Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Financial News, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 0.73% to close at 6,856.83 on July 14, marking a 24.7% decline over the past three weeks from its June 22 high of 9,114.55. Profit-taking dominated as large-cap tech stocks retreated sharply. SK Hynix declined 34.4% from its recent peak, w

According to Money in the Trap YouTube channel, on July 13, SK Hynix stock fell 15% amid broader semiconductor sector weakness. YouTuber Seo Dong-joo disclosed significant personal investment losses in the video, reflecting growing investor anxiety in the

According to Bloomberg, Samsung is reportedly conducting preliminary talks regarding a potential divestiture of its U.S. stock holdings. The specific details and timeline of the negotiations have not been

According to Bank of America's fund manager survey, cash levels among fund managers dropped to 3.6% from 4.1%, reaching what BofA characterizes as an "extremely low" level. The decline has triggered a sell signal under Bank of America's cash positioning rule, a contrarian indicator used to assess ma

According to Bank of America's Fund Manager Survey, as reported by Jin10, fund managers have raised their U.S. equity allocation to the highest overweight level since December 2024.

According to Bank of America fund managers survey, investors lowered their 2026 year-end oil price forecast to $71 per barrel from $86 projected in June, reflecting revised expectations for global energy

Pan Guoguang, Head of Investment Strategy and Research at Fubon Bank (Hong Kong), stated that semiconductor stocks face selling pressure as US technology giants increasingly invest in their own semiconductor operations and require chip companies to use their services. Pan projects Hong Kong stocks c

According to a Bank of America fund manager survey, 83% of investors expect the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates before the November midterm elections.

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) and Korea Exchange (KRX) significantly shortened the listing approval process for single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are classified as ultra-high-risk products, according to financial industry sources. The approval timeline fo

Bank of Korea back-to-back rate hike concerns eased as the won exchange rate recently declined to the 1,400 level, with market participants citing the 2007 precedent as a factor reducing consecutive hike probability. The sole non-pandemic back-to-back rate increase occurred in July-August 2007,

South Korea's Ministry of Finance and Economy assessed that supply-demand imbalances in the foreign exchange market are being resolved due to large-scale forward exchange sales from major companies. Lee Hyung-ryeol, Director of the International Finance Bureau at the Ministry of Finance and Economy,

South Korean Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon convened a forum on July 14 in Seoul to address the distribution of semiconductor companies' operating profits reaching hundreds of trillions of KRW in the AI era. Labor unions advocated for profit-based bonuses and corporate tax increases, while business a

According to industry sources, 16 single-stock leverage exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that listed simultaneously on South Korea's exchange on May 27 underwent significantly shortened approval procedures compared to standard ETF timelines. The preliminary review period by the Korea Exchange,

According to bond market industry reports on July 14, the likelihood of South Korea's central bank raising its base rate in consecutive months (July and August) has diminished as the dollar-won exchange rate declined to the 1,400 won level. Market analysts note that the 2007 back-to-back rate

According to BlockBeats, citing Hyperinsight monitoring data, SK Hynix-related crypto contracts on the aggregate market generated $8.804 billion in trading volume over the past 24 hours on July 14. SKHX (Korea) contracts accounted for $7.439 billion, while SKHY (Nasdaq ADR) contracts

According to Jin10 Futures citing Shanghai Futures Exchange data, as of July 14, 2026, petroleum asphalt warehouse inventories increased 1,980 tons to 11,290 tons, while asphalt factory stocks rose 2,000 tons to 19,110 tons day-on-day. Pulp futures warehouse inventories also gained 6,635 tons to 309

Nvidia cut its Asian AI chip customer whitelist by over half after stricter compliance reviews conducted in recent months under US government pressure to prevent products from reaching China, according to unnamed sources cited by the Financial Times on July 14. The crackdown targeted so-called

According to PANews, citing financial data on July 14, China's three major indices closed higher. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.36%, the Shenzhen Component Index gained 2.77%, and the ChiNext (Chinext) Index surged 3.43%. Total trading volume across Shanghai and Shenzhen reached 27 trillion

According to Jin10, on July 14, Ko Nakayama, an economist at Okasan Securities, advised Japan's government to avoid expanding its debt burden while the Bank of Japan holds substantial Japanese government bonds and foreign investors' holdings remain below 20%. Analysts widely regard 20% foreign

KOSPI recovered the 6800 level on July 14, closing at 6856.83, up 49.90 points or 0.73% from the previous trading day. The rebound followed bargain-hunting attempts in semiconductor stocks after the previous day's selloff. Institutions purchased 3.8443 trillion won worth of stocks through Korea