Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to BlockBeats, citing Hyperinsight monitoring, a whale at address 0xc278 was liquidated in Brent crude oil trading on August 3, exiting its position after 61 total rounds of trading. The latest liquidation closed 47,600 BRENTOIL long contracts with a settlement value of

According to FnGuide, on July 31, South Korean individual stock billionaires' rankings shifted dramatically as the AI and semiconductor boom accelerated. Owners within the semiconductor value chain, including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, saw their wealth surge and climb the rankings.

According to investment bank sources, SK D&D's board approved a 136.7 billion won rights offering on July 28, with shares priced at 3,060 won each. The move marks a pivot from previous delisting plans as the South Korean company seeks to address its liquidity challenges. Han & Company, a private

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korean government bond futures showed mixed trading on August 3. The 3-year contract rose 1 tick to 103.24, while the 10-year fell 3 ticks to 105.79. Foreign investors net-bought 1,608 contracts of 3-year futures and 458 contracts of 10-year futures. U.S.

According to Jin10 Futures, the CFETS-NEX liquidity sentiment index declined to 50 as of 10:15 on August 3, down 1 point from earlier readings. By institution type, large banks reported 49, mid-size and small banks 51, and non-bank institutions 49, each declining 1 point. The index tracks market liq

JPMorgan strategist Tanase Junya (田瀨淳也) and others said in a report on August 3 that the U.S. Treasury’s “firepower” available for Forex intervention is more limited than previously thought. However, if highly unconventional funding and scheduling methods are adopted, in theory as much as about $187 billion could be mobilized. As of June, the U.S. Treasury’s Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) holds about €13 billion in assets and $25.5 billion in assets. Current Resources of the U.S. Treasury Exc

According to ChainCatcher citing Bloomberg data, South Korea's KOSPI index has posted 63% volatility year-to-date, exceeding Bitcoin's 48% and marking the highest volatility among major markets tracked by Bloomberg. The high volatility stems from extreme market concentration: Samsung Electronics and

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) reported its second-quarter results on Aug. 2. Net revenue driven by stock trading, prediction markets, and options business together reached $1.31 billion, setting a new all-time company record for the highest quarterly performance, up 32% year over year. Event Contracts revenue reached $156 million, up more than 10x year over year. Multiple business metrics also hit historical highs, while cryptocurrency revenue declined 38% year over year to $100 million. Robinhood Q2

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh maintained silence on future monetary policy direction during a press conference held on the 29th following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, adopting a strategy to let markets independently assess economic conditions rather than providing explicit guidance.

According to The Economist on August 2, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh maintained silence on future interest rate policy following the July 29 FOMC meeting, citing the central bank's intention to let markets assess economic conditions independently. The ambiguous stance prompted immediate market reaction, wi

According to Bloomberg, Alibaba-W stock rose 6.24% to 124.3 HKD early on Aug 3, with 9.06 billion HKD in trading volume. The move followed news that Moonshot AI, in which Alibaba is a major investor, secured an agreement to access approximately 20,000 NVIDIA GPUs to power its Kimi model series. Moon

According to multiple brokers, Seoul's dollar-won spot market traded at Par (0 basis) on August 3, with the NDF (non-deliverable forward) fixing position holding Square (neutral), indicating no net positioning pressure for regional market

Economist Peter Schiff said in a post on X on Aug. 2 that the U.S. credit card delinquency rate (the share of credit card balances overdue by more than 60 days) has risen to the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, citing U.S. Federal Reserve data. This contrasts with claims by the Trump administration that the U.S. economy is booming at an unprecedented pace, as optimistic pricing for risk assets such as stocks faces signals of stress. Current situation of the credit card serious deli

KB Kookmin Bank and Sangsangin Securities issued divergent forecasts on the USD-KRW exchange rate following a sharp one-month decline. Between July 1 and July 30, the USD-KRW rate fell over 140 won, dropping from an intraday high of 1,559.20 won

According to ChainCatcher, on August 3, China's securities regulator Wu Qing pledged to actively support mainland enterprises listing in Hong Kong. Speaking at the listing ceremony for five-year China government bond futures at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Wu said regulators will optimize and i

According to Yonhapinfomax, the USD-KRW exchange rate fell over 140 won within one month, dropping from a June peak of 1,561.50 won to 1,418 won on July 30. KB Kook Min Bank forecasts the pair will remain in a downside bias range of 1,400–1,460 won in August, with potential support at the 1,400

The KOSDAQ triggered a buy-side sidecar on August 3 after rebounding sharply during intraday trading, while the KOSPI fell nearly 5% and threatened the 6300 level amid large-scale foreign and institutional selling. The KOSDAQ opened 1.36% lower at 709.99, turned positive around 9:30 AM, and surged t