Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to KB Securities' official filing on July 23, the South Korean securities firm recorded operating profit of 1.0537 trillion won for the first half of 2026, the highest on a half-yearly basis. Net profit reached 801 billion won, with operating profit

Gate has upgraded its gStocks tokenized securities platform on July 23, introducing five new financial functions including collateralized lending, yield generation, leveraged trading, automatic dividend distributions, and unified account integration. The platform now supports over 58 tokenized secur

Tesla reported a $112 million after-tax Bitcoin loss in Q2 2026 without selling any of its cryptocurrency holdings, according to the company's quarterly financial results. The loss stems entirely from a 14% decline in Bitcoin's price during the quarter, from approximately $83,000 to $58,000 by

According to Francesco Pesole of ING on July 23, the euro is likely to decline in coming days despite potential European Central Bank signals of a September rate hike. The analyst forecasts the euro could fall to around $1.1380, citing the foreign exchange market's "dangerously complacent" stance to

Taiwan's M2 money supply growth accelerated to 8.13% year-on-year in June, up from 7.83% in May, according to monetary data.

According to CoinDesk, WTI crude oil hit $88.60 per barrel on July 22, marking the highest level since June 11, as geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran intensify. The rally has revived concerns about inflation resurgence, potentially limiting the Federal Reserve's room for interest rate c

According to KB Securities official YouTube channel, comedian Kwak Bum revealed on July 20 that he invested 100 million won in Samsung Electronics at 60,000 won per share, then sold at 63,000 won, resulting in minimal gains. He disclosed during the YouTube show '주식투자는 처음이라' that he has not invested

According to ING analysts on July 23, sterling could retreat further if UK short-term rates decline and fiscal risks resurface. The bank forecasts euro-sterling will reach 0.88 by end-2026 and 0.90 in 2027, driven by expectations that UK inflation may miss the 4% threshold for Bank of England rate h

AI-related corporate bond issuance reached $489 billion this year, surpassing last year's estimated $322 billion, according to Goldman Sachs data cited by Yahoo Finance on the 22nd local time. Hyperscalers directly issued 40% of the total, with the remainder contributed by data center financing

Alphabet raised its full-year 2026 capital expenditure guidance to $195-205 billion in its second-quarter earnings, driven primarily by AI infrastructure investments. The company's second-quarter capital expenditure reached $44.9 billion. Google Cloud added over $50 billion in new backlog orders,

According to Goldman Sachs data cited by Yahoo Finance, AI-related corporate bond issuance reached $489 billion this year, surpassing the estimated annual total of $322 billion in 2025. Amazon raised $53 billion, Alphabet $20 billion, and Oracle $25 billion through bond

Gate has launched seven leveraged ETF perpetual futures contracts, including MSFU (Microsoft 2x ETF), AAPU (Apple 2x ETF), METU (Meta 2x ETF), AMZU (Amazon 2x ETF), GGLL (Alphabet 2x ETF), TSLL (Tesla 2x ETF) and NVDL (NVIDIA 2x ETF) on July 23 at 14:00 UTC+8. The contracts are USDT-settled and

According to Jin10 Data, on July 23, investors increased bets on UK rate hikes in November and December amid rising oil prices and inflation concerns. Markets are now fully pricing in a 25 basis point hike in November, with a 93% probability of a rate increase in December.

KOSPI small-cap stocks are experiencing a severe liquidity crisis surpassing KOSDAQ market conditions, according to Korea Exchange (KRX) data. The KRX KOSPI Small Cap Index closed at 2291.06 on the 23rd, up 3.94% but down approximately 25% from its April 29 peak of 3058.39 and about 10% below year-s

According to data from South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service released on July 23, the country's 43 retirement fund operators (securities firms, insurers, and banks) recorded total retirement fund assets of 553.8 trillion won in the second quarter, up 45 trillion won from 508.7 trillion won in

According to Jin10, the Shanghai Gold Exchange released trading data on July 23, with Au(T+D) and Ag(T+D) both showing deferred compensation fees payable by short positions to long positions.

Singapore's middle distillate oil inventories fell by 593,000 barrels to 8.715 million barrels, a 3-week low, for the week ended July 22, according to data released by Singapore's Enterprise Singapore (ESG) on July 23.

According to Singapore's Economic Development Board, fuel oil inventory rose 345,000 barrels to 19.46 million barrels for the week ending July 22, marking a three-week high.

JB Financial Group achieved a record Q2 net profit of 2,196 billion won, marking a 5.7% increase from the same period last year and the highest Q2 performance in company history. The capital subsidiary JB Woori Capital led the growth with Q2 net profit of 1,041 billion won, double the profit

According to Korea Securities Depository CEO, SK Hynix's $26.5 billion ADR (American Depositary Receipt) offering issued on July 10 has exhausted its conversion limit. The company had capped the proportion of Korean-listed shares convertible into U.S.-traded ADRs at 2.5% of total issued shares.