Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to the Korea Herald on August 10, Korean television and YouTube creators are converting stock market anxiety into entertainment content by having celebrities experience gains and losses through stock investments. Among the emerging shows, Netflix Korea's "Golden's Stock Market Challenge" h

According to a Twitter post, Trump Media purchased 4,597 bitcoins for $294 million just now. The company now holds 14,139 BTC, valued at $905 million. The purchase was funded in part by proceeds from the sale of iShares Bitcoin ETF

Citadel Securities analyst Scott Rubner released a report titled "August: After the Reset" last week, identifying the market's primary risks as excessive crowding, elevated leverage, and concentrated fund positioning. The report examined vulnerabilities in current market structure that could

Asian banks are staging one of their strongest stock rallies in decades as investors seek safer bets amid volatile AI trading dynamics, according to market reports on Twitter.

According to Wall Street Journal, South Korea's Hanwha is making a $1 billion investment push into U.S. naval shipbuilding, marking a significant expansion into the American defense sector.

Taiwan's overnight interbank rate opened unchanged at 0.805% overnight, holding steady from the prior session.

According to Kyodo, Japan's Prime Minister discussed free and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz with Oman on Aug 11 during phone talks. The discussion focused on ensuring maritime security in the strategic waterway, which is critical for regional stability and global energy security.

The smelter processing ore from Indonesia's giant Grasberg copper mine was halted over the weekend due to a boiler leak, causing delays to copper shipments from the facility.

According to Jin10, Changxin Storage's 17nm DDR5 chips achieved a yield rate breakthrough of 90% as of mid-2026, narrowing the gap with Samsung's 92-93% yield rate to just 2 percentage points. Multiple major PC manufacturers completed certification of Changxin DRAM chips and began small-batch

According to Shana, Iran's official news agency, the country's Oil Minister stated that 95 million cubic meters of natural gas will be restored to production circulation by the end of September 2026.

According to Iran's oil ministry website Shana, Iran's Oil Minister Pakhnezhad stated that 9,500 million cubic meters of natural gas production capacity will resume by the end of September.

According to The Economist, the organization introduced the Big Mac index 40 years ago as a playful thought experiment. What began as a lighthearted exercise has since evolved into a widely-used informal measure of purchasing power parity across

On August 11, U.S. 30-year Treasury yields rose to 5.25%, reaching levels not seen since the eve of the 2007 financial crisis. Simultaneously, the nation's total national debt officially surpassed $40 trillion for the first time in history, with the debt expanding from $39 trillion to $40 trillion i

Rocket Lab's share price fell after the company signaled a potential delay with its Neutron rocket, which now won't fly before 2027. The vehicle is intended to compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

According to Financial Times, Hong Kong is considering including trading firms in its upcoming tax reforms. The reported measure aims to broaden the scope of entities subject to tax policy updates, though specific implementation details and timeline were not

Value Aligned Research Advisors, a New Jersey-based hedge fund with an investment philosophy and portfolio similar to Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness fund, fell 44% last month according to social media

Samsung SDI announced on Tuesday (August 11) that it will acquire General Motors' 49.99% stake in the Indiana battery joint venture and take full operational control of the facility. The 680-acre plant in New Carlisle, Indiana, originally developed with a $3.5 billion investment, will become Samsung

According to Jin10 data, multiple mid-sized banks in Hubei and Guangdong provinces have raised deposit rates since early August 2026. City commercial banks, rural commercial banks, and village banks announced increases of between 10 and 33 basis points (BP) for benchmark deposit rates or specialty s

According to SEC allegations, Adit Ventures and co-founder Eric Munson were accused of making false claims and overcharging clients with millions in undisclosed fees to purchase shares of SpaceX and Klarna before these companies were offered to the