Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Cointelegraph, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest bank, reduced its IBIT holdings by 94% in the second quarter while expanding its staked Ethereum ETF position to roughly three times its previous

Amazon reached a $3 trillion market capitalization for the first time on local time May 3, becoming the fifth company globally to join the '$3 trillion club,' while Apple fell to 3rd place in overall market cap rankings. Amazon's milestone was driven by better-than-expected Q2 results and Amazon

According to Maeil Business Newspaper, Amazon broke the $3 trillion market capitalization threshold on August 3, closing at $284.02, up 4.58%, with a total market value reaching approximately $3.05 trillion. The company became the fifth to achieve this milestone, following Nvidia, Microsoft,

SpaceX released its first earnings report today (August 4) after going public in June in what was the largest U.S. IPO on record. The stock is trading around $110, down approximately 19% from its initial

According to Jin10, China United Airlines announced on August 4 that starting from August 5, the company will adjust fuel surcharges on domestic routes. For flights of 800 kilometers (inclusive) or less, passengers will pay 40 yuan

Chung Mong-joon, chairman of the Asan Foundation, will gift 2.8 million shares of HD Hyundai stocks to Chung Ki-sun, chairman of HD Hyundai, on September 3. The transfer strengthens succession planning within the conglomerate, with Chung Ki-sun's ownership stake approaching 10% of the holding

According to Oman News Agency, the official price for Oman crude oil delivery in October was set at $83.51 per barrel today.

The Federal Reserve's July 29 decision exposed internal division as three officials voted to raise interest rates, while the Institute for Supply Management reported U.S. Manufacturing PMI rose to 55.6 in July—the strongest reading since May 2022 and above the 54.0 forecast. The manufacturing

According to Yonhap Infomax, Kakao Pay reported record-high quarterly results on August 4, posting net profit of 49.6 billion won in the second quarter, surging 251% year-over-year. Operating profit reached 58.6 billion won, up more than five-fold, while revenue increased 40.6% to 335.1 billion won.

The Hang Seng Index closed down 156 points (0.6%) today at 25,852, breaking below the 26,000 level after investors turned cautious at the key support level. The index briefly fell more than 240 points during intraday trading before recovering slightly. The decline ended a six-day winning

According to the Institute for Supply Management, U.S. Manufacturing PMI rose to 55.6 in July, the strongest reading since May 2022 and well above the 54.0 forecast. The report arrived on August 4, days after three Federal Open Market Committee members voted for a rate increase, and reinforced

WTI crude oil rose 2.00% intraday on August 4, trading at $80.30 per barrel.

According to News1, South Korea's KOSDAQ index rebounded 21% over three trading days through August 4, with major KOSDAQ-tracking ETFs recovering from negative returns to positive performance. KODEX KOSDAQ150, which tracks the KOSDAQ index, saw its weekly return surge to 12.54% after falling to

Reddit (RDDT) stock triggered Wall Street's widest post-earnings analyst split this season after a 21% crash on July 31, with Wells Fargo cutting its price target to $143 while Truist raised its target to a Street-high $275 within two trading days. The divergence followed Reddit's second-quarter ear

According to Yahoo Finance, Reddit stock fell 21% to $140.67 on July 31 after Q2 earnings beat revenue estimates by $73 million but missed US daily active user expectations. Second-quarter revenue grew 61% year-over-year to $804.9 million versus estimates of $731.8 million, with net income of $253 m

According to Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) query results, as of July 21, 2026, DEL (02270) had highly concentrated shareholding: the controlling shareholder held 66.49% of issued shares, while 18 other shareholders collectively held 33.04%, leaving only 2.9 million shares (0.47%

According to Jin10, Federal Reserve official Williams said on August 4 that inflation is expected to moderate, adding the Fed will take action if the forecast does not materialize. In the broader market, China's long-end bond yields narrowed during July, with intermediate and long-term bond funds

Saudi Aramco's CEO stated on August 4 that oil demand remains at strong levels and the market is facing a supply crisis rather than a demand crisis.

According to Seoul Economic, the Korean won-to-US dollar exchange rate closed at 1,432.5 won on August 4, up 2.7 won from the previous day's close, after hitting an intraday low of 1,421 won earlier in the session. Middle East geopolitical risk easing and crude oil prices declining over 4%

According to ChainCatcher and Gate platform data, Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) led today's rally, with MSFT reaching $487.66 up 4.85% and AMZN at $284.02 up 4.58%. The gains drove sharp increases in related derivatives trading on Gate. Gate MSFT 24-hour contract volume jumped 211.64% to $12.37