Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to SoSoValue data cited by ChainCatcher, XRP spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $6.7847 million during the trading week of July 13-17 (U.S. Eastern Time). Bitwise ETF XRP led the inflows with $4.406 million for the week. As of the report date, XRP spot ETF total assets under management

According to SoSoValue, Ethereum spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $105 million during the week ending July 17. BlackRock's ETHA led all products with weekly inflows of $135 million, bringing its cumulative net inflows to $11.31 billion. BlackRock's ETHB added $3.9599 million, while Fidelity's

Yuto Kanzaki, a financial commentator who claims to be an anonymous Bank of Japan insider, posted on Saturday that Japan will unwind the yen carry trade, stating 'Japan's wealth is returning to its homeland. By any means necessary. The Bank of Japan has so decided.' The claims, made on social

According to Guru Club, the Reserve Bank of India sold US dollars in both offshore and onshore markets today (July 20).

According to financial commentator Yuto Kanzaki, on Saturday a Bank of Japan insider claimed the central bank has decided to unwind the yen carry trade, a mechanism that allows investors to borrow cheap Japanese capital and deploy it in higher-yielding foreign markets. Kanzaki posted: "Japan's

According to ChainCatcher citing SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $75.67 million during the week of July 13–17 (U.S. Eastern Time). Blackrock's IBIT led with weekly inflows of $204 million, bringing its cumulative net inflows to $60.49 billion. Grayscale's Bitcoin Mini

According to Jin10 Futures, today Zhengzhou rapeseed meal futures opened lower and rebounded with fluctuations. Canadian canola futures continued climbing, with the benchmark contract closing up 2.2%, driven by soaring international crude oil futures, while Chicago soybean oil and European rapeseed

According to Goldman Sachs' July 18 report, Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3 with 2.8 trillion parameters, surpassing Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol on Arena.ai rankings, with API pricing at $2.3 per million tokens—a record for Chinese models. Two days after launch, Zhipu stock dropped 28% and

China Software International (stock code 00354) recently signed a token revenue sharing and joint innovation cooperation agreement with Beijing Moonshot AI under the 'Moon Landing Plan,' marking a strategic transformation toward high-value token operations. The partnership aims to commercialize

According to Korea Exchange data as of July 16, South Korea's four major entertainment companies saw significant stock declines in 2026. SM Entertainment dropped 47.80%, followed by YG Entertainment (-42.89%), Hybe (-39.73%), and JYP Entertainment (-39.80%). Securities firms attributed the

According to The Fact, South Korea's Kosdaq index fell 23.27% over the past month as of July 16, marking the steepest decline among major global indices. The benchmark, which stood at 1,000.93 on June 18, slid below 800 points in recent days, hitting a one-year low of 749.76 on July 14. The sell-of

According to ChainCatcher, citing Coinglass data, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index currently stands at 30 (panic state), up 1 point from yesterday (July 19). The 7-day average is 26, while the 30-day average is 21.

On July 20, China's Loan Prime Rate (LPR) held unchanged for the 14th consecutive month, with the 1-year rate remaining at 3% and the 5-year-plus rate at 3.5%. The decision came as mainland Chinese equity markets rallied on July 20, with the Shanghai Composite Index and ChiNext Index both rising

Hong Kong stocks extended gains in the morning session, with the Hang Seng Index rising 510 points or 2.08% to 25,072, crossing the 25,000 level and reclaiming its 50-day moving average at 24,744 points. The rally was driven by heavyweight technology stocks, with the index briefly reaching an

Today (July 20), Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 510 points to 25,072 points (up 2.08%) in morning trading, crossing the 25,000-point level amid a broad rally in tech stocks. The National Index rose 2.75% to 8,360 points, while the Tech Index gained 2.91% to 4,757 points. Alibaba led the

According to Circle Form 4 filings, Circle President Heath Tarbert has cashed out approximately $30.77 million in CRCL stock through 10 sales since June 2025, and has never purchased additional shares. This contrasts with Tarbert's recent comments emphasizing the company's long-term mission to

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korea's government bond yields surged on July 20 morning. The 3-year benchmark yield rose 5.6 basis points to 3.908%, the 10-year yield climbed 4.0bp to 4.340%, and the 30-year yield increased 4.6bp to 4.522%. The gains were driven by escalating U.S.-Iran

TIGER Samsung Electronics Single Stock Leverage ETF fell 11.85% to 10,815 Korean won as of 1:15 p.m. today (July 20). TIGER SK Hynix Single Stock Leverage ETF dropped 9.71% over the same period, continuing recent losses across single-stock leverage products in the Korean

According to Korea Exchange, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 3.95% to 6,551.30 today (July 20), triggering a sell-side circuit breaker during intraday trading. The index briefly dropped to 6,498.26 earlier in the session as losses exceeded 5%. This marks the 20th circuit breaker activation on KOSPI f

US stock index futures posted modest gains in Asian trading on the morning of July 20 at 11:01 AM Korean time, with the E-mini S&P 500 rising 0.02% to 7,499.25 and the E-mini Nasdaq 100 climbing 0.22% to 28,837.25, according to Yonhap Infomax. The uptick came despite weakened risk appetite