Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

South Korea's Financial Services Commission is reviewing exemptions that would exclude profitable KOSDAQ companies from delisting even if their market capitalization falls below 20 billion won. The policy adjustment responds to the KOSDAQ index's decline to the 700-level from 1200, which has

According to Aswath Damodaran from NYU Stern School of Business, in a new interview, the upcoming AI shakeout will hit smaller companies hardest while the Magnificent Seven possess sufficient cash flow and balance sheet strength to survive. Damodaran highlighted that Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft ha

According to PANews, real estate investment firm Cardone Capital increased its Bitcoin holdings by 350 BTC, valued at approximately $22.3 million, on August 4, according to CEO Grant Cardone.

According to a regulatory filing, founder Jeff Bezos plans to sell 15 million Amazon (AMZN) shares valued at $4.07 billion, with Aug. 3 listed as the approximate sale date. The announcement triggered a 1% dip in overnight trading late Monday, just hours after the tech giant crossed the $3 trillion m

According to MP Doctor, KOSDAQ jumped 5.43% (up 40.06 points) as of 10:58 a.m. on August 4, triggering the 17th buy-side circuit breaker (temporary halt on program buy orders) of the year. The rally was fueled by overnight strength in U.S. equity markets, with KOSPI also turning positive during the

China Recycling Energy (stock code: 00290) launched a placement of 219 million new shares at HK$1.60 per share on August 4, representing a 12.09% discount to the previous closing price of HK$1.82. The fundraising is expected to raise approximately HK$350 million in gross proceeds, with HK$346 millio

According to iNews24, South Korean brokers will exclude single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) from margin financing collateral starting August 14, 2026. This self-regulatory measure follows earlier government restrictions on leveraged and inverse

According to Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiroe Jouchi, the government and Bank of Japan jointly forecast that consumer inflation will accelerate in the second half of 2026, followed by a slowdown.

According to CNBC host Jim Cramer on Monday, August 3, Wall Street's growing use of basket trades is distorting stock prices, but presenting buying opportunities for investors. Cramer noted that traders increasingly group stocks by theme rather than fundamentals, causing synchronized movements

According to AASTOCKS, Hong Kong-listed Rui He Digital (stock code 03680.HK) received 32.73 bitcoins as cloud mining rewards on August 2, valued at approximately $2.71 million.

Gate News: According to an announcement from Gate’s Contract Stocks section, Gate will launch perpetual contracts for ten A-share-listed companies—CAMBRICON (Cambricon), EOPTOLINK (Eoptolink), IEIT (Inspur), MONTAGE (Montage Technology), FII (Foxconn Industrial Internet), NAURA (Naura Technology), AMEC (Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment), SUNGROW (Sungrow Power Supply), CMOC (China Molybdenum), and BLUEFOCUS (BlueFocus)—at 13:30 (UTC+8) on August 4, 2026. All contracts will be settled in USDT

According to Jin10 Futures, the CFETS-NEX yuan funding sentiment index reported 47 at 10:15 on August 4, down 1 point from 08:45. The index, which measures liquidity tightness on a 0-100 scale with 50 as equilibrium and readings above 50 indicating tight funding conditions, showed declines across al

According to Japan's Minister of Economy, Finance and Fiscal Policy Shirouchi Minoru, the country's overall CPI in June demonstrated modest year-on-year price growth.

According to Korea Exchange, SK Telecom rose 13.78% to 93,300 Korean won as of 10:45 a.m. KST on August 4. The gain was driven by expectations surrounding the company's participation in the government's independent AI foundation model project's second-round evaluation, as well as benefits

According to financial authorities including South Korea's Financial Services Commission, profitable companies listed on KOSDAQ will be exempted from delisting even if their market capitalization falls below 200 billion won, as announced on August 4. The policy adjustment aims to address

On August 3, 2026, SpaceX (ticker: SPCX) closed at $114.53, up $6.16 on the day, a 5.68% rise. The intraday high reached $114.92, while trading volume reached 67.11 million shares. The rebound came ahead of two key events: the release of its first quarterly earnings report since going public after the market close on August 4, and the unlocking of the first batch of restricted shares on August 6. Since listing on Nasdaq on June 12 at an IPO price of $135, SPCX has undergone a dramatic valuation

Three Korean stocks received positive analyst coverage on the morning of August 4. KB Securities highlighted LG Innotek's potential gains from US restrictions on Chinese robot imports, as the company supplies vision sensing modules to humanoid robot makers. Hana Securities raised S-Oil's price

According to Hana Securities, on August 4, S-Oil's lubricant base oil division set record earnings with Q3 operating profit estimated at 1.08 trillion won, up 71% above market consensus. The brokerage raised its full-year target price to 220,000 won from 200,000 won, citing margins in lubricant base

According to The Fact, South Korea's ETF market faced a sharp contraction following regulatory tightening on single-stock leveraged products. Net assets fell from a record 533 trillion won on July 22 to 398 trillion won by August 4, representing a loss of approximately 135 trillion won in just

According to Korea Exchange, single-stock leveraged ETF trading volume for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix crashed on August 3, plummeting to 1.24 trillion won from 12.4 trillion won on July 30, following the government's deposit requirement increase from 10 million to 30 million won. Samsung