Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Seoul Economics, South Korea's KOSPI index plunged 6.37% on July 16, closing at 6,820.60 points and erasing the previous day's 6.24% gain of 7,284.41 points. Samsung Electronics fell 8.77% and SK Hynix declined 11.53%, leading the selloff on renewed concerns over memory chip price

According to Guru Club, Apollo Global Management Chief Economist Torsten Slok said on July 17 that the classic 60/40 stock-bond allocation has become obsolete, replaced by a new framework: 60% AI-related exposure and 40% non-AI. Slok noted that AI momentum has permeated not only equities but also co

On July 17, the U.S. dollar strengthened against the Chinese yuan at the interbank foreign exchange market, with the USD/CNY midpoint rate rising 25 basis points to 6.7934. Other major currency pairs against the yuan moved as follows: EUR/CNY fell 59 points to 7.7631; GBP/CNY declined 289 points to

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) main contract futures rose 2.00% intraday on July 17, reaching 5,277.00 yuan per ton.

Netherlands-based semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML is raising prices for EUV and DUV lithography equipment, facing pushback from TSMC, which holds 73% of the foundry market. ASML CFO Roger Dassen cited AI chip supply constraints and stated 'there is considerable room for price increases.' T

Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi both invest in 10 US stocks, according to financial disclosure reports analyzed by investment media outlet Benzinga. Trump, who made over 21,000 stock trades in 2025, prefers high-volume large-cap stocks and conducts transactions through a blind trust. Pelosi, whose por

Japanese tech stocks tumbled on Friday as SoftBank dropped 8.8%, Tokyo Electron lost 9%, and Advantest slid 9.4%, tracking steep overnight losses on Wall Street. The declines followed another weak session for US technology stocks, with the Nasdaq Composite falling 1.47% as semiconductor shares

According to Benzinga's analysis of disclosed U.S. investment filings, President Donald Trump and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi collectively held positions in 10 U.S. stocks as of 2026. The two employs distinctly different investment strategies: Trump executed over 21,000 stock trades in 2025 an

Morgan Stanley’s stock and investment trading platform ETRADE announced it has completed the full launch of spot trading for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, continuing the May pilot program. Qualified customers can now trade three cryptocurrencies directly on the ETRADE platform through a partnership with Zerohash, with a 0.5% trading fee charged for each transaction. Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF net assets are currently $384 million. ETRADE spot crypto trading fully launches: Zerohash partnership

US leverage exchange-traded fund (ETF) offerings surpassed 700 products in the first half of this year, with 210 new leverage and inverse ETFs launched during that period according to independent research firm TKL. The rapid expansion reflects aligned incentives among investors seeking returns

According to SoSoValue data cited by PANews, Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL) recorded net inflows of $1.6553 million overnight on July 16 (U.S. Eastern Time). The SOL spot ETF market currently holds total assets under management of $879 million, with accumulated net inflows reaching $1.137 billion to

According to Jin Lian Create, on July 17 at 24:00, China's refined oil prices increased as scheduled, with gasoline rising 300 yuan/ton and diesel up 290 yuan/ton. On a per-liter basis, 89-octane gasoline

Bitcoin fell back to around $63,860 on July 17. At the same time, multiple macro events unfolded in parallel: the U.S. military launched airstrikes on several facilities in southern Iran, including Abbas Port, Shaher Airport, and bridges in Hormozgan Province. The Hormozgan provincial government said two people were killed and four were injured. Dallas Fed Chair Lorie Logan (Lorie Logan) delivered remarks in Houston, saying the Fed may need to raise interest rates “moderately.” U.S. military car

On July 17, Chinese commodity futures opened with sharp declines in early trading. Shanghai silver and palladium fell over 3%, platinum and soda ash dropped more than 2%, while cotton and glass declined over 1%. Lithium carbonate rose over 2%, with Shanghai lead and liquefied petroleum gas gaining o

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange, gold T+D declined 1.09% to 870.12 yuan per gram during the early morning session on July 17, while silver T+D fell 2.67% to 13,540 yuan per kilogram.

According to Jin10, the Nikkei 225 Index declined 4.00% today, trading at 64128.45.

According to Gate data, Japanese memory stock Kioxia fell 15.55% intraday and hit the daily limit down on July 17. The Nikkei 225 index expanded declines to over 4% during the session. U.S. storage stocks SanDisk and Western Digital extended losses to over 4% overnight, while Micron Technology fell

According to SK Securities, speaking at the 2026 Maeil Business Capital Markets Grand Forum last month, the semiconductor industry is not reaching peak cycle maturity. The firm cited sustained supply shortages expected through 2027 and continued strong demand, noting that a slowdown in price

According to CoinDesk, on July 16, Alpaca, a US-based crypto brokerage infrastructure company, raised $135 million in an equity round led by Peak XV, with participation from Elefund, BNP Paribas' Opera Tech Ventures, and Unbound. The funding will support infrastructure enabling exchanges and

According to Micron Technology, on July 16, the U.S. memory chipmaker signed Strategic Customer Agreements (SCA) with automotive partners including Hyundai Mobis, Qualcomm, Harman (Samsung subsidiary), Visteon, and Joynext for long-term automotive AI semiconductor component