Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Citadel Securities on August 25, the U.S. Treasury's bond market intervention amounts to financial repression and may worsen inflation. The Treasury announced a plan to purchase at least $4 billion in Treasury bonds and signaled opposition to rising interest rates. Citadel stated that w

Donald Trump's asset portfolio recorded over 30 daily stock transactions in June, totaling between $78 million and $263 million across technology, financial, consumer, defense, and energy sectors, according to financial disclosures reported by Yahoo Finance on August 25. The transactions included

According to Jin10, China Securities Index officially launched its commodity futures sector index series today, August 26, comprising 40 indices across industrial and agricultural products. The indices aim to objectively track price trends in commodity futures submarkets and reflect investment

According to The Information, documentary streaming platform CuriosityStream has begun licensing film content to AI companies for model training, driving its stock price from $0.45 in February 2024 to $2.84 as of Monday. Meta, Google, xAI, OpenAI, and Anthropic have purchased data licenses from

According to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Dutch natural gas futures fell over 5% recently, trading at €63.18/MWh.

According to Yahoo Finance, in June, Trump's asset portfolio executed over 30 trades daily, totaling between $78 million and $263 million. Holdings included SpaceX, Tesla, Apple, Nvidia, and various financial stocks. Democratic members of Congress noted Trump's oil and gas holdings increased from a

According to Gate data, Hong Kong stocks opened higher on August 26, with the Hang Seng Index rising 0.49% and the Hang Seng Tech Index up 0.75%. XPeng rose 3.33% while JD.com gained nearly 2%.

China's central bank conducted 239.5 billion CNY in 7-day reverse repurchase operations today (August 26) at an operating rate of 1.40%, with bidding volume and successful tender volume both matching at 239.5 billion CNY. The rate remained unchanged from the previous operation.

According to LayerZero's official announcement on August 25, the company unveiled ATLAS, a new global trading infrastructure built on its blockchain protocol Zero. ATLAS handles order matching, clearing, settlement, and risk management within a single technology stack and can support trading

LG, Hanwha, and POSCO group-affiliated exchange-traded funds (ETFs) outperformed Samsung Group ETFs in recent one month on the Korean stock market, according to Korea Exchange data. TIGER LG Group Plus ETF gained 8.96%, ACE POSCO Group Focus rose 7.48%, and PLUS Hanwha Group climbed 6.91%, while

Australia's July unadjusted consumer price index (CPI) year-on-year reading is due for release in approximately 10 minutes.

According to Korea Exchange data from August 25, over the past month, South Korea's major conglomerate-focused ETFs showed divergent performance, with LG, POSCO, and Hanwha group ETFs significantly outperforming Samsung group products. TIGER LG Group Plus ETF gained 8.96%, ACE POSCO Group Focus ETF

Apple's newly appointed CEO John Ternus confronts an immediate memory semiconductor supply challenge as prices surge and geopolitical tensions restrict sourcing options. DDR4 8-gigabit chips hit a record $42.45 on the 7th, with DRAM prices jumping over 80% quarter-over-quarter in Q2 due to AI

On August 26, China's interbank foreign exchange market reported the Chinese yuan strengthening against the U.S. dollar, with USD/CNY settling at 6.7829, down 23 points. Among major currency pairs, EUR/CNY rose 16 points

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from his position on September 1 after 15 years leading the company, transitioning to the role of Executive Chairman of the board. John Ternus, Apple's Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, will assume the CEO role. Cook's tenure saw Apple's market

According to Jin10, on August 26, multiple China-focused ETFs experienced significant premium expansion, prompting trading halts and risk warnings from fund managers. Eight funds saw premiums ranging from 8% to 26%, including Nikkei 200 ETF with 26% premium and China-Korea Semiconductor ETF paused a

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, suspected illegal short selling cases surged 38-fold over five years, with 42 cases reported in 2026 alone. The increase reflects both enhanced monitoring capabilities following the deployment of the

According to Yonhapinfomax, Apple's newly appointed CEO John Ternus faces an urgent supply chain challenge in securing memory semiconductors. As of mid-August, DDR4 8-gigabit chips reached an all-time high of $42.45, with DRAM prices rising over 80% quarter-over-quarter, according to Trendforce.

According to Barclays, the bank's equity strategy team warned that continued expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure is facing bipartisan voter backlash in the United States, with political risks potentially underestimated ahead of November's midterm elections. Regulatory scrutiny on

According to Yonhapinfomax, Tim Cook, Apple's CEO for 15 years, will transition to Executive Chairman on September 1, with John Ternus, SVP of Hardware Engineering, assuming the chief executive position. Under Cook's leadership, Apple's market capitalization surged from approximately $350 billion i