Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Jin10, the Bank of Japan held its benchmark interest rate at 1% on July 31, in line with market expectations.

According to economist Hohail speaking at Binance's offline private meeting on July 31, the major tech stock correction window has opened and is expected to extend through August. Hohail noted that while a two-digit rebound is possible in the short term, markets remain in a deleveraging phase.

According to Kyodo News, on July 31, Japan's Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki declined to confirm whether Japanese authorities intervened in forex markets to support the yen against the dollar. "We cannot disclose whether there was market intervention, but we remain vigilant at all times," she

Foreign exchange banks in South Korea recorded daily average foreign exchange trading volumes exceeding $120 billion for the first time in Q2 2026, reaching $121.44 billion according to Bank of Korea statistics released on July 31. The 18.3% increase from Q1 2026's $102.65 billion was driven by

According to Bank of Korea, average daily foreign exchange trading volume at Korean banks hit $121.44 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 18.3% from the first quarter. The surge marked the highest quarterly figure since the central bank began tracking data in 2008. The increase was driven by h

Korean stocks posted their largest intraday gain on record on July 31, with the KOSPI index surging 14.36% to 6396.95 as of 11:53 AM local time. The rally was driven by renewed semiconductor investment sentiment following overnight gains in US chip stocks and the liquidation of a major US hedge

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korea's overnight interbank call rate reached 2.763% on July 31, with trading volume at 17.812 trillion won. The banking system faced a reserve fund shortfall of 10.893 trillion won, while cumulative reserve adequacy showed a surplus of 60.321 trillion won.

Sony Group raised its full-year operating profit guidance to 1.72 trillion yen from the previous estimate of 1.60 trillion yen, exceeding the market estimate of 1.65 trillion yen. The company's first-quarter operating profit came in at 476.5 billion yen, significantly beating the market

According to Ed Yardeni, CEO of Yardeni Research, speaking on CNBC on July 30, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh failed his first credibility test as bond yields continued rising. Yardeni noted that despite Warsh's hawkish rhetoric, the Fed did not raise rates, prompting bond market participants to

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) assessed that South Korea's foreign exchange reserves are sufficient to serve as a liquidity buffer amid broad-based shocks, according to a report published on the 30th local time. The assessment was based on a system-wide stress test conducted by the IMF. The I

According to its 2026 External Sector Report released on July 30, the International Monetary Fund assessed that South Korea's foreign exchange reserves are sufficient to provide adequate liquidity buffers even under widespread shock scenarios. The fund's conclusion followed stress tests applied

Top 1% profitable investors at Mirae Asset Securities net sold SK Hynix most heavily on the morning of the 31st at 11 AM, despite semiconductor stocks rebounding sharply. SK Hynix rose 23.98% to 1,639,000 won by 11 AM, reaching an intraday high of 1,714,000 won near the daily limit, while Samsung

According to Guru Club, Strategy reported a net loss of $24.45 per share in Q2 2026 (ended July 31), compared to earnings of $32.60 per share in the same period last year, driven primarily by an $8.22 billion impairment charge on its Bitcoin holdings. Quarterly revenue rose 6.9% year-over-year to $1

A whale trader using wallet address 0xC8b5 turned a $2.26 million loss into a $6.44 million profit on a leveraged SK Hynix perpetual contract position between July 29 and July 31, according to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain. The trader opened a 3x leveraged long on 37,229 units of SKHX—a Hy

According to Guang Da Futures analysis, London spot gold rose 0.81% overnight to $4,100.34 per ounce, while Shanghai Futures Exchange gold climbed 1.2%. The advance was driven by softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data: second-quarter GDP grew at an annualized 1.5% versus expectations, and June

According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain, wallet 0xC8b5 turned a $2.26 million unrealized loss into a $6.44 million profit on the SKHX perpetual contract between July 29 and July 31. The trader had opened a 3x leveraged long position on 37,229 units of SKHX on July 29, which tracks SK

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will review a system enabling US stock markets to operate 23 hours per day this fall. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins stated in an interview with Yahoo Finance on the 30th (local time) that the agency is examining 23-hour rather than 24-hour trading, with

Spot gold fell below $4,080 per ounce intraday on July 31, declining 0.58% during the session.

According to data from Yonhap Infomax, on the morning of July 31 (Asia time), S&P 500 E-mini futures rose 0.28% to 7,493.25, while Nasdaq-100 E-mini futures climbed 0.90% to 28,491.25, driven by strong big tech earnings overnight. Microsoft surged 16% after its Azure cloud division grew faster

According to SEC Chair Paul Atkins on July 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will review a framework allowing U.S. stock markets to operate for 23 hours daily this fall. The remaining one hour would be reserved for system maintenance and software updates. Atkins told Yahoo Finance in a