Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Barchart, citing Goldman Sachs data, hedge funds offloaded information technology positions in six of the past eight weeks, marking the largest eight-week sales in at least a decade. The funds' tech exposure as a percentage of total market exposure has declined to its lowest level

UBS raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index to 8,100 today, according to the investment bank's latest market outlook.

According to Financial Times, President Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, effective in 30 days, citing unfair trade practices. The tariffs exempt energy, potash, critical minerals, fish, and steel and aluminum products already subject to national security duties. Canada is the U.S.

Intel's foundry business secured Fortinet as a customer for next-generation security chip production, the companies announced Tuesday, marking the first publicly named client win under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, who took over in March 2025. Fortinet will manufacture its SP6 chip using Intel's Intel 4

Samchundang Pharmaceutical's stock fell 29.87% to 167,600 won on May 21 in the Kosdaq market, hitting the lower trading limit one day after a 29.82% surge. The previous day's rally followed the company's announcement of receiving a Pre-ANDA response from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

According to CNBC, Fortinet on Tuesday signed on to use Intel's foundry to produce its next-generation security chip SP6 on the Intel 4 process, marking the first publicly named customer win for Intel under CEO Lip-Bu Tan since his takeover in March 2025. The announcement represents progress for Int

According to Bitget market data, on July 21, WTI crude oil rose above $85 per barrel, gaining 2.52% intraday.

General Motors reported Q2 earnings on July 21 with adjusted earnings per share of $3.57, beating forecasts of $3.19-$3.20, driven by strong pricing on high-margin pickup trucks and SUVs and improved North American profit margins rising to 8.6% from 6.1% year-over-year. However, net income

According to sources, two Indian state-owned refiners halted loading of crude oil from Iraq on July 21 due to heightened security risks in the Strait of Hormuz. India Oil Company abandoned plans to load the supertanker Lila Jamnagar, which can carry approximately 2 million barrels of crude. The

Grayscale has filed an application with the SEC to launch the first spot Worldcoin ETF in the US, according to its S-1 filing. The fund is planned for Nasdaq listing under the ticker symbol GWLD and will hold WLD directly. Following the announcement, WLD price surged approximately 4-5% during the da

According to Bloomberg, Kalshi, a prediction market platform, has applied to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch gold-linked perpetual futures contracts.

According to Zhitong Finance, Xinwei Medical Co., Ltd. (06609) on July 21 guided first-half 2026 revenue of at least RMB 280 million, representing growth exceeding 50% year-over-year, with net profit projected at over RMB 60 million and adjusted net profit of over RMB 70 million, up more than 100% y

Fuel oil futures surged 4.00% intraday on July 21, trading at 3,766.00 yuan per ton.

According to Herald Economy, Samchundang Pharma plunged to its daily limit on July 21, down 86% from its recent high. The South Korean pharmaceutical company, which previously ranked as the top market cap stock on KOSDAQ and surged on expectations for its oral obesity treatment, saw the majority

According to Hungary's central bank, inflation will remain below the 3% target for the rest of 2026, with price growth expected to return to the central bank's target by mid-2028.

According to Barclays' research report released Monday (July 20), the investment bank raised Lumentum (LITE-US) to overweight from neutral, maintaining a $1,000 price target. The optical communications supplier's stock surged 4.5% to $765.55 on the day, becoming the second-best performer in the

According to Guru Club, Trump's latest financial disclosure filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics revealed that last year he earned over $1.4 billion from his family's crypto projects, including World Liberty Financial and Trump Meme Coin. Reuters analysis showed that as crypto proceeds

According to industry reports, Samsung has begun mass production of 10th-generation V-NAND and is supplying to Nvidia, while expanding 9th-generation capacity. The company is also developing 11th-generation 500-layer V-NAND. Meanwhile, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, tech and thematic ETFs have attracted $100 billion in inflows year-to-date as of mid-July 2026. AI, semiconductor, and storage-focused ETFs are set to enter the market in significant volume, pushing the total count of tech-related ETFs

According to Arkham Intelligence, Morgan Stanley added approximately 115 BTC over the past week through its spot Bitcoin ETF (MSBT), bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 5,876 BTC.