Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Binance's official announcement, the exchange launches 10 bStocks trading pairs—including Astera Labs (ALABB), ASML (ASMLB), AST SpaceMobile (ASTSB), and seven others—today at 20:00 UTC+8. bStocks holders can swap into BTC, USDT, or other supported tokens fee-free one hour after

Investor capital is shifting away from large-cap semiconductor stocks toward mid-cap Kosdaq names in robotics, semiconductor supply chain materials and components, and IT hardware. The shift follows profit-taking in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which pressured the Kospi. Analysts attribute Kosd

According to media reports, China's Microtech (SHMC) stock surged over 10% on August 5 as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating the company's semiconductor manufacturing equipment for potential use in their Chinese

According to Shanghai Ganglianjin, battery-grade lithium carbonate (MMLC) midday prices rose 250 yuan per tonne to 140,200 yuan per tonne today, compared to the previous day's 16:30 closing level.

The Nikkei 225 index rose 1,737.11 points, or 2.72%, to 65,694.64 at 9:17 AM, while the TOPIX index gained 60.12 points, or 1.52%, to 4,021.90. Japanese stocks opened higher following overnight gains in US markets, where the Dow Jones and S&P 500 reached record closing highs and the Philadelphia

According to CNBC, on August 5, SoftBank Group jumped more than 10% after Wall Street hit fresh overnight highs supported by strong corporate earnings and lower oil prices. Chip-related stocks also advanced across Asia: Advantest rose 7%, Kioxia gained 6.34%, Tokyo Electron added 3.64% in Japan,

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) stock plunged more than 8% after hours following the release of its Q2 2026 earnings report, after rising more than 9% during regular trading hours on earnings expectations. Q2 2026 revenue was $7.81B, exceeding analysts' estimate of $6.93 billion. Capital expenditures were $18.37 billion, far above analysts' estimate of $13.22 billion. This was the first earnings call hosted by Elon Musk. SpaceX Q2 2026 Overall Performance: $7.81B in Revenue, Above Expectations SpaceX Q2 2

According to Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Manabu Kihara, the government and Bank of Japan are in close communication at multiple levels regarding economic and financial trends.

According to Odaily on Aug 5, shares of Chinese optical module makers Zhongjixuanchuang, Xinyixing, and Tianfu Communications declined 7.93%, 4.96%, and 3.4% respectively after market reports that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is drafting a ban on imports of Chinese data center

According to Yonhap Infomax, on August 5, Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 2.72% to 65,694.64 points as overnight U.S. market strength and easing Middle East tensions boosted investor sentiment. The TOPIX index gained 1.52% to 4,021.90, while Japan's AI and semiconductor stocks saw buying

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Kihara declined to comment on remarks regarding the yen and reiterated that monetary policy decisions should rest with the Bank of Japan. Kihara stated he expects the BOJ to continue pursuing its 2% inflation

SPCX stock rose 9.43% to $125.33 at the close on August 5. In after-hours trading, SPCX fell to $116.78 as investors assessed SpaceX's quarterly results and AI spending plans. SpaceX announced an expanded partnership with NVIDIA, planning to equip the Starmind satellite network with NVIDIA Rubin GPUs and Vera CPUs. Intraday and After-Hours Price Movements of SPCX and NVIDIA Stocks Based on market data, the stock movements on August 5, 2026, were as follows: SPCX rose 9.43% at the close to $125.3

According to Jin10 futures, on August 5 at 10:15 AM, the CNEX market-wide money market sentiment index reported 47, up 1 point from 08:45. The index is scaled from 0 to 100, with 50 representing equilibrium and readings above 50 indicating tightened liquidity

According to Financial News, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS-US) stock surged over 10% on Tuesday, August 4, driven by Meta's interest in integrating WhatsApp with the company's satellite network. The stock has now gained for four consecutive trading days. Meta's global head of network infrastructure,

According to CoinPost, Italy's largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo disclosed in its 13F filing that it significantly reduced holdings of BlackRock Bitcoin spot ETF IBIT from 646,800 shares in Q1 to 40,700 shares by end of Q2 2026, marking a 93.7% decline. Simultaneously, the bank increased its position in

Comedian Kim Won-hoon lost 24 million won in Korean stocks within 2 weeks of starting trading, according to a preview released on Netflix Korea's YouTube channel. Kim started with 180 million won and repeatedly averaged down his positions to reduce losses. The loss coincides with unprecedented

Korean stock indices experienced sector rotation over the recent two-week period from July 22 to August 4. Large-cap semiconductor stocks declined while healthcare, content, and small-cap stocks gained. The KOSPI large-cap index fell 6.3 percent during this period, while the small-cap index

According to Netflix Korea, comedian Kim Won-hoon lost 24 million won in his first two weeks of stock trading after an initial investment of 180 million won. He repeatedly doubled down on losing positions in an attempt to cut losses, a strategy he humorously likened to diluting whisky until it

According to JPMorgan Chase analysis on August 5, hyperscaler cloud service providers' backlog orders surged over 150% year-over-year to approximately $1.7 trillion, significantly outpacing capital expenditure growth of roughly 80%. Analyst Mark Schilsky noted that both backlog orders and new

According to Lookonchain, Bitcoin miner MARA transferred 6,000 BTC ($384.6 million) to TwoPrime over the past 5 hours on August 5. The miner holds a total of 36,303 BTC ($2.34 billion).