Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Pro Farmer crop survey data, Chicago soybean futures are on track to gain for a fourth consecutive trading day, reaching their longest winning streak since mid-May. The most actively traded soybean contract advanced 0.7%, boosting broader grain and oilseed markets amid supply

According to Jin10, Saudi Arabia has resumed crude oil loading and sales within the Hormuz Strait, according to reports on August 19. The move signals a potential easing of regional supply disruptions amid ongoing geopolitical

On August 19, the UK will release July CPI and retail price index month-on-month data within the next 10 minutes.

According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin held near $64,250 on Wednesday, up roughly 1% for the week, while Ether led major cryptocurrencies with a 1.5% weekly gain and Solana climbed nearly 1%. Meanwhile, semiconductor stocks tumbled sharply: Samsung

According to BlockBeats, Yushu Technology made its debut on China's STAR Market (Sci-Tech Innovation Board) on August 19, with the stock rising 486.1% from its IPO price of 150.8 yuan. The stock peaked at 1,100 yuan intraday before closing at 883.87 yuan, according to monitoring by

BlackRock has maintained its Bitcoin outlook despite the cryptocurrency losing over half its value since October 2025. The world's largest asset manager attributes the crash—from a peak near $126,000 down to $60,000—to excessive leverage and capital flow shifts, not a fundamental breakdown. BlackRoc

According to BlackRock, Bitcoin fell more than 50% from around $126,000 in October 2025 to near $60,000 amid excessive leverage unwinding in crypto futures markets. The world's largest asset manager attributes the decline to forced liquidations of $90 billion in open interest, roughly 80% from

Align Partners Asset Management, the second-largest shareholder of Kosdaq-listed Gabia with a 14.29% stake (1,917,916 shares), sent a letter to Gabia's board on the 19th requesting an extraordinary general meeting to restructure the board. The move comes as private equity firm Macquarie's

According to the Korea Financial Investment Association, Hanwha Investment Securities reduced 6 domestic branches in the first half of 2026 as part of a broader restructuring effort. The move reflects the firm's shift toward wealth management (WM) services targeting high-net-worth clients while

According to Yonhap Infomax, on August 19, the USD-KRW exchange rate broke below the 1,400 won level during intraday trading, reaching 1,399.00 won at 12:19 p.m. KST and falling to a new low of 1,398.80 won. This marks the lowest level since September 29, 2025. The pair declined 12.80 won from the p

Taiwan Stock Exchange's weighted index closed down 1.3% at 44,719.35 points today, August 19.

According to CME data released on August 19, on August 18, gold trading volume reached 154,083 contracts and open interest 407,117 contracts, up 12,266 and 2,090 contracts respectively from the previous trading day. Natural gas saw trading volume of 497,014 contracts and open interest of 1,727,372 c

The United States and Japan's recent intervention to support the yen proved counterproductive and would have been more effective if not conducted, according to a Deutsche Bank report released on the 19th. The report analyzed the US Treasury's euro sales to purchase yen, finding that the euro-yen

According to a Deutsche Bank report on August 19, recent U.S. currency intervention to support the Japanese yen proved ineffective, with the dollar-yen exchange rate quickly reversing earlier gains. The rate fell from 160 yen per dollar to 155 before rebounding to around 159, as large market flows o

According to market data, China's A-share humanoid robot sector declined in afternoon trading on August 19, with over 10 stocks including Juyuan Intelligent, Wuzhou Chunyuan, Qinchuan Machine Tool, and Meihu Co. hitting daily lows.

According to Odaily, Yuanshangtech's A-share price gains narrowed to 486% in afternoon trading on August 19, reaching 883.85 yuan. The company's contract price on trade.xyz was quoted at $123.63.

According to PPP prediction market tool, a profitable on-chain account (0xfbe66593e49c4e7a7180a2582f041158bfb800f8) purchased $278,000 worth of "no change" positions on Polymarket's Federal Reserve September rate decision market ahead of the upcoming FOMC meeting. The account established positions a

According to HSBC, the bank's analysts upgraded South Korean equities to overweight from neutral on Aug 19. HSBC's Asia-Pacific equity strategy head Herald van der Linde said the recent market pullback cleared excess leverage in the region. The bank noted volatility remains elevated but has

According to the Japan Petroleum Association (PAJ), Japan's commercial crude oil inventory as of Aug 15 reached 11.7053 million kiloliters, up 276,523 kiloliters from 11.4288 million kiloliters the prior week. Refinery operating capacity utilization (BPSD) stood at 80.10%, down from 81.60% the