Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Reuters, BlackRock surpassed $15.34 trillion in assets under management in the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, becoming the first investment firm to cross the $15 trillion milestone. The company reported $868 billion in net inflows over the past 12 months, with $321 billion in first

As of July 15, money market active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed on South Korea's domestic market reached a combined net asset value of 16.2 trillion won, with 739.5 billion won in inflows over the past week amid market volatility, according to the financial investment industry. The largest in

According to Yonhapnews, South Korea's EcoproBM held a shareholder meeting on July 16 to address concerns over its 1.2 trillion won capital increase. The company said 765 billion won of the funds will be invested in direct ownership stakes in Indonesia's BNSI nickel refinery. CEO Kim Jang-woo

According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration secured commitments for $100 billion in U.S. chip investments.

According to ChainCatcher, Bitget has launched its unified trading account (UTA) for cross-asset trading. The exchange has now incorporated over 370 assets into a unified margin pool, including 100 U.S. stock tokens

According to Cailianshe, Csquare, a US-based data center operator founded in 2019, raised US$1.05 billion in its initial public offering by selling 50 million shares at US$21 per share. The offering priced below the marketed range of US$23 to US$27, valuing the company at approximately US$3.25 billi

According to the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment on July 16, South Korea established a working consortium with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to discuss power supply infrastructure for the Honam semiconductor industrial complex. The government, Jeollanam-do Gwangju Metropolitan City, a

According to BlockBeats citing BIT.com market data, on July 16, U.S. stock index futures declined in premarket trading, with S&P 500 mini futures down 0.2%, Nasdaq-100 futures down 0.6%, and Dow Jones futures down 0.1%.

Pre-market, SK Hynix ADR (SKHY.O) fell over 6%, while SanDisk (SNDK.O) and Western Digital (WDC.O) declined over 4%.

Spot silver declined 2.00% during today's session, trading at $56.58 per ounce.

According to TSMC's earnings announcement on July 16, the world's largest semiconductor foundry reported Q2 net profit of TWD 706.56 billion (approximately $22.9 billion), up 77.4% year-over-year and surpassing market expectations of TWD 632.6 billion. The result marks an all-time record high,

According to UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri and TheFly, AMD stock fell more than 2.5% in premarket trading on July 16 as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.'s sharp increase in capital expenditure triggered concerns about unsustainable spending in the AI industry. TSM raised its 2026 capex

Base Markets, a multi-asset CFD broker regulated by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius, launched with a pricing model charging $2 per side, or $4 round turn, per standard FX lot while positioning

According to Jin10, Bank of England Deputy Governor Briden said on July 16 that weak UK economic performance has lowered the risk of inflation stickiness, signaling no immediate need for rate hikes. Briden, one of the more dovish members of the BOE's Monetary Policy Committee, has supported

Base Markets, a newly launched CFD broker regulated by Mauritius' Financial Services Commission, has entered the retail trading market with fixed commissions of $4 per standard FX lot round turn—among the lowest rates for MetaTrader 5 brokers. The company, founded by executives from regulated broker

According to BlockBeats, on July 16, South China 2x leveraged long Hong Kong ETFs tracking SK Hynix and Samsung both fell over 20% during Hong Kong's closing session, as the underlying stocks declined 11.53% and 8.77% respectively on the Korean

According to Herald Economy, South Korea's sidecar circuit breaker mechanism, designed to mitigate sharp market volatility, has triggered a record 37 times year-to-date as of mid-July, accounting for approximately 40% of all historical activations since its inception. The frequency of activations ha

The Trump administration received a briefing on potential ground troop deployment to Iran on the 14th (local time), Axios reported on the 15th (local time). The briefing presented ground operations as one option to resolve the five-month conflict. The consideration follows a six-day exchange of

The British Columbia Securities Commission accused For the People FX Inc. and its sole owner Robert George Henry Tyrer of operating a fraud after the regulator published a Notice of Hearing on 15 July alleging the company raised approximately C$2.6 million from 85 investors between January 2022 and

Italy's June consumer price index rose 3% year-over-year in its final reading, matching both the preliminary estimate and market expectations.