Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Securities firms acting as liquidity providers for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds are disrupting South Korea's corporate bond market as extreme stock price volatility forces them to post additional margin requirements. The securities firms must supply s

Low-volatility exchange-traded funds in the Korean stock market showed divergent performance during recent market turbulence. Return gaps reached up to 7 percentage points over a one-week period. According to KOSCOM ETF CHECK data reported on the 15th, PLUS High Dividend Low Volatility 50

According to Maeil Business Newspaper, Hana Asset Management plans to launch a hybrid ETF combining Nvidia and Alphabet on July 28. The product follows a barbell strategy, pairing high-growth tech stocks with stable bonds and offering monthly dividend payouts. Market data shows similar products

According to Shinhan Asset Management, on July 15, the SOL AI Semiconductor TOP2 Plus ETF added five semiconductor equipment suppliers—Wonjin IPS, Daedeok Electronics, PSK, VM, and Test—while removing five others including LG Innotek in its periodic rebalancing. The product, which launched in

SK Hynix's U.S. ADR surged 27.29% on July 14 (local time) following IBM's Q2 earnings report, which confirmed robust demand for memory semiconductors. IBM CEO Arvind Krishna disclosed in an investor letter that customers prioritized purchasing servers, storage, and memory over software,

According to Korea Exchange data, on July 15, South Korea's stock market recorded broad-based gains as investor sentiment improved. Of the 946 KOSPI-listed stocks, 712 advanced, representing a 75.26% rise ratio, while the KOSDAQ saw 1,465 of 1,821 issues gain 80.45%. The rally was driven by cooler-t

According to Cointelegraph, ARK Invest purchased 220,000 shares of Circle Internet Group (CRCL) across three of its actively managed exchange-traded funds on Tuesday, worth approximately $13.9 million based on Circle's closing price of $63.22. The purchase underscores the investment manager's

According to Jin10, ECB Governing Council member and Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta said on Wednesday that the central bank must remain cautious to anchor inflation expectations, even amid geopolitical uncertainty. In assessing future decisions, the ECB will carefully evaluate energy market co

According to the OECD, the UK economy is expected to grow 0.9% in 2026 and 1.1% in 2027, marking a gradual recovery from recent economic headwinds.

According to an official announcement, Gate gStocks went live today (July 15 at 4 p.m. UTC+8) with 16 tokenized securities spot trading pairs, including VOOG, IVVG, CATG, BACG, LRCXG, COSTG, UNHG, GEG, CVXG, KOG, PGG, HSBCG, HDG, ARMG, NFLXG, and GSG. The gStocks tokenized securities offer 1:1

According to Germany's Finance Ministry, the country's Climate and Transition Fund will provide approximately €13.3 billion in energy cost relief for businesses and consumers in 2027.

According to Eurostat, eurozone industrial output contracted 1.2% year-over-year in May, undershooting economist forecasts of -0.4% and reversing the previous month's 0.3% gain. The steeper-than-expected decline signals slowing manufacturing activity across the 20-nation

Eurozone industrial output declined 0.2% month-over-month in May, falling short of the expected increase of 0.3%, according to Eurostat data. The prior month recorded a 0.1% gain.

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