Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to CoinGecko data, Bitcoin fell to about $62,530 on Friday, roughly 2.6% below its daily opening, as US forces conducted strikes on Iran for a seventh consecutive night and a selloff in semiconductor stocks accelerated globally. BTC recovered during the session to close near $64,110,

According to E Daily Market In on July 20, Hanjin (BBB+) received 44 billion won in orders during institutional roadshow for a 40 billion won bond issuance, but failed to fully allocate 1-year maturity notes, leaving 1 billion won unsold. The failure highlights deteriorating demand for BBB-rated cor

According to market sources, Tencent is in talks to acquire SuperPlay for up to $1.5 billion on July 20. SuperPlay is an Israeli mobile game developer founded in 2019.

According to Yonhap Infomax, on July 20, South Korea's 1-year FX swap points closed at -13.90 won, unchanged from the opening, as trading remained thin. The 6-month tenor finished at -7.10 won, while the 3-month and 1-month tenors closed at -3.10 won and -0.90 won, respectively. Asset swaps and

According to BlockBeats citing analyst Jukan, Samsung expanded its NAND flash partnership with Nvidia on July 20, adding V9 supply and ramping V10 production while accelerating V11 development beyond the existing DRAM, HBM, and foundry collaboration. Driven by surging AI server KV cache and Nvidia's

According to Seoul Economic Daily on July 20, South Korean stock analysts are increasingly sidestepping rating commitments amid mounting pressure from retail investors and companies. The proportion of analyst reports marked "Not Rated (N/R)" nearly doubled to 13.3% as of mid-July 2026, up from 5.7%

U.S. utilities-focused ETFs have gained an average of 8% year-to-date in 2026, driven by surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centers. Research indicates that data center equipment is projected to grow at roughly 25% annually over the next 4-5 years, with power

According to Jin10, on July 20, PBOC Vice Governor Xuanchang and John Berrigan, Director-General of the EU's Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, held a call to exchange views on China-EU economic conditions and financial

The National Pension Service faces reduced pressure to sell domestic stocks as the KOSPI decline has lowered the proportion of Korean equities in its total assets, though its domestic stock holdings remain above the year-end target ratio. The fund's total assets recently fell to around 1,700

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, COCOA (Cocoa) has dropped by 4% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

According to BlockBeats, Citi upgraded China to overweight and downgraded South Korea to neutral on July 19, citing concentration risks in emerging market gains. The firm targets MSCI Emerging Markets Index at 1,870

According to FN Guide, KOSDAQ-listed companies' analyst reports increased 18.4% year-over-year through July 13, 2026, reaching 3,362 reports compared to 2,839 in the same period last year. However, despite the quantitative growth, stock concentration among analyst coverage remained unchanged, with c

Bae Jae-kyu, CEO of Korea Investment Trust Management, urged investors to stop investing in single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through a Facebook post. The warning came as SK Hynix-based leveraged ETFs showed massive discrepancies between theoretical and actual performance during re

According to the financial investment industry, South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) fund dropped to approximately 1.7 quadrillion won recently, down sharply from 1.9 quadrillion won the previous month. The decline was driven by falling stock prices, particularly in large-cap holdings like S

U.S. spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds recorded net inflows on Friday July 17, with Bitcoin ETFs attracting $132.3 million and Ethereum ETFs posting $36.7 million. The combined $169 million reflected continued investor allocation to regulated digital-asset vehicles. Institutional demand

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited is preparing to let investors pay stamp duty and trading-related charges in renminbi when buying shares through Hong Kong's RMB counters, following the publication of the Stamp Duty (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 2026 in the Hong Kong Government Gazette on

South Korea's retirement pension assets grew by 57.1 trillion won in H1 2025 to reach 553.9 trillion won, according to the Financial Supervisory Service's integrated pension portal. Defined benefit (DB) pension balances

DL Group is pursuing the sale of its subsidiary DL Motors through individual contact with select potential buyers, with domestic auto parts manufacturers reviewing acquisition proposals at a transaction size discussed in the mid-100 billion KRW range based on 100% equity. The conglomerate is also

According to HKEX, on July 17, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited received legislative approval to allow investors to pay stamp duty and trading-related fees in renminbi when trading eligible dual-counter stocks. The Stamp Duty (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 2026, published in the Hong Kong

Uli Paper (stock code 2314) posted a profit warning for the interim period ended June 30, 2026, projecting net profit to increase 64-71% year-over-year, primarily driven by improved marginal profit margins. In the corresponding period of 2025, the company reported net profit attributable to