Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

CNBC host Jim Cramer said Thursday that Starbucks can drive stock gains by delivering strong results without external catalysts, described Apple as a company whose scale and audience justify its valuation, and reiterated long-term confidence in Intel despite near-term caution. Cramer's remarks

According to Odaily monitoring, on October 16 between 02:43 and 03:40 UTC, a trading account with cumulative gains exceeding $23 million closed approximately $840,000 in S&P 500 long positions while opening $3.99 million in new positions. The account's net S&P 500 holding increased from approximatel

Korea Investment & Securities researcher Jung Hyun-jong released an analysis on October 16 stating that US Treasury bonds' relative investment attractiveness has increased as expected returns on stock assets decline. The report examines recent US short- and long-term interest rate trends and

Hanwha Asset Management's 'PLUS 200 Futures Inverse 2X' exchange-traded fund traded at 80 won at 9:05 AM, representing a 62.43% deviation below its net asset value of 212.95 won. The anomalous transaction occurred as large market sell orders executed during heightened volatility when KOSPI opened

CoreWeave and other neocloud stocks including Nebius plunged on the 14th, placing AI infrastructure investment profitability under new market scrutiny. CoreWeave's stock fell 15.46% in a single day on the 14th (local time), while its 2032 maturity bond yield climbed to 15.77% and its 5-year credit d

According to Yonhapinformatics, the USD/KRW one-month NDF contract fell to 1,340.20 won on October 16, down 3.35 won from Seoul's previous spot close of 1,344.60 won. The decline was driven by broad risk aversion stemming from AI-related asset selloffs, which triggered a 10 basis point drop in U.S.

According to CNBC, Bank of America upgraded CarMax (NYSE: KMX) investment rating from Underperform to Buy on October 15, raising its price target from $50 to $65, representing approximately 30% upside from the previous close. BofA analyst Alexander Perry attributed the upgrade to CarMax's pricing ad

According to Korea Investment & Securities analyst Jung Hyun-jong, U.S. Treasury bonds show rising relative appeal amid weakening stock-bond synchronization, the research firm said on October 16. The real yield gap between equity expected returns and bond returns narrowed to 0.56 percentage

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.1% on Thursday, marking its best single-day performance in over a month, as investors rotated out of chip stocks into defensive sectors. The shift followed September producer price data showing a 1.3% monthly increase and 6.3% year-over-year rise, the

According to ChainCatcher, MSCI announced on October 16 new index exclusion rules for non-operating companies, effective November 30, 2026. The rules will be implemented during the November index review, with the final exclusion list to be published on November 11. Bitcoin treasury companies

Japan posted a net deficit of 339.7 billion yen in foreign bond purchases for the week of October 9, improving from 347.6 billion yen in the prior week. The data reflects ongoing capital outflows from Japanese investors into domestic

Foreign investors net purchased 1.08 trillion yen in Japanese bonds during the week ending October 9, according to official data, compared to 585.7 billion yen in the previous week.

The USD-KRW exchange rate stood at 1,342.00 won as of 6 AM on October 16, down 2.60 won from the previous Seoul session close of 1,344.60 won. The decline followed a sharp drop in US Treasury yields driven by risk-off sentiment from AI-related asset selling and a rebound in US equity markets.

Japanese investors sold a net 760.6 billion yen in foreign stocks during the week ending October 9, a sharp reversal from the prior week's net purchases of 1.3246 trillion yen.

According to Yonhapinfomax, the USD-KRW exchange rate fell to 1,342 won on October 16 early morning, down 2.60 won from the previous Seoul market close of 1,344.60 won. The decline came after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that September producer price index (PPI) rose 1.3%

Japan's Minister of Economy Shiro Jono clarified that he did not attempt to delay the Bank of Japan's rate hike decision during the June meeting.

Morgan Stanley upgraded quantum computing firm Quantinuum (NAS:QNT) to Overweight from Equal-weight and set a $62 price target on the 15th (US local time), according to CNBC. The upgrade reflects Quantinuum's technical leadership among pure-play quantum computing companies and its attractive

According to CNBC, Morgan Stanley upgraded quantum computing company Quantinuum (NAS: QNT) to Overweight from Equal-weight on October 15, setting a $62 price target, implying 88% upside from the prior day's close of $36.68. The analyst cited the company's leadership in technical capability and

According to sources, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs raised the yield on a $5 billion leveraged loan for AI cloud startup Volta Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. on October 16, pricing it 6.5 percentage points above the base rate with an issue discount of 95 cents per $1 face value. The pricing