Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

The Hang Seng Index faced profit-taking pressure during today's morning session as of 10:45 AM, declining 41 points or 0.17% to 25,101 after opening 7 points higher at 25,150. The pullback followed the previous day's 580-point rally that reclaimed the 50-day moving average at 24,714 and the 25,000 l

On July 21, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opened higher but came under selling pressure, falling as much as 93 points to a low of 25,049 before recovering. As of 10:45 a.m., the Hang Seng Index stood at 25,101, down 41 points or 0.17%, while the National Index declined 24 points or 0.3% to 8,357,

According to Mirae Asset Securities, on July 21, South Korea's top-performing investors (those with top 1% returns over the past month) net bought SK Hynix while net selling Samsung Electronics. SK Hynix rose 3.00% to 1.817 million Korean won, while Samsung climbed 5.12% to 256,500 won but faced

AGNC investment company stock is up about 4.7% year-to-date, lower than the S&P 500’s 8.9% gain over the same period. The company reported its second-quarter earnings on July 21: earnings per share (EPS) came in at $0.40, beating the Zacks consensus estimate of $0.38. Revenue for the Q2 2026 period was $305 million, down 16.31% from the Zacks consensus estimate. AGNC Q2 2026 EPS: $0.40 per share beats expectations AGNC investment company reported Q2 2026 earnings of $0.40 per share, above the Za

The Bank of Korea expressed concerns about potential wage-driven inflation stemming from semiconductor industry bonuses, though experts note that similar wage surges in the past did not trigger inflation without accompanying economic growth and supply shocks. The central bank identified three key ri

According to IBK Securities, South Korea's KOSPI index is expected to hit bottom and rebound by late July as foreign investor selling pressure eases. The brokerage released the forecast on July 21. However, the sustainability of the rebound depends on

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 21, South Korea's central bank executed a 13 trillion won RP (repurchase agreement) purchase and other liquidity measures, including 2.5 trillion won in fiscal transfers and 2.8 trillion won from public pension funds. These actions are expected to increase daily r

According to CLSA analyst Babtosh Bazpai, on July 20, the firm downgraded Oracle to Hold, citing the cloud and infrastructure provider's need for $500 billion in AI infrastructure funding by 2030. Bazpai noted that Oracle will depend heavily on additional debt to realize its AI infrastructure

According to the Bank of Korea, on July 21, the central bank expressed concerns that wage increases led by semiconductor bonuses could drive inflation if three conditions converge simultaneously: broad wage growth, strong economic expansion enabling companies to pass costs to consumers, and supply-s

Robert Kiyosaki outlined a hypothetical financial restart strategy during a July 18 episode of The Rich Dad Radio Show, stating he would not invest any of a $10,000 starting sum if he lost everything at age 79. The Rich Dad Poor Dad author explained he would instead allocate the entire amount to fin

According to a Wall Street Journal survey, six of nine economists expect Indonesia's central bank to raise its benchmark seven-day reverse repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.0% on Wednesday (July 21). The remaining three economists surveyed predict the central bank will hold rates

According to Guru Club, spot silver rose 2% intraday on July 21, reaching $57.64 per ounce.

AMD is scheduled to hold the AMD Advancing AI 2026 conference in San Francisco on July 22, releasing its next-generation AI accelerator Instinct MI450. Each GPU comes with 432GB of HBM4 memory—about 150GB more than NVIDIA’s next-gen GPU “Rubin”—and it has become a key backdrop for this wave of expanded HBM4 orders from Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. AMD Advancing AI conference: MI450 432GB HBM4 specs released Based on disclosures from industry insiders on July 21, 2026, AMD is expected to unv

The US Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) conducted a pilot transaction on May 15 (local time) converting stocks and US Treasuries held at its subsidiary depository DTC into digital tokens for actual financial transactions. Over 30 traditional financial institutions and digital asset

According to analysts, the European Central Bank is expected to hold interest rates unchanged this week but hike 25 basis points in September, supported by elevated Middle East tensions and rising energy prices. Market pricing shows the ECB may deliver two more rate hikes before year-end. U.S.

According to ChainCatcher, MicroStrategy disclosed that its Bitcoin reserves can cover 31 years of dividend obligations, while its $3.225 billion in cash reserves cover 1.8 years of near-term dividend and debt obligations. The company holds 843,775 BTC with an average purchase price of $75,476 and c

According to iM Securities researcher Yang Hyun-kyung, the U.S. Depository Trust Company (DTC) conducted a pilot tokenization trade on July 15, converting stocks and Treasury bonds into digital tokens with participation from 30+ traditional finance and digital asset firms including BlackRock,

Japan's Prime Minister Takayama Sanae pledged today to achieve real economic growth exceeding 1% and nominal growth above 3% in the near term, with plans to pursue higher growth rates in the future.

According to Shanghai Steel United, MMLC battery-grade lithium carbonate fell to 144,700 yuan/ton today (July 21), down 5,350 yuan/ton from yesterday's 4:30 p.m. close.

Japanese semiconductor company Kioxia saw its stock price close at 52,110 yen on May 17, falling to half the all-time high reached one month prior, according to Bloomberg. Trading resumed at the 56,000-57,000 yen range after the May 20 public holiday. The decline stemmed from concerns over AI