Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Gate News reports that, according to Gate’s official announcement, Gate has launched 17 CFD stock trading contracts in its CFD stocks section. All contracts offer 4x fixed leverage, with a minimum order size of 0.1. The listed trading pairs include: KORU (Direxion MSCI Korea 3x Bull ETF), SNXX (Tradr Shandy 2x Bull ETF), XBI (State Street S&P Biotechnology ETF), BSP (Bend Spoon Technology), BOT (Direxion 2x Bull Robots & AI Automation ETF), INTW (Direxion 3x Bear Semiconductors ETF), TZA (Direxi

According to Jin10, silver traded near $57.40 per ounce on Tuesday, July 28, declining after rising roughly 0.5% in the previous session. Oil price weakness, driven by de-escalation expectations in regional tensions, has eased inflation and rate-hike concerns, potentially supporting silver

International credit rating agency Fitch forecasts that Japan's debt will continue to decline over the next five years, despite the country's new expansionary fiscal policy announced last week. In a report released on May 27 local time, Fitch stated that Japan's strengthened fiscal policy stance in

104 out of 262 Korean listed companies, or 40% of analyzed firms, had their annual operating profit forecasts downgraded in the recent 3 months as of May 27, according to financial data provider FnGuide. The downgrades were driven by energy price volatility from prolonged Middle East conflict,

According to Fitch, Japan's government on July 27 adopted a revised fiscal strategy that defers the primary balance surplus target and shifts focus to maintaining a declining trajectory for gross government debt over the next five years. The shift includes substantial fiscal investments in growth ar

According to Bitget market data, on July 28, China's Shanghai Composite Index broke below the 3,800-point level, declining 1.54%, while the Science and Technology Innovation Board 50 Index fell more than 7% and the ChiNext Index dropped over 7.5%. The Shenzhen Component Index also fell 4.65%.

France's consumer confidence index rose to 86 in July, up from 84 in the previous month, according to official data.

DeepSeek, an AI model, achieved a 73% portfolio return since its 2023 launch and a 35% year-to-date gain, according to research by Lorenzo Riera, an associate professor of finance at the University of Florida, reported on May 26 local time. Riera has been conducting research since 2023 to enable AI

DeepSeek achieved the highest stock trading returns among AI models in 2026, according to research by a US finance professor. Lorenzo Lira, associate professor of finance at the University of Florida, stated on May 26 that DeepSeek's portfolio rose 35% year-to-date in 2026, outperforming ChatGPT's 1

Brent crude oil fell below $84 per barrel on July 28, with an intraday decline of 1.53%.

According to a study cited by Business Insider on July 26, DeepSeek has emerged as the top-performing AI model in stock trading this year, according to Lorenz Lira, associate professor of finance at the University of Florida. Since its 2023 launch, DeepSeek's portfolio has

According to Jin10 on July 28, at least eight very large crude carriers (VLCCs) are diverting to Egypt's Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir to load Saudi crude as Houthi threats disrupt Red Sea trade routes. Ship-tracking data shows the tankers plan to arrive within coming weeks through mid-August.

According to China News Network, South Korea's financial regulators are considering introducing personal investment caps to cool overheated leveraged stock products. The proposal would limit individual investors' leveraged stock positions to no more than 20% of their total financial investments.

HD Hyundai Electric reported a 37.3% year-over-year increase in operating profit for Q2 2026, reaching 287 billion won, according to preliminary consolidated results disclosed on May 28. The South Korean

According to ING Economics, the Bank of England is expected to maintain interest rates unchanged throughout 2026, with inflation forecast to approach 3% in the second half of the year and into early 2027—remaining within the central bank's tolerance range. The institution predicts two rate cuts

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 14:30 on July 28, the CNEX market-wide funding sentiment index reported 61, up 3 points from 10:15. Large banks, mid-size banks, and non-bank institutions recorded sentiment indices of 61, 63, and 59 respectively, each rising 3 points.

Pension funds in South Korea net purchased 15 billion won in the KOSPI market from July 1 to July 28 (2:51 PM) despite the index plummeting 2408.81 points, according to Korea Exchange data released on July 28. The National Pension Service (NPS), the country's largest institutional investor and

Early in the European session on July 28, EUR/USD fell to a monthly low of approximately 1.1362 as the market remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision. The U.S. dollar extended its gains amid expectations that the Fed will maintain rates in the 3.5%-3.75% range.

The Nikkei 225 index fell 4% at market close today, marking its lowest level since May.

According to Korea Exchange data, South Korea's National Pension Service and other public pension funds made net purchases of 150 billion won on the KOSPI during July 1-28, 2026, amid a sharp market decline. Over the same period, the KOSPI index fell 2,408.81 points (28.42%). National Pension Servic