials passed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange GEM listing hearing with China International Capital as the sole sponsor. The company ranked first in China's composite material cable conduit cover market by market share in 2025 and has maintained th

According to PANews, Strategy perpetual preferred stock STRC fell 3.54% to $73.01 premarket on June 26. The stock has declined approximately 26% from its face value.

According to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, China's goods and services trade imports and exports reached 4.732 trillion yuan in May 2026. Exports totaled 2.598 trillion yuan while imports reached 2.134 trillion yuan, resulting in a trade surplus of 464.4 billion yuan. In U.S. dollar t

U.S. stock futures declined early Friday after Asian memory-chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plunged as much as 10%, triggering a brief trading suspension on South Korea's Kospi index and sending U.S. chipmakers including Micron, Western Digital, and Sandisk lower in premarket trading.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Oracle (ORCL) fell 6.3% to $150.2 on June 26 amid profit-taking in the AI infrastructure sector and risk-off sentiment triggered by PCE inflation data. The stock has declined 40% from its early-month high. On Hyperliquid, the largest short position (wallet 0x9d

As of early Friday trading (4:00 a.m. ET), Nasdaq futures fell 0.7% and S&P 500 futures declined 0.2%, pressured by a sharp selloff in Asian memory-chip stocks. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, two of the world's largest memory suppliers, each plunged as much as 10%, dragging U.S. chipmakers

According to Foresight News, Bybit launched ASML and HPE USDT perpetual futures on June 26. Trading is now live, with maximum leverage of 25x for ASML USDT and 20x for HPE USDT.