Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Jin10 Futures, CBOT soybean oil futures closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark contract declining 0.5%, primarily driven by weak crude oil futures and unwinding of crushing spreads. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly export sales report showed that soybean oil

According to Zhitong Finance, major semiconductor chemical suppliers have announced price increases for electronic-grade chemicals in the third quarter, with Formosa Plastics and Hsiny confirming rate adjustments. Formosa Plastics, a key Asia-Pacific supplier of G5-grade electronic hydrofluoric

SpaceX scrubbed the launch of its Starship mega rocket on Thursday, with CEO Elon Musk pledging to make another attempt 'hopefully in a few days.' A 90-minute launch window opened at 6:45 p.m. ET, and within minutes, the reusable rocket maker announced on a livestream that it was standing down for t

According to Elon Musk on X, SpaceategX aborted the Starship V3 rocket test launch on Thursday evening (July 16) at 6:45 p.m. ET after engines failed to start, triggering an automatic launch abort. Musk pledged to make another attempt "hopefully in a few days." SpaceX shares fell more than 3% in

Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song and US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh both emphasized prioritizing the real economy over financial market fluctuations in recent policy communications. Shin made the remarks at a press conference following the Monetary Policy Committee meeting on July 16,

According to JPMorgan Chase analysts, Strategy raised its dollar cash reserves to $3 billion (from $2.55 billion) this week, while Bitcoin futures recorded positive inflows—both cited as "positive signals" for Bitcoin's outlook despite recent volatility in spot Bitcoin ETF flows. The bank noted

According to Yonhapinfomax, Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song on July 16 and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on July 15 both stressed that monetary policy should prioritize the real economy over financial market fluctuations. Shin stated that stock price movements are not a decisive variable i

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 17, South Korea's 10-year government bond futures rose 29 basis points to 105.70 overnight, with trading volume surging to 507 contracts from 85 on the previous session. The 3-year futures climbed 3 basis points to 102.92. The gains came as U.S. economic data

According to securities analysts on July 17, Hanwha Ocean has absorbed the impact of losing Canada's Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP), with the market's focus shifting to upcoming defense contracts. The defense premium that reflected large submarine export prospects has largely faded, though the

According to MarketWatch, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell to near bear market territory on Thursday (July 16), down 19% from its June 22 record high. The index dropped 4.3% to close at 11,876.50 points, just short of the 11,707.78 level that would confirm a bear market (a 20% decline from

The KOSPI stock market has experienced extreme volatility since May, with average daily fluctuations reaching 401.12 points according to Korea Exchange data reported on the 17th. Despite the KOSPI index trading at roughly one-third the level of the US NASDAQ index, the Korean market's volatility has

According to the Korea Exchange and Economist, South Korean listed companies Hanksung Enterprise and Monami saw their share prices rally on July 13 amid stricter delisting criteria. Hanksung Enterprise's market capitalization reached 577 billion won after surging from around 5,500 won in

According to Korea Exchange data, KOSPI's average daily volatility since May has exceeded the U.S. Nasdaq index, with the South Korean benchmark recording 401-point swings compared to Nasdaq's 392 points. On June 23, KOSPI hit a historic single-day swing of 971.61 points. Circuit breakers and side-c

According to Korea Exchange and KOSCOM, 16 single-stock leveraged and inverse products (including 2 inverse variants) related to Samsung received approximately 7 trillion won in net inflows between June 16 and July 15, amid regulators implementing measures to raise entry barriers for single-stock le

According to Barron's Magazine, Apple hit a fresh record high on July 16, with the stock rising 1.7% to $333.26 per share and market cap climbing to approximately $4.89 trillion. This marks the second consecutive trading day of new highs. The magazine noted that Wall Street views Apple as an "anti-A

Japanese investors in their 20s are spending stock market profits on luxury goods following a four-year rally in the Nikkei index, according to a May survey by SMBC Nikko Securities. The survey found that 34.6% of investors aged 20–29 spent or plan to spend stock gains on luxury purchases — the

TSMC reported Q2 net profit of 706.6 billion TWD, a 77.4% increase from the prior-year period, surpassing the 632.6 billion TWD analyst consensus compiled by LSEG. The world's largest contract chipmaker also raised its annual revenue growth forecast to slightly over 40% from the previous target of o

Domestic brand stocks including pen maker Monami and seafood processor Hansung Enterprise surged in two weeks following stricter delisting criteria implemented this month. Monami rose 187% from 1,200 won to 3,445 won, while Hansung Enterprise jumped 245% from 4,210 won to 14,520 won, according to

According to the Economist, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 8.95% on July 13, triggering a circuit breaker—the seventh trading halt this year. The selloff reflects market concerns about peak artificial intelligence investment and potential oversupply in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DRAM chips,

According to Bloomberg, a late May SMBC Nikko Securities survey found that 34.6% of Japanese investors aged 20-29 spent or plan to spend stock investment gains on luxury goods purchases, the highest proportion across all age groups and nearly matching the 34.5% who said they would reinvest. This