Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

China Recycling Energy (stock code: 00290) launched a placement of 219 million new shares at HK$1.60 per share on August 4, representing a 12.09% discount to the previous closing price of HK$1.82. The fundraising is expected to raise approximately HK$350 million in gross proceeds, with HK$346 millio

According to iNews24, South Korean brokers will exclude single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) from margin financing collateral starting August 14, 2026. This self-regulatory measure follows earlier government restrictions on leveraged and inverse

According to Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiroe Jouchi, the government and Bank of Japan jointly forecast that consumer inflation will accelerate in the second half of 2026, followed by a slowdown.

According to CNBC host Jim Cramer on Monday, August 3, Wall Street's growing use of basket trades is distorting stock prices, but presenting buying opportunities for investors. Cramer noted that traders increasingly group stocks by theme rather than fundamentals, causing synchronized movements

According to AASTOCKS, Hong Kong-listed Rui He Digital (stock code 03680.HK) received 32.73 bitcoins as cloud mining rewards on August 2, valued at approximately $2.71 million.

Gate News reports that, according to its latest announcement, Gate’s stock futures section will initially launch live trading for CAMBRICON (Cambricon), EOPTOLINK (Eoptolink), IEIT (Inspur Information), MONTAGE (Montage Technology), FII (Foxconn Industrial Internet), NAURA (NAURA), AMEC (Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment), SUNGROW (Sungrow), CMOC (CMOC), and BLUEFOCUS (BlueFocus) perpetual contracts at 13:30 (UTC+8) on August 4, 2026. All of the above contracts are settled in USDT and support

According to Jin10 Futures, the CFETS-NEX yuan funding sentiment index reported 47 at 10:15 on August 4, down 1 point from 08:45. The index, which measures liquidity tightness on a 0-100 scale with 50 as equilibrium and readings above 50 indicating tight funding conditions, showed declines across al

According to Japan's Minister of Economy, Finance and Fiscal Policy Shirouchi Minoru, the country's overall CPI in June demonstrated modest year-on-year price growth.

According to Korea Exchange, SK Telecom rose 13.78% to 93,300 Korean won as of 10:45 a.m. KST on August 4. The gain was driven by expectations surrounding the company's participation in the government's independent AI foundation model project's second-round evaluation, as well as benefits

According to financial authorities including South Korea's Financial Services Commission, profitable companies listed on KOSDAQ will be exempted from delisting even if their market capitalization falls below 200 billion won, as announced on August 4. The policy adjustment aims to address

On August 3, 2026, SpaceX (ticker: SPCX) closed at $114.53, up $6.16 on the day, a 5.68% rise. The intraday high reached $114.92, while trading volume reached 67.11 million shares. The rebound came ahead of two key events: the release of its first quarterly earnings report since going public after the market close on August 4, and the unlocking of the first batch of restricted shares on August 6. Since listing on Nasdaq on June 12 at an IPO price of $135, SPCX has undergone a dramatic valuation

Three Korean stocks received positive analyst coverage on the morning of August 4. KB Securities highlighted LG Innotek's potential gains from US restrictions on Chinese robot imports, as the company supplies vision sensing modules to humanoid robot makers. Hana Securities raised S-Oil's price

According to Hana Securities, on August 4, S-Oil's lubricant base oil division set record earnings with Q3 operating profit estimated at 1.08 trillion won, up 71% above market consensus. The brokerage raised its full-year target price to 220,000 won from 200,000 won, citing margins in lubricant base

According to The Fact, South Korea's ETF market faced a sharp contraction following regulatory tightening on single-stock leveraged products. Net assets fell from a record 533 trillion won on July 22 to 398 trillion won by August 4, representing a loss of approximately 135 trillion won in just

According to Korea Exchange, single-stock leveraged ETF trading volume for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix crashed on August 3, plummeting to 1.24 trillion won from 12.4 trillion won on July 30, following the government's deposit requirement increase from 10 million to 30 million won. Samsung

According to Korea Exchange, on Aug 4 at 10:47 AM, KOSDAQ 150 index triggered a program buy-in circuit breaker (side car) for the third consecutive trading day. The index rose 6.09% from the previous close, with KOSDAQ 150 futures up 76.90 points at the time of

According to South Korea's central bank, the Bank of Korea on August 3 resumed gold purchases for the first time in 13 years, prioritizing domestic won-denominated purchases to expand foreign reserves without depleting dollar holdings. The central bank has partnered with domestic gold producers and

According to Bloomberg columnist Shuli Ren on August 4, South Korea is increasingly regarded as an uninvestable market due to extreme stock market volatility, with the KOSPI plunging nearly 40% from its June peak in just 27 trading days—a decline comparable to China's 2015 market crash. The index ex

From 01:00 to 02:00 (UTC) on August 4, 2026, BTC moved sideways with an upward bias, posting a Return % of +0.18%. The price ranged from 63,363.5 to 63,489.0 USDT, with an Ampl of 0.20%, trading in the upper-middle portion of the range. The main driver of this move was the spillover effect among safe-haven assets amid escalating geopolitical risks. The U.S.-Iran conflict continued to escalate, with Iran launching ballistic missiles at a U.S. military base in Kuwait and disrupting passage through

From 01:30 to 01:45 (UTC) on August 4, 2026, ETH edged higher over the 15-minute period, closing with a gain of 0.56%. It traded within a range of 1,855.59–1,869.45 USDT, representing an amplitude of 0.75%. Overall volatility was limited, but market attention increased amid institutional developments and ETF fund-flow signals. The primary driver of the move was the positive narrative surrounding rising institutional holdings and ETF inflows. Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest co