Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Yong'an International (00289) expects its midterm loss attributable to shareholders for the six months ended June to narrow to approximately 91.4 million yuan, compared with 150 million yuan in the same period of 2025. The company attributed the improvement to reduced investment property

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), pension savings account (PSA) fund allocations reached 42.4% of total assets at the end of the first half of 2026, crossing the 40% threshold for the first time. Total PSA accumulated funds reached 212.2 trillion won, up 14.6% from

According to ChainCatcher, Binance added 10 bStocks tokenized securities as qualified collateral assets effective August 5, 2026 at 20:00 UTC. The tokens include BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNRB), Super Micro Computer (SMCIB), IREN Limited (IRENB), ASML (ASMLB), Netflix (NFLXB), AST

According to Russia's Finance Ministry, the country's budget received 934 billion rubles from oil and gas sales in July, compared to 683.6 billion rubles in June.

SpaceX held its first earnings conference call since going public on the 4th, reporting Q2 revenue of $7.814 billion—a 94.4% year-over-year increase that exceeded analyst consensus of $6.93 billion. CEO Elon Musk outlined ambitious plans including a $1 trillion revenue target by 2030, Starlink

"Big Short" investor Michael Burry on Tuesday disclosed he sold off Microsoft shares, closed his short position in Oracle stock, and partially reduced his bearish bet in Palantir stock, according to a trading update on his Substack page. Burry's trades followed strong quarterly earnings from Big

According to traders and Jin10, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals, an Indian state-owned refiner, purchased 1 million barrels of Omani crude on Wednesday (Aug 5) through a tender at approximately $3 per barrel premium to Brent benchmark pricing, with seller Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Energy Trading

According to Russia's Ministry of Finance, from August 7 to September 4, the ministry will increase its foreign exchange purchases to 136.17 billion rubles from the previous 123.2 billion rubles. Daily foreign exchange purchases will rise to 6.5 billion rubles from 5.4 billion rubles

According to a trading update on his Substack page, Michael Burry on Tuesday sold Microsoft shares, closed his short position in Oracle, and reduced his bearish bet in Palantir stock. Burry stated he exited the MSFT position after benefiting from "lucky timing," noting his enthusiasm for Microsoft's

According to Korean Exchange data, on August 5, KOSPI rallied 3.76% to 6,598.26 as memory chip demand exceeded supply expectations. SK Hynix surged 5.77% to 1.668 million won, while Samsung Electronics rose 2.50% to 246,000 won. Bank of America initiated coverage of SK Hynix with a buy rating and 3

According to Reuters, major U.S. optical telecom companies surged on August 4 as the Trump administration prepares to ban Chinese optical transceiver imports on security grounds. Lumentum Holdings closed up 8.92% to $849.47, extending a 4-trading-day rally to 41.02% gains. Coherent jumped 12.35%,

According to Harbert Capital's mid-year investor presentation, memory chip makers Micron Technology, SK Hynix, and Samsung Electronics have reached or exceeded $1 trillion in market value this year as AI infrastructure demand drives unprecedented investment in storage chips. Micron's stock

Eurozone Producer Price Index (PPI) came in at 4.6% year-over-year in June, matching consensus expectations and declining from 5.9% in the previous month.

Eurozone producer prices declined 0.3% month-on-month in June, matching economists' forecasts and reversing May's 0.2% increase, according to official economic data.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency citing an informed source, Iran stated that any potential agreement with Oman on ship passages through the Strait of Hormuz would not lead to the strait's immediate opening. The negotiations regarding vessel transit arrangements are bilateral between Iran and O

According to Bernstein, Bitcoin mining firm Cipher Digital's stock price fell 15.7% in recent trading following the company's report of a widened loss in the second quarter. Bernstein maintained its "Outperform" rating on the company with a $32 price target, noting that execution of Cipher's three c

Korean corporate executives purchased significant stakes in their own companies during the week of July 28 to August 4, 2026, with five cases exceeding 1 billion won each, according to disclosures from Korea's Financial Supervisory Service. The purchases occurred during a period of market

Eurozone June producer price index (PPI) month-on-month data is set to be released shortly.

The Korean stock market saw 29 cases of closing price volatility investment caution designations in May-July, a 7.25-fold increase from 4 cases in the same period last year, according to Korea Exchange (KRX) listing disclosure system (KIND) data. The designations occur when closing prices suddenly

According to Maeil Business Newspaper, Samsung Electro-Mechanics stock surged 14.43% on August 5, closing at 1.356 million Korean won, bringing its 4-day rebound to 54.4% from a July 30 low of 879,000 won. The rally was fueled by Japanese printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer Ibiden's