Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to AT&T's official announcement on Monday, July 27, D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) stock surged 20.36% to close at $19.51 after the telecom giant signed an agreement to expand the use of D-Wave's annealing quantum systems across its network operations. In early work, AT&T said the technology

According to CoinDesk, BlackRock transferred approximately $10.07 million in crypto assets to Coinbase recently. The transfer includes 158.57 bitcoin (worth roughly $10.06 million) to Coinbase Prime and 4.49 ethereum (approximately $8,500) to BlackRock's ethereum custody wallet on Coinbase.

Blackrock's ETHA ether ETF attracted $11.75 million on July 27, leading the ether ETF category to $9.23 million in net inflows while bitcoin ETFs recorded $11.64 million in outflows. The divergence marked the third consecutive day of bitcoin withdrawals and reflected selective institutional demand f

According to Kim Dong-won, head of research at KB Securities, the recent sharp decline in semiconductor stocks on July 28 is driven by investor sentiment rather than deteriorating fundamentals. Kim, who has maintained a bullish stance on semiconductors since Samsung Electronics traded in the 50,000

According to Wall Street Journal, Morgan Stanley Investment Management launched two new exchange-traded products (ETPs) today (July 28): Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust (MSSE) and Morgan Stanley Solana Trust (MSOL). Both products are designed to track the performance of ETH and SOL, the native

According to Korea Economic TV, South Korea's Financial Services Commission Chair Lee Euk-won said on July 28 that the financial authorities are considering imposing an investment cap limit—up to 20%—on leveraged single-stock exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to control market volatility. Lee held a

The S&P/CS20 index of the 20 largest U.S. cities rose 0.15% month-over-month in May, a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the index data. This marks a reversal from the prior month's decline of 0.04%.

The S&P/CS 20-City Composite Home Price Index (non-seasonally adjusted) rose 1.6% year-over-year in May, exceeding economist expectations of 1.3%. The index's prior reading was revised upward to 1.2% from the originally

The S&P/CS 20-City Home Price Index rose 0.2% month-over-month in May, surpassing market expectations of 0% and improving from April's -0.04% decline.

The S&P/CS Composite-20 House Price Index rose 0.9% month-over-month in May, down from 1% in the prior month.

According to Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, on July 28, semiconductor ETFs dominated U.S. stock market pre-market trading by volume, with SOXL leading the top 15 most-traded ETFs. Ten out of the top 15 pre-market ETFs were semiconductor-related, up from five in the previous day's top 1

According to Redbook, the U.S. business retail sales year-over-year rate rose to 8.1% for the week ending July 25, up from 7.8% the previous week.

According to Bloomberg, Visa is cutting approximately 2,600 employees, or about 7% of its workforce, with layoffs affecting its technology and product teams. CEO Ryan McInerney said the company aims to improve operational efficiency and redirect resources toward high-potential business areas. Visa p

According to BlockBeats, on July 28, President Trump stated that new tariffs will not harm the U.S. economy.

According to Morgan Stanley analysts, the firm released a report on July 27 presenting three frameworks for calculating generative AI return on invested capital (ROIC). The frameworks cover GPU rental services from hyperscale cloud providers, model API operations on proprietary infrastructure, and m

According to Yonhapinfomax, the USD/KRW exchange rate fell to 1,459.40 won on July 28, down 9.10 won from the previous close as of 9:07 p.m. in New York. The decline was driven by dollar selling from exporters including SK Hynix ahead of month-end, and foreign investors' net short positions of 43,00

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) stocks fell 6.59% to approximately $840.88 in pre-market trading on Tuesday, following a 2.25% decline to $900.20 in the previous session. Investors reduced exposure to semiconductor companies amid concerns about whether massive AI infrastructure investments can g

According to Jin10, spot gold and silver consolidated at lower levels during the intraday trading session in the evening pre-market period.

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) stock fell 6.59% to approximately $840.88 in pre-market trading on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session when shares dropped 2.25% to $900.20. The decline reflects growing investor concerns about whether massive AI infrastructure investments can

According to IIR, Kuwait Oil Company shut down portions of its Al-Zour refinery on July 18 due to a power outage, with the facility capable of processing 615,000 barrels per day. The company expects to restart parts of the refinery before