Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Financial Supervisory Service filings reported by Bloter, Yuanta Securities' parent company purchased 52,500 shares over five consecutive trading days from August 19-25, at prices ranging from 4,462 to 4,729 won per share. The parent already holds approximately 57% of the company,

According to BlockBeats, on August 29, Trump called Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang during the company's all-hands meeting in Santa Clara, California. Huang temporarily left the stage to answer the call, which lasted approximately one minute. Later that day, Trump posted on social media congratulating Nvi

According to Iran's FarsNews, on August 29, Iran's Oil Ministry transferred $7.5 billion in oil-related foreign exchange revenue to the Central Bank. According to the Oil Ministry, the oil revenue collection rate for the first four months of the current fiscal year reached 99% of the budgeted

On May 1, Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney raised his Amazon price target to $335, citing strong momentum from Rufus, the company's AI shopping assistant. The tool reached over 250 million users in 2025, with users 60% more likely to make a purchase compared to non-users. Evercore estimates that R

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey praised Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium, describing it as carrying "real substance." Warsh, who assumed the Fed chair role in 2026 following Jerome Powell, has signaled a shift toward emphasizing "price stability" as a b

According to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the US and Japan conducted coordinated currency interventions on July 31-August 1, 2026, with the Treasury purchasing $5-10 billion in yen while Japan undertook $52-54 billion in interventions. Bessent clarified that Japan has no debt obligations to

According to Kitco News, Copper Giant Resources Corp. reported Thursday that directional hole MD-070 returned 771 meters grading 0.54% copper equivalent at its Mocoa project in southern Colombia. The interval, starting 211 meters downhole, contained 0.33% copper and 0.039% molybdenum, with higher-gr

According to Kitco News, on Friday at the Jackson Hole Central Bank Symposium, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh emphasized that price stability is a greater concern than labor market weakness, shifting focus back to inflation control. Warsh noted that the Fed's preferred inflation measure, the 12-m

According to Grayscale's Aug. 27 report, Bitcoin's 90-day correlation with gold has climbed above 50%, while its correlation with the Nasdaq 100 fell to roughly 33%, citing Bloomberg data through Aug. 24. The shift reflects investors increasingly treating Bitcoin as a scarce monetary asset rather th

According to the Bank of Korea, on August 27, the central bank raised its benchmark rate to 3% from 2.75%. The move is expected to increase borrowing costs for retail investors who have taken loans to invest in stocks, as brokerage margin lending and collateral loan rates typically move in line

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, gold prices fell to $4,543.80 per ounce on Friday following a downward revision of -79,000 (-0.1 percent) to total nonfarm employment for the 12-month period through March 2026. The preliminary Current Employment Statistics benchmark revision also

According to AP and CNN, the U.S. and Venezuela signed a historic oil trading agreement on August 28, giving the U.S. access to 650 billion barrels. Venezuela's government confirmed the deal, describing it as a landmark agreement that will support the country's economic

According to Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Friday (Aug 28), he endorsed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's stance on prioritizing inflation control. Goolsbee stated that while recent inflation data has been moderate, "we are absolutely not out of the woods yet." Warsh,

According to AP and Reuters, the Trump administration on Aug 28 secured majority control over Venezuelan oil reserves through a new partnership structure with the private sector, avoiding U.S. taxpayer burden. The agreement covers confirmed crude reserves from 17 oilfields totaling 65 billion

According to Ripple's official announcement, Ripple Prime launched its Delta One business on August 27, expanding into equity derivatives for institutional clients. The platform now offers total return swaps tied to U.S.-listed equities, indices, and digital assets, with cross-margining across

According to an interview with Lee Jae-man, head of global investment analysis at Hana Securities, the analyst's May prediction of a bull market end signal came true on June 22 when SK Hynix' market cap surpassed Samsung Electronics. KOSPI subsequently dropped approximately 40% from its peak of 9,11

According to Shinhan Investment Corp., South Korea's wind power industry entered a gradual recovery phase on Aug 29, with the firm upgrading sector weighting and recommending CS Wind as its top pick. The brokerage noted Europe-led price normalization, contract renewals, and policy support as

According to Kitco News, spot gold fell to a session low of $4,549.15 per ounce on Friday, August 29, following the release of weaker U.S. economic data. The University of Michigan's final Consumer Sentiment index for August came in at 51.7, down from July's 55.2 reading, as consumers remained