Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Hong Kong Police, the StarBridge Capital gold trading incident has been classified as fraud following investigations. The case is being handled by the Central District Criminal Investigation Squad, and no arrests have been made at this time. As of 1:50 p.m., approximately 180

According to Jin10, Fidelity International portfolio manager George Efstathopoulos doubled his fund's gold holdings over the past three weeks, raising the allocation to 5% of the portfolio, citing increased Federal Reserve policy uncertainty as the catalyst. Efstathopoulos noted that if the U.S.

According to Reuters, on August 24, Yangtze Memory's parent company CCSH Corporation received approval for its IPO application on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Sci-Tech board. The company plans to raise 33 billion yuan (approximately 4.9 billion USD) and will issue 1.98 billion to 2.43 billion new s

According to ECB Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone, the likelihood of economic downturn and stagflation triggered by the Hormuz Strait crisis is low. In an interview with Italian media ilsussidiario.net published today, Cipollone stated that there are currently no signs pointing to a stagflatio

Japanese stocks showed mixed performance on the 24th, with the Nikkei 225 index falling 0.74% to 65,528.09 while the Topix index rose 0.15% to 4,073.29. Rising Japanese and US long-term government bond yields triggered selling pressure in semiconductor-related stocks, pulling the Nikkei lower

According to Daodi Futures research on Aug 24, LPG basis spreads have compressed further as futures prices rally while spot prices remain stagnant. The contract (LPG2610) has moved into backwardation versus East China domestic pipeline prices, pressuring further upside in futures. LPG is unlikely to

Samsung SDI announced on the 21st the sale of 13,088,235 Samsung Display shares for approximately 4.45 trillion won, triggering a rally in Korean secondary battery stocks on the 24th as the company rose 7.74% alongside sector peers. The transaction, scheduled for the 27th, aims to secure

According to Yonhapinfomax, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 488.27 points (0.74%) on August 24 to close at 65,528.09, as rising long-term bond yields in Japan and the U.S. triggered stock sales. The TOPIX index gained 6.00 points (0.15%) to 4,073.29. Japan's 10-year government bond yield rose 0.44

According to Maeil Business, Samsung SDI announced on August 24 it will sell 13.09 million Samsung Display shares worth 4.45 trillion won to Samsung Display, with the transaction scheduled for August 27. The company plans to use proceeds to expand North American energy storage system (ESS) battery p

Samsung Electronics is deliberating how to allocate the remaining 60 to 80 trillion won of its announced shareholder return plan following an October special dividend of 30 trillion won. The company's stock price fell 8.70% to 257,000 won on August 24, the first trading day after announcing the

According to Jin10, the People's Bank of China announced on August 24 it will conduct overnight reverse repurchase operations from August 27 to September 1 to better match short-term liquidity demand in the banking system. Daily operation amounts will not exceed 600 billion yuan, using fixed rates a

According to testimony before South Korea's parliamentary financial committee on August 24, Financial Supervisory Service Chairman Lee Eok-won signaled potential adjustments to the country's delisting standards. The comments came in response to concerns that the current market capitalization-based c

According to Korea Exchange, KOSPI fell 215.99 points (3.12%) to 6,696.96 on August 24, with foreign investors and institutions selling a combined 5 trillion Korean won. Despite the index decline, gaining stocks outnumbered declining ones by a factor of two, reflecting rotation among individual

An investor using Kakao Pay Securities suffered forced liquidation after receiving incorrect margin ratio guidance from the brokerage's customer service center during the July 28 market crash. Customer service told the investor to maintain a 120% collateral ratio to avoid forced selling, but the

According to News1, a retail investor in South Korea received incorrect guidance from Kakao Pay Securities' customer service on July 28, leading to forced liquidation of approximately 1.5 billion won in holdings. The broker incorrectly advised a 120% maintenance margin ratio to avoid forced

According to SK Securities and other analysts, Samsung Electronics is expected to distribute approximately 30 trillion Korean won (roughly $22.5 billion) in cash dividends in the third quarter, driving increased dividend income for its key subsidiaries on August 24. Samsung C&T, which holds 5.11% o

According to Bernstein analysts on August 24, Circle received an outperform rating with a $140 price target. The firm noted that USDC supply increased by $1.7 billion over the past week, while the stablecoin's market share in trading volumes continued to expand, signaling strengthening business