Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Korea Exchange, the KOSDAQ index rose 2.27% to 873.89 as of 9:54 a.m. on August 11, reversing early weakness to trade above the 870 level. The index had opened 0.69% lower at 848.59 but shifted to gains during the morning

China's central bank conducted zero volume of 7-day reverse repo operations in today's open market, while 4.65 billion yuan of reverse repo contracts matured.

European shipping index (Europe route) main contract futures fell over 4% intraday on August 11, trading at 1,571 points.

The People's Bank of China announced on August 11, 2026 that it conducted zero 7-day reverse repurchase agreement operations based on primary dealer demand.

According to Lookonchain monitoring detected by PANews on August 11, trader 0x0000's BRENTOIL short position was fully liquidated, resulting in a loss of $1.33 million as crude oil prices rose.

TSMC, the world's largest foundry, posted record monthly revenue of 467.58 billion TWD (approximately 20.5 trillion KRW) in July, up 44.7% year-over-year and 5.6% from June's prior record of 442.68 billion TWD, according to a company announcement on August 10 local time. The milestone reflects

China's containerized freight index for EU routes fell over 3 percent intraday on August 11, trading at 1,585 points.

TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor foundry, recently set a new record monthly revenue, underscoring sustained expansion in global artificial intelligence infrastructure investment and memory chip demand. The performance signal suggests semiconductor industry concerns about

According to Motley Fool, on August 9, SK Hynix is positioned as a top AI memory stock opportunity, citing the company's competitive advantages in AI-related memory technology despite recent market weakness.

According to Jin10 Futures, crude oil futures surged on August 11, with fuel oil and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) rising over 4% and SC crude climbing nearly 4%. The rally was driven by declining prospects of a U.S.-Iran

On August 11, the People's Bank of China announced the fixing of key currency pairs on the interbank foreign exchange market. USD/CNY declined to 6.7900, depreciating by 16 basis points. EUR/CNY fell to 7.8153, weakening by 18 basis points, while GBP/CNY strengthened to 9.1456, appreciating by 222 b

According to Hong Kong stock exchange filings, autonomous driving technology company HiDi Auto reported mid-year revenue nearly doubled year-over-year, with its autonomous mining trucks achieving large-scale commercial deployment and major orders secured during the

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued an internal memo exempting AI data center asset-backed securities (ABS) from core investor protection regulations adopted after the 2008 financial crisis, including risk retention requirements. The SEC determined

According to Yonhapinfomax, Seah Steel stock rose 3.08% to 140,500 won on August 11, marking its 9th consecutive trading day of gains. The surge is driven by growing demand for gas transmission steel pipes as U.S. AI market expansion increases electricity demand and power grid infrastructure

According to Asia Economics, Han&Co, a South Korean private equity fund operator, committed on August 11 to refrain from pursuing SK D&D's involuntary delisting for at least one year. The company also ruled out acquiring additional shares through open market transactions or block deals, and

According to ChainCatcher, Arthur Hayes stated recently that rising dollar liquidity will push Bitcoin and crypto higher. In a post on X, Hayes outlined three possible mechanisms for yen appreciation, with the third option—Japan's Finance Ministry exchanging U.S. Treasuries through repurchase

On Aug 11, Shanghai silver futures rose over 3% intraday, while palladium futures climbed more than 2%, trading at 331.30 yuan per gram.

Intel is expanding its capital raise to approximately $20 billion, according to Bloomberg and foreign media reports on local time on the 10th. The US semiconductor company increased the planned stock offering by roughly 33% from the amount announced earlier that morning, responding to investor

As of 9:45 a.m. local time on August 11, South Korea's KOSDAQ index rose 15.79 points to 870.26, up 1.84% from the previous close. The gain was driven by retail investor net buying of 253.4 billion won, while foreign investors and institutions sold a combined 255.4 billion won net, according to Kore

According to iNews24, Kumho Construction and Nam Hwa Construction surged on August 11 following the government's directive to accelerate the 'Honam semiconductor' project. Kumho Construction rose 22.51% to 10,830 Korean won, with its preferred stock climbing over 23%. The move reflects accelerated i