Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

From 00:15 to 00:30 (UTC) on July 16, 2026, BTC traded in a tight range of $64,571 to $64,838.7, with a 15-minute return of -0.41% and an amplitude of 0.41%. The current quote is $64,948, up roughly 0.55% over the past 24 hours, but the Filled Amount is only 169.6 BTC—very low market participation. Both buyers and sellers lack directional conviction. The main driver behind this price move is the ongoing escalation of the U.S.-Iran conflict. The U.S. imposed a maritime blockade on Iranian ports a

Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 2.9% today, while South Korea's KOSPI composite index declined 6% on July 16, extending losses across major Asian equity markets.

According to Jin10, major global indices showed mixed performance on July 15 (Wednesday). U.S. stocks closed higher: the Dow Jones gained 150.25 points (0.29%), S&P 500 rose 28.85 points (0.38%), and Nasdaq Composite climbed 162.22 points (0.62%). In Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart, Grayscale is rebranding its Bitcoin miners ETF (MNRS) to track the Indxx high-performance computing index on July 16.

Korean stocks plunged on May 16, with the KOSPI index falling 4.40% to 6964.13 as of 9:05 AM, breaking below the 7000 level and triggering a sell-side circuit breaker at 9:10:26 AM. Heavy selling by foreign investors (240 billion won) and institutions (518.4 billion won) in semiconductor stocks

According to E-Daily and the Korea Exchange, KOSPI 200 futures triggered the sell-side circuit breaker early on July 16 at 9:10 a.m., marking the 19th activation this year. The trading halt suspends program sell orders for 5 minutes following the sharp index

According to The Block, Ark Invest increased its SpaceX holdings by approximately $16.6 million on Wednesday, July 16. SPCX declined 0.60% to $135.27 during the session. Ark simultaneously reduced its Robinhood position by about $3.9 million. HOOD rose 1.84% to $115.54.

According to the Korea Exchange, SK Telecom's share price rose 9.65% to 92,000 KRW as of 9:15 AM KST on July 16, driven by optimism around the company's recovery in Q2 earnings and expansion into AI data center

According to a CNBC interview on July 15, Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, compared the current stock market to speculative gambling and said finding value investment opportunities is difficult. "It is hard to find assets of value when everyone prefers to gamble," Buffett said. He

On July 16 morning, shares of Monami hit the daily limit price of 4,475 Korean won, up 1,030 won (29.90%), continuing a three-day winning streak after the stock was classified as a patriotic-themed equity. The company faces potential trading suspension on July 20 due to its designation as an

According to CNBC, US-listed Alibaba shares rose about 4% in premarket trading on July 15 after the company confirmed that its Qwen AI model will be integrated into Apple Intelligence experiences across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS for users in

On July 16 at 8:30 AM Beijing time, spot platinum fell 0.04% while spot palladium declined 0.16%.

According to Barron's, IBM stock plunged 25% on July 14, creating the company's worst single-day decline on record and erasing $69 billion in market value. The stock fell an additional 2.7% on July 15, bringing two-day losses to over $72 billion. The sell-off followed IBM's second-quarter

According to S3 Partners data, short-sellers have amassed unrealized gains of approximately $3.88 billion as SpaceX stock has declined over the past four trading sessions. The stock has fallen to around $135 per share, approaching its IPO pricing level. Currently, approximately 181 million shares ar

According to Bitwise, crypto-related stocks gained 23% in the first half of 2026, despite a 36% decline in crypto asset prices, outperforming most major asset classes and ranking second only to emerging market stocks. The Bitwise Crypto Innovators 30 index, which tracks 30 publicly traded crypto

According to The Kobeissi Letter, U.S.-listed leveraged ETFs reached a record 700 in H1 2026, more than double the count at the end of 2024. Over 400 of these are single-stock leveraged ETFs. Leveraged and inverse ETFs accounted for 31% of all new U.S. ETF launches in H1 2026, up from 22% for

South Korea's Financial Services Commission held a public forum on real estate finance policy on July 15, gathering opinions on mortgage loan regulations, youth housing finance, and household debt total volume controls. Participants including buyers, lenders, and local officials called for easing lo

According to Hana Securities, on July 16, SK Innovation's second-quarter operating profit reached 1.81 trillion won, exceeding market expectations by 21% and marking a turnaround from year-ago losses. The Seoul-based energy company's full-year operating profit forecast was raised 62.3% to 6.52 trill

SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADR) declined 9% overnight on July 15, following a 27% surge the previous day, continuing its volatile trading pattern. Since listing, the ADR has experienced sharp swings, including an initial drop exceeding 9% before the recent rally and subsequent

Software stocks and semiconductor stocks have diverged significantly in their price movements, with their correlation dropping to a record low of 0.17 from a historical average of 0.76 since 2002, according to Yahoo Finance reporting published on July 15. The breakdown reflects semiconductor