Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Eurozone industrial production fell 0.2% month-on-month in May, missing expectations of 0.2% growth. The previous month was revised upward to 0.3% from 0.1%.

According to MSX data, Alibaba (BABA.N) rose over 5% in premarket trading today. The gains follow news that Alibaba's Qwen AI will be integrated into Apple Intelligence.

Foreign investors have rapidly restructured their Korean bond portfolios toward government bonds following the country's inclusion in the World Government Bond Index (WGBI), according to an iM Securities report released on the 15th. Analyst Kim Myung-sil estimated the actual increase in foreign inve

According to iM Securities' mid-check report released on July 15, foreign investors' domestic bond portfolio is rapidly reallocating toward government bonds following World Government Bond Index (WGBI) inclusion, with actual holdings increasing by 18.8 trillion won. During the March 30 to July 10

According to the Financial Services Commission on July 15, South Korean companies Youngpoong and Korea Zinc received penalties of 20.474 billion won and 8.428 billion won respectively for accounting processing violations. Both companies failed to properly reflect provisions for liabilities and

According to Jin10, on Wednesday (July 15), Piero Panetta, member of the European Central Bank's Governing Council and Governor of the Bank of Italy, said multiple indicators show equity markets have underestimated risks since April. Rising energy prices, tightening financial conditions, and

Japanese stock market indices posted strong gains on the 15th, driven by semiconductor sector strength. The Nikkei 225 rose 1,008.01 points (1.49%) to close at 68,751.51, while the Topix index gained 49.14 points (1.22%) to 4,088.12, according to Yonhap Infomax World Stock Index data. The rally

Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1.49% to 68,751.51 on July 15, while the TOPIX climbed 1.22% to 4,088.12, driven by strength in semiconductor stocks. The rally was bolstered by softer-than-expected U.S. June consumer inflation data overnight, easing expectations for further rate hikes. Semiconductor-r

According to Barclays on July 15, the Bank of Korea may transition its monetary policy framework from the IMF-style Integrated Policy Framework (IPF) to the BIS-style Macro Financial Stability Framework (MFSF) under new Governor Shin Hyun-song. Under the MFSF approach, the central bank could

According to BlockBeats, Bitunix launched CFD (contract for difference) trading on July 15, enabling users to trade forex, metals, indices, and commodities through a unified account with shared margin. Stocks will be added soon, allowing traders to efficiently manage multiple asset classes on a

Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) stock surged 29% premarket on Wednesday as CEO Gayn Erickson announced the company's strategic shift away from electric-vehicle silicon carbide testing toward artificial intelligence, data center infrastructure, and advanced semiconductor applications. Erickson noted that fi

According to Korea Exchange data, on July 15, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics surged unexpectedly, causing inverse 2X leveraged ETFs tracking these stocks to plummet 18.22% and 12.09% respectively. Retail investors who had net purchased 67 billion won of SK Hynix inverse ETF and 9 billion won of Sa

According to ING analyst Chris Turner, Norwegian krone declined on July 15 after Norway's June inflation rate slowed to 2.7% year-over-year. Turner noted that weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation data released Tuesday reduced expectations for Federal Reserve rate increases, improving risk sentiment a

According to E-Daily, South Korea's central bank is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate on July 16 for the first time in 3.5 years. The 3-year government bond yield reached 3.887% on July 14, up 90 basis points from the beginning of 2026, according to the Financial Investment