Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Ki Young Ju, CEO of Cryptoquant, on August 27, international institutional demand and exchange-traded fund adoption outside the United States could drive the peak of bitcoin's current bull cycle. Ju highlighted barriers to regulated bitcoin investment access globally, noting that

According to PR Newswire, Bullish this week announced a $100 million debt facility to USD.AI for GPU-backed AI loans. The NYSE-listed institutional crypto platform will leverage the funds to support lending to artificial intelligence infrastructure firms, using their graphics processing units as

According to Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee, on Friday, August 28, he endorsed Chair Kevin Warsh's view that inflation-fighting must be the Federal Reserve's top priority. "Our inflation rate has remained above target, and we are not yet out of the woods," Goolsbee said in an

According to Grayscale, on August 25, Zcash's spot ETF began trading on NYSE Arca under ticker ZCSH, expanding market access for ZEC investors. Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl said ZEC could continue capturing market share from Bitcoin through its privacy features and cross-chain

According to @MarioNawfal, U.S. gas prices surged by approximately $1.25 per gallon in August amid ongoing geopolitical tensions linked to the Iran conflict. The American Automobile Association recorded the national average price of regular gasoline at $4.081 per gallon, up significantly

According to Goldman Sachs Research analysts Lina Thomas and Daan Struyven, gold will hit $4,900 per troy ounce by year-end, driven by elevated central bank demand. Central banks are expected to purchase 50 tonnes monthly this year, representing a 300% increase from 17 tonnes per month

According to Korea Exchange, as of August 27, 26 initial public offerings (IPOs) listed in South Korea this year have declined an average of 25.62% from their offering prices, with 22 companies trading below their IPO valuations. The data reflects persistent challenges in the IPO market as

According to tech analyst Dwarkesh Patel, Buffett-style stocks—those that rely on stable long-term cash flows to justify valuations—may face significant repricing as global capital accelerates toward AI infrastructure. With OpenAI and Anthropic rapidly expanding computational capacity, investment

According to Fundstrat analyst Mark Newton, Nvidia's recent market moves, coupled with global liquidity conditions, have altered the market landscape across various asset classes. Nvidia, the world's largest company by market value, is trading near $217.55 with a market cap estimated between $5.3 tr

According to Crypto Briefing, the U.S. Treasury announced in late August plans to double the size of its regular buyback operations from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation, with the expanded program set to begin on September 9. The move is part of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's "Tre

IonQ finalized its $1.8 billion acquisition of SkyWater Technology on July 31, bringing semiconductor design, fabrication, and packaging in-house for its quantum platform. SkyWater shareholders received $15 in cash plus 0.4883 IonQ shares per share held, totaling approximately $741 million in cash a

According to Korean Investment & Securities, investors with over 1 billion KRW in assets net purchased 368.2 billion KRW of Samsung Electronics preferred shares during the week of August 21-27, driven by expectations of the company's 30 trillion KRW special dividend announced on August 21. SK

According to Edaily, nuclear-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in South Korea led weekly gains among domestic stock funds this week. The rally was driven by reports that the U.S. proposed South Korea invest in Westinghouse Electric's stake, which could ease longstanding intellectual property

According to Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard economist and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, the Iran war represents only a "minor shock," while larger geopolitical crises such as a Taiwan conflict could trigger a significant U.S. debt crisis, he stated Friday at the Jackson Hole

According to Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's Investing Club, Nvidia posted record fiscal Q2 2027 revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% year-over-year, in late August 2026. However, analysts raised concerns over the chipmaker's mounting financial commitments, estimated at $80 billion to $200 billion in peak l

On August 29, U.S. stocks declined after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh reiterated the central bank's 2% inflation target at the Jackson Hole Global Central Banking Conference. Warsh stated that if inflation does not clearly decline to the target, the Fed still has "more work to do," prompting tr

According to Korea Exchange data released on Aug 30, South Korean benchmark interest rates rose to 3% this month, marking the first time in 1 year 9 months. The rate hike triggered divergent performance across the financial sector: the KRX Bank Index surged 7.90% over the past week (Aug 21-28),

According to financial industry filings on August 30, KB Asset Management will launch the 'RISE Global AI NAND Memory Semiconductor' ETF on September 1, focusing on NAND flash and storage memory investments. The fund allocates 70 percent across four core NAND firms—Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix,

According to Korean Exchange data, the KOSPI index fell 124.07 points (1.79%) last week ending August 28, closing at 6,788.88. The market focus this week (August 31–September 4) is on whether the index can recover to the 7,000 level amid growing external

According to Coinglass data, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index stands at 68 today, up 1 point from yesterday. The 7-day average is 69, while the 30-day average is 44.