Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Bloomberg, Block has raised its full-year 2026 profit guidance. The company projects gross profit of $13.5 billion, adjusted operating income of $3.5 billion, and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $4.02. However, net income is expected to decline 84% year-over-year to $88.5

According to Bloomberg, on August 6, Figma CEO Dylan Field voluntarily forgoed approximately $46 million in company stock awards. The waiver was self-directed with no replacement compensation offered. Field was originally scheduled to receive approximately 2.4 million Class B shares on July 1,

According to Zhitong Finance, MINIMAX-W (ticker: 00100) surged 5.52% to HK$267.8 on August 6, with trading volume reaching HK$81.81 million, as the stock formally entered the Hong Kong-Shanghai-Shenzhen Connect program. Based on a recent deep research report from Zhongtai Media, the company's

China's Ministry of Commerce announced on August 5, 2026, that beef imports from Argentina under safeguard measures have reached 50% of the designated quota specified in Ministry of Commerce Notice 2025 No. 87. Once imports reach 100% of the quota, a 55% tariff surcharge will be imposed on top of th

According to Yonhap InfoMax, Uber (NYSE: UBER) stock fell 5.29% to $68.18 on Aug 5, 2026, following disappointing third-quarter guidance. The company projected Q3 total bookings of $58.25 billion to $60.25 billion, with the midpoint of $59.25 billion falling short of Wall Street's consensus

According to Yonhap Infomax, Gaon Electric Wire (ticker: 000500) signed a power cable supply contract with Singapore's Land Transport Authority on August 6, valued at approximately 600 billion won (around $450 million USD). The distribution cables will be supplied for Singapore's MRT (Mass Rapid Tra

According to Bitget, South China AMC 2x Long Hynix ETF dropped 16.02% on Aug 6, while the South China AMC 2x Long Samsung Electronics ETF fell 10.75% the same day.

According to U.S. media reports, Vice President Vance said on the evening of August 5 that negotiations with Iran would be "fraught with setbacks and time-consuming," characterizing Iran as "extremely difficult to deal with." Vance stated that while the process will be complex and require time, the

Australia's June merchandise and services trade surplus came in at A$1.929 billion, significantly beating the forecast of a A$1.08 billion deficit. This marked a sharp improvement from May's A$3.018 billion deficit.

Australian exports rebounded 9.6% in June, reversing the previous month's decline of 6.9%, according to official economic data.

According to a recent X post, ETF Store President Nate Geraci said the CLARITY Act legislative process demonstrates the crypto industry must invest more in market education. Geraci noted that many politicians, traditional finance participants, and mainstream financial media still lack genuine

According to Odaily, on Aug 6, U.S. stocks closed with the Dow Jones up 0.49%, S&P 500 down 0.17%, and Nasdaq down 0.83%, while the VIX fear index fell 4.18%. AI stocks declined broadly, with Astera Labs falling 11.96%, AMD down 7.04%, onsemi down 4.79%, Super Micro Computer down 4.32%, and

According to Gate data, spot gold broke above $4,300 per ounce today for the first time since June 18. The metal has gained $250 this week and is up more than 1% intraday.

According to Bitget, South Korea's KOSPI index plunged 5% to 6,265.99 points on August 6. Leading semiconductor stocks fell sharply, with SK Hynix down 9.35% and Samsung Electronics declining 6.3%.

SC crude oil September 2026 contract climbed 1.01% intraday to 518.2 yuan per barrel, with trading volume reaching approximately 50.485 billion yuan and open interest gaining nearly 1,500 contracts. Fuel oil main contract rose over 2.00% to 3,419 yuan per

Google's stock is attracting market attention after CEO Sundar Pichai published an internal letter on the official blog and X on Aug. 5, announcing major leadership changes at Google DeepMind: Demis Hassabis was promoted to Chairman of Google DeepMind and Chief Scientist of Alphabet and will step away from GDM's day-to-day operations to focus on AGI strategy. Google DeepMind Leadership Restructuring: Changes in Roles and Responsibilities According to Sundar Pichai's official announcement on Aug.

According to Reuters, citing four people familiar with the matter, the Trump administration is set to announce as early as August 6 a 15% tariff on polysilicon-derived products and establish minimum import prices for polysilicon, silicon wafers, cells, and modules. Polysilicon is a high-purity silic

Bitcoin (BTC) is seeing a short-term rebound, trading at around $64,580 as of August 6. Strategy preferred stock STRC rebounded strongly, breaking above $94, while Michael Saylor declared the goal of becoming the company with the largest market cap in the world. Block raised its 2026 outlook due to strong quarterly results and said artificial intelligence had affected nearly all of its code. Macro Events & Crypto Hotspots According to Blocktempo, Bitcoin giant Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) h

South Korea's FX swap points normalized after the completion of reserve requirement deposit obligations on the previous day, with all tenors declining sharply. The 1-month swap point fell 0.25 won to -0.45 won, while 3-month dropped to -2.25 won, 6-month to -6.00 won, and 1-year to -12.70 won,

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) withdrew a net 269.5 billion yuan in liquidity today (August 6). The central bank conducted 10 billion yuan of 7-day reverse repurchase operations at a 1.40% rate, while 270.5 billion yuan of previous reverse repos