Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing disclosure on July 16, Immvira Bioscience Inc. submitted its listing application to the Main Board, with Citigroup and China International Capital Corporation as joint sponsors. The biotech company develops oncolytic immunotherapies and engineered

According to Guru Club, ICE London cocoa futures fell nearly 4% to 4,193 pounds per tonne today (July 16).

According to Guru Club, on July 16, Apollo Global Management is viewed as the leading contender for a stake in a Canadian LNG project.

According to Validator Queue data, 2.6 million ETH has been queued for staking over the next 45 days as of July 16, representing a 6.5% increase to the existing 40 million ETH staking base. This staking demand persists despite Ethereum's staking APR declining to 2.6%, its lowest level since early Q1

According to CCTV, on July 16, Iran's embassy in Lebanon stated that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen due to U.S. pressure and will only resume transit under conditions set by Iran. The statement said the U.S. must

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance announced on July 16 that it will not issue treasury bonds through the subscription method this month. The decision was made considering recent treasury bond issuance performance and market supply-demand

According to Foresight News, Michael Saylor, founder of MicroStrategy, released a chart comparing annualized returns across multiple asset classes in the Bitcoin Standard Era. MicroStrategy shares (MSTR) led with a 42% annual return, followed by Bitcoin at 33%, Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) at 18%, S&P 500 E

According to Iran's embassy in Lebanon, on July 16, the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened due to U.S. pressure and will only resume shipping under conditions set by Iran. The embassy stated that the United States must accept this reality, and disputes can only be resolved through dialogue or by

According to Yonhap Infomax, interest rate swap (IRS) rates in Seoul's bond market fell across all tenors on July 16, led by gains in shorter-dated segments. The 1-year IRS rate fell 2.50 basis points to 3.4350%, while the 5-year segment dropped 2.00bp to 4.0325% and the 10-year declined 1.50bp to 4

UnitedHealth Group posted second-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst estimates and raised its full-year profit outlook on Thursday, as the largest private insurer in the U.S. implements cost management strategies and deploys artificial intelligence to streamline operations. The company reported a

According to UnitedHealth Group, the largest private insurer in the U.S. reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $6.38, significantly above Wall Street expectations of $4.90. Revenue reached $112.03 billion, exceeding the expected $110.85 billion. The company raised its

According to Bloomberg and S3 Partners, SpaceX short-sellers achieved unrealized gains of $3.88 billion (5.8 trillion Korean won) as the stock fell below its IPO price of $135 on July 16, just one month after the company's record-breaking listing. Short positions now account for approximately 28% of

Gate News, July 16, 2026: According to an official Gate announcement, the platform has launched an AI intelligent ecosystem trading contest, focusing on four stocks: Alibaba-W, Alibaba-WR, Apple Inc., and Alibaba Group American Depositary Shares. The event runs from July 16, 2026, 16:00 to July 25, 2026, 16:00 (UTC+8). The event includes three-tier benefits: New users who make their first Trade on the platform, with the specified stock’s cumulative trading volume reaching ≥$100, can receive 0.33

According to PANews, Bitcoin Treasury Capital (BTCB) received approval on July 16 to list Sweden's first Bitcoin-backed preferred stock (BTC PREF) on the Spotlight stock market. Trading is scheduled to begin on July 20. The product offers a 10% annual

On July 14, the U.S. Bureau of Labor published June 2026 CPI data. June’s CPI year over year, not seasonally adjusted, rose 3.5%, below the market expectation of 3.8% and significantly down from the prior value of 4.2%. Core CPI rose 2.6% year over year, also below the expectation of 2.8% and the prior value of 2.9%. Seasonally adjusted CPI fell 0.4% month over month, the largest one-month drop since April 2020, and the first time in six years that CPI has shown negative month-over-month growth.

Quanfeng Holdings (02285) expects mid-year net profit of approximately $100-110 million for the six months ended June 30, representing a 5%-15% year-over-year increase from $95.3 million in the same period last year. The company attributed the projected profit growth to steady revenue expansion,

KOSPI decoupled from the S&P 500 in July, with their monthly correlation coefficient falling to 0.025 from 0.5 in February. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix account for 52.30% of KOSPI's market capitalization as of the previous day's closing. This month through the previous day, the Philadelphia