Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service introduced a new 'Fund Core Risk Standard' on August 25, strengthening investor protections for high-risk investment products. Asset managers must now disclose historical losses

According to Yonhapinfomax, on August 25 at 11:21 a.m., South Korea's Koribor (Korea Inter-bank Offered Rates) rose by 0.01% across multiple tenors. The 2-month rate reached 2.98%, 3-month at 3.09%, 6-month at 3.38%, and 12-month at 3.72%, each up 0.01% from the previous day. The 1-week rate

According to Alibaba's announcement on August 23, the Chinese tech giant raised 80 billion Hong Kong dollars (approximately $11.3 billion) through equity issuance in Hong Kong, marking the largest equity offering in the exchange's history. All proceeds will be directed toward AI chip development, pr

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are conducting large-scale shareholder returns, drawing attention to Korean listed companies with high shareholder return capacity. According to Korea Exchange data released on the 25th, domestic listed companies' shareholder return scale is rising steeply, with KB

Spot palladium declined 2.00% intraday on August 25, trading at $1,338.77 per ounce.

According to the Reserve Bank of Australia statement on August 25, the central bank confirmed that bank system reserves remain above potential demand during the transition to a new ample reserve regime. The RBA will provide sufficient liquidity to banks while maintaining stable interest rates near t

According to Financial Times, Tehran's gas stations were crowded with long queues on August 25 as Iran faces severe fuel shortages. The country's state-run energy optimization agency warned that Tehran is experiencing a critical oil deficit, with current gasoline supplies falling 15 million liters s

U.S.-listed cryptocurrency ETFs attracted approximately $192.6 million in net inflows on August 24, according to data tracked by Farside Investors. Bitcoin products recorded $128.7 million, extending their positive run to six consecutive trading sessions, while Ether, Solana, and Hyperliquid funds c

According to Jin10, on August 24, Mongolia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources met with approximately 30 Chinese mining enterprises operating in the country to address fuel supply challenges. The ministry aims to increase fuel imports from China to 30% of domestic consumption as part of

According to Jin10 data, the Australian dollar hovered below an 11-week high on August 25 following the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest policy meeting minutes, which revealed policymakers are closer to a rate hike than markets previously believed. The August minutes showed that several

Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) is being removed from the MSCI Philippines Standard Index at the close of August 31, following a stock decline of more than 40% over the past 12 months and a third this year. The company reported first-half revenues fell 10% to P75 billion while net income dropped 19% to P11.5

According to Jin10, gold prices fell on Tuesday (August 25) after hitting a three-month high, with traders focusing on upcoming U.S. inflation data and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's speech later this week. The move followed last week's announcement that the U.S. Treasury would double the

According to Bloomberg, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) shares fell 8% on Monday (August 24) after Visa placed the company in its Acquirer Monitoring Program following a surge in credit card disputes. Weight-loss subscriptions accounted for 75% of the disputes. Hims must reduce its dispute rate

According to Gainscope data, the U.S. Dollar Index rose to 99.04 today, up 0.05% on the day.

According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw total net inflows of $338 million on August 24 (U.S. Eastern Time), marking the sixth consecutive day of net inflows. BlackRock's IBIT led with $209 million in inflows, bringing its historical cumulative inflows to $62.636 billion. Fidelity's FBTC f

According to SoSoValue, Ethereum spot ETFs received net inflows of $116 million yesterday (August 24, U.S. Eastern Time). BlackRock's ETHA led with $90.92 million in single-day inflows, bringing its historical total to $12.261 billion. The Ethereum spot ETF ecosystem's total assets under

According to Devere Group CEO Nigel Green on Aug. 24, U.S. public debt exceeded $40 trillion while the Congressional Budget Office raised its fiscal 2026 deficit estimate to $2.1 trillion, $200 billion above its February projection. Treasury data released Aug. 20 showed total debt at

The U.S. Treasury announced that, starting Sept. 9, it will raise the per-operation buyback limit for 10- to 30-year U.S. Treasuries to at least $4 billion. Robert Kiyosaki, author of the bestselling personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad, criticized the move on X, saying that expanding Treasury buybacks is essentially equivalent to printing “fake money” and constitutes disguised quantitative easing. He urged investors to shift their funds into hard assets such as gold, silver, Bitcoin, and hig