Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Rappler, Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) filed a court petition on July 17 after the Department of Energy repeatedly demanded proprietary technical information and asset inventory related to its coal operations. The dispute follows DOE's rejection of SMPC's request to

According to EToday, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced yesterday it will track brokerage margin trading and securities lending activities to prevent individual investor losses from market fluctuations. FSS Governor Lee Chan-jin chaired a financial stability meeting,

According to Dovey Wan, founder of Primitive Ventures, South Korea introduced single-stock leveraged products on May 27, which he views as a potential peak indicator for global risk assets. Dovey noted that the asset had already experienced near-vertical gains when the leverage product was introduce

According to Bitget market data, Zhipu's Hong Kong-listed shares fell over 15% intraday on July 17, down from an earlier drop exceeding 17%. Moonshot, a direct competitor, released Kimi K3, which outperformed Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5 in select coding and agent tests. Additionally, Anthropic

China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) expects foreign investment inflows to maintain positive momentum, according to official remarks on July 17. SAFE official Zhao Yuchao attributed the outlook to China's expanding market openness, improving policies supporting foreign investment,

Apple Inc. shares rose 1.8% on Thursday to a fresh record high, with the stock climbing 15.2% in July and on pace for its best month in nearly four years. The rally prompted HSBC to upgrade AAPL to 'Buy' from 'Hold' with a $366 price target on Thursday. The outperformance stands in contrast to the t

According to Xiao Sheng, director of the capital account management department at China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), the agency plans to roll out a package of new policies to enhance the convenience of cross-border investment and financing, as announced at a State Council

According to Jin10, on July 17 at 10:15 a.m., the CNEX market-wide RMB liquidity sentiment index fell 3 points to 53, down from 56 at 8:45 a.m. By institutional type, the sentiment index for large banks stood at 53 (down 2 points), mid-sized and small banks at 55 (down 3 points), and non-bank instit

According to Reuters, on July 17, Trump Media announced it will sell paid access to real-time feeds of Trump's Truth Social posts starting next month for institutional clients, including high-frequency trading firms. The service allows traders and investors to receive posts faster than regular

According to Bloomberg data, BlackRock's iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) attracted inflows of $1.1 billion on July 15, with the prior day also marking a record single-day inflow of $814 million. The surge reflects investors shifting from SK Hynix's newly listed U.S. ADR, which trades at a

According to Reuters, U.S. President Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group has launched a paid data interface called “Truth API.” The product will go live on August 1, faster than the notification-push speed of Truth Social for regular users, transmitting in real time posts from the 10 most influential accounts on the platform. The company says the product is designed for institutions such as algorithmic trading firms that are “most affected by information-delayed costs.” Truth API product spec

CSI 300 Index Futures main contract fell over 2.00% intraday, now at 4544.0 points on July 17.

According to Guru Club, Thai baht fell to 33.685 against the US dollar on July 17, marking the lowest level since April 2025.

According to China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange, banks accumulated settlements of 107,923 billion yuan in the first half of 2026. In June alone, banks settled 20,299 billion yuan and sold foreign exchange of 16,437 billion yuan. For the H1 period, cumulative foreign exchange sales

On July 17, US listed semiconductor stocks saw a sharp sell-off. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 4.3% in a single day, closing at 11,867.50. Compared with the mid-June peak, it had already pulled back by more than 22%, officially entering a technical bear market. Memory chips were the hardest hit. SanDisk (SNDK) plunged 12.63% to $1,411.08; Western Digital (WDC) tumbled 9.15% to $466.81; SK hynix ADR (SKHY) fell 13.69% to $152.31; Micron Technology (MU) dropped 5.65% to $853.20. Seagat

According to announcements by South Korean authorities, the government recently decided to significantly tighten regulations on single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by raising investment thresholds. The measure aims to suppress short-term speculative demand and ease market

According to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, cross-border payments settled by Chinese banks reached 9.2 trillion USD in the first half of 2026, rising 21% year-over-year. Bank foreign exchange settlement and sales totaled 2.9 trillion USD, up 24%, both marking historical records for th

According to Wedbush Securities' latest research, ASML upgraded its 2026 revenue guidance to €43–45 billion from €36–40 billion on July 17, and plans to increase EUV and DUV lithography capacity by approximately 30% in 2027 and potentially another 30% in 2028. The company reported Q2 revenue

According to Odaily, Zhipu stock dropped 12.14% at Hong Kong market opening today (July 17). The company's annual recurring revenue (ARR) reached $1 billion as of July 2026, according to market reports.

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares rose 1.38% on July 17, and that day 282 hedge funds held MSFT stock. According to a Bloomberg report, Microsoft has begun replacing OpenAI and Anthropic models with its own MAI models in some software products, aiming to lower AI usage costs and reduce reliance on external vendors. Three Drivers Behind Microsoft Replacing Outlook and Excel With MAI Models According to a July 7, 2026 Bloomberg report, Microsoft’s decision to replace third-party AI models is driven