Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to South Korea's central bank statement reported by Jin10, the country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $13.33 billion in August, marking the largest monthly increase on record. Reserves climbed from $427.95 billion at the end of July to $442.28 billion by end of August. The central ban

National Assembly Policy Committee member Seo Il-jun announced on the 3rd that his party will pursue a parliamentary investigation into single-stock leveraged ETF controversy. The People Power Party lawmaker stated during a press conference at the National Assembly that the investigation must

According to Yonhap Infomax, on September 3, South Korea's 3-year Korea Treasury Bond (KTB) futures rose 9 basis points to 103.04, while 10-year KTB futures climbed 24 basis points to 104.99. Foreign investors made net purchases of 499 contracts in 3-year futures and 31 contracts in 10-year futures.

According to Yonhap Infomax, on September 3, the Seoul foreign exchange market's dollar-won spot MAR (market average exchange rate) was quoted at zero level ahead of 9 a.m. Meanwhile, the NDF fixing position remained square, indicating market participants faced neutral positioning for the

According to crypto KOL Ansem, Robinhood is poised to reach a record high in the fourth quarter, with potential gains of around 50% from current levels. Ansem cited the company's expanding crypto business, which is launching a Layer 2 blockchain, as a key growth driver expected to generate

The Bank of Japan will hold a market operations meeting on October 14.

Vietnam's trade deficit narrowed significantly to $113 million in August, a major improvement from July's deficit of $3.587 billion.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has requested a federal court to dismiss the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) lawsuit challenging its classification of crypto perpetual contracts as futures. The CFTC argues that CME lacks standing since the exchange can list these contracts i

According to Bitcoin.com, Grayscale Research Head Zach Pandl stated on September 3 that U.S. residents' stock allocation reached a historic high of 46.71% by end-2025, creating increased opportunities for crypto asset diversification. Pandl noted Bitcoin's 90-day correlation with Nasdaq-100 has

Bitcoin traded in a narrow range near $77,000 in early trading on September 3. CoinGlass data showed that liquidations across the global crypto market totaled $286 million over the past 24 hours, including $164 million in long positions and $122 million in short positions, with a total of 105,000 traders liquidated. Alternative.me data showed the Fear and Greed Index at 65 (Greed). $286 Million in Global Liquidations, Including $164 Million in Long Positions According to CoinGlass data, liquidat

Korea Development Bank issued 370 billion won in 2-month discount bonds at a 3.18% coupon rate and 170 billion won in 1.5-year bonds at 3.94% on the previous trading day, according to bond market sources on September 3. The unusually short maturities—including 3-month bonds issued on September 1 and

The New York Federal Reserve released a report on local time 2nd analyzing whether central banks are moving away from dollar assets, finding that the decline in dollar share of official foreign exchange reserves from 64% in 2015 to 56% last year was driven primarily by China and Russia rather than a

According to SoSoValue data reported by PANews, XRP spot ETF recorded net outflows of $7.2 million on September 2. Bitwise XRP ETF was the sole product with outflows on the day. As of press time, total assets under management for XRP spot ETFs reached $1.415 billion, with cumulative net inflows of $

According to ChainCatcher citing SoSoValue data, Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP) posted net outflows of $7.20 million on September 2. The fund has accumulated $596 million in historical net inflows to date and currently holds $1.415 billion in total assets under

According to a report released by the New York Federal Reserve on September 2, the share of dollar assets in global central banks' foreign exchange reserves fell from 64% in 2015 to 56% by 2023. However, the central bank noted that most countries have not significantly reduced their dollar

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korean forex dealers on September 3 saw the USD/KRW exchange rate fall to the 1,350–1,360 won range amid signs of Japanese central bank intervention overnight. The USD/JPY pair briefly declined to the low 158 yen level, triggering a linked decline in USD/KRW.

China's RatingDog composite PMI reached 52.1 in August, up from 50.8 in the previous month, indicating continued economic expansion.

According to RatingDog, China's services sector purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 51.4 in August, up 1.0 point from 50.4 in July.

Korean foreign exchange authorities are monitoring the won-dollar exchange rate's rapid decline after the currency pair fell from the 1,550-won range in July to the 1,360-won range in August, reaching the 1,350-won level in early September — the lowest point since July 3 last year. The 200-won

According to an exclusive report by Chinese technology media outlet LatePost on September 2, Kimi large-model developer Moonshot AI confidentially submitted its A1 listing application to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing this week, marking the formal launch of its Hong Kong IPO process. Moonshot AI said it would not comment on market rumors and that it currently had no information to disclose. The company is advancing a new round of financing at a pre-money valuation of approximately $50 billion.