Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Japan's 30-year government bond yield rose 5 basis points to 3.98% today.

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's bond market weakened on August 10, with the 3-year benchmark yield rising 3.8bp to 3.785% in afternoon trading. The 10-year yield climbed 2.1bp to 4.236%, and the 30-year yield rose 6.1bp to 4.583%. Foreign investors purchased 4,147 contracts of 3-year

Sunrise Energy Metals, an Australian rare earth miner, secured $400 million in long-term debt financing from the U.S. Department of War on Friday, sending shares up as much as 29% on Monday. The investment supports development of the world's first primary scandium mine at the company's Syerston

According to the U.S. Department of War, Australia's Sunrise Energy Metals secured a $400 million loan commitment on Monday to develop the world's first primary scandium mine at its Syerston Project in New South Wales. Shares surged as much as 29% on the announcement before paring gains, last

According to Shanghai Futures Exchange announcement on August 10, the exchange has suspended two traders, Wang Xianyue and Xie Yuanchao, from opening new positions for 12 months. The traders engaged in matched trading across multiple accounts between January 8 and 23, 2026, on cathode copper

According to Nikkei Asia, on August 10, Sony and TSMC announced plans to jointly establish an image sensor chip manufacturing facility in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan. The partnership involves a total investment of $6.3 billion, with Sony holding approximately 60% and TSMC 40%. Production is

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, South Korea's two leading semiconductor manufacturers, recorded diverging stock performance on the 7th following their Q2 record earnings announcements. Samsung Electronics closed at 231,000 won, up 0.22% from the previous trading day, while SK Hynix fell 4.88% to 1

Gate News reports that, according to an announcement, 100 U.S. stock assets, including ASML and Mastercard (MA), are scheduled to pay cash dividends during this period. Gate will distribute and settle the dividends in USDT on a pro rata basis for users holding the relevant stocks at the snapshot time. This distribution covers the relevant U.S. stocks with corporate dividend payment dates from August 3 to August 7, 2026, spanning multiple sectors, including technology and semiconductors, financia

According to Jin10 Futures, on August 10, Shanghai Energy Exchange fuel oil futures inventory surged by 31,000 tons compared to the previous trading day, marking the largest single-day increase. Separately, pulp futures warehouse holdings rose by 2,299 tons to 369,664 tons. Other energy and

According to The Block, Robinhood launched cryptocurrency trading for eligible UK customers this week through its Bitstamp platform. Users can now buy and sell more than 50 digital assets, including BTC, ETH, XRP, and HYPE, directly within the Robinhood app alongside stocks, ISAs, options, and

According to Robinhood, on August 10, the company launched cryptocurrency trading for eligible UK investors through Bitstamp, offering 50+ digital assets directly within its main investment app alongside stocks, ISAs, options, and futures. The service launches this week with zero trading, account m

According to Bloomberg, Toshiba's shareholding in Kioxia decreased to 14.06% from 15.10%, according to a filing submitted to Japan's Financial Services Agency.

Foreign investors concentrated purchases in Kumho Group stocks and Korean retail stocks during early August (August 3-7). The buying pattern emerged as semiconductor stock volatility increased, prompting selective investment in companies showing earnings improvement expectations. Foreign ownership i

According to Korea Exchange, foreign investors increased holdings in South Korean consumer and construction stocks in early August, shifting away from volatile semiconductor shares. Kumho Construction's foreign ownership rose to 4.02% from 2.30% in the week ended August 7—the largest increase

According to PANews, on August 10, CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju stated that the correlation between Bitcoin and gold has returned to digital gold era levels.

According to its official announcement, Swedish-listed bitcoin reserve company H100 completed the acquisition of 2,455.4 BTC at approximately $62,900 per unit, bringing total holdings to 3,506 BTC. The transaction was executed entirely in H100 shares with an implicit share price of 1.86 Swedish

According to SK Hynix official statement, the company is exploring multiple approaches to strengthen its packaging business competitiveness, but has not made any definitive decisions regarding the reported potential sale of its Chongqing facility (valued at approximately 4 trillion Korean won).

According to BlockBeats, UMX, an Avenir Group-backed crypto-friendly securities platform, launched its invitation-only public testing on August 10. The platform enables unified trading of crypto assets and real securities on a single interface. During public testing, UMX offers crypto spot,

According to Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase's strategy team led by Mislav Matejka expects cyclical stocks to lead global markets in the second half of 2026, with indices forecast to reach new highs. The bank favors financials, luxury goods, construction materials, mining, industrials, and consumer

According to Jin10, five foreign exchange options contracts (euro, yen, and others) with strike prices exceeding 1 billion yuan each are set to expire at 22:00 Beijing time on August 10. Risk management guidance is