Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) issued foreign currency bonds four times during the first half of the year across multiple currencies including Swiss franc, Brazilian real, Australian dollar, and yen, totaling $937.16 million equivalent (approximately 1.39 trillion won). This overseas

President Lee Jae-myung ordered prompt supplementary measures for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the 15th at a Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) briefing at the Blue House. The directive followed FSS Governor Lee Chan-jin's repeated

According to data released by U.S. Department of Labor on July 14, computer software and accessories prices rose 17.4% year-over-year in June, surging 2.3% month-over-month. However, this category accounts for just 0.03% of overall

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 15, South Korea's Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology held a policy forum on semiconductor firms' excess profits amid the AI boom. The discussion centered on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, with industry

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan’s Transportation Committee passed, in its first review, a draft amendment to Article 36 of the Telecommunications Management Act. The draft grants the competent authority special approval power for applicants that set up networks via satellite communications, allowing them to be exempt from restrictions under current regulations. The move is viewed by the market as a key policy loosening to attract international satellite communications providers such as SpaceX’s Starli

According to Wang Guanhua, spokesperson of China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Producer Price Index (PPI) is expected to remain stable in the second half of 2026 with solid underlying support. The rapid growth in artificial intelligence applications across sectors and the resulting

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, Consumer Price Index will maintain a modest upward trend in the second half of 2026, despite potential fluctuations in global commodity prices. The official statement, made by spokesperson Wang Guanhua today (July 15), noted that adequate

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, on July 15, high-tech industry investments grew 4.6% year-over-year in the first half of 2026. Lithium-ion battery manufacturing led the segments with 24.4% growth, followed by electronic specialty material manufacturing at 10% and integrated

The SEC proposed reforms to registration and reporting rules for public offerings, according to press release 2026-52 on sec.gov. The proposal aims to simplify parts of the capital formation process. Crypto firms considering public markets could be affected by the broader issuer framework, as the re

US Commerce Department official Jeffrey Kessler confirmed at a congressional hearing on the 14th (local time) that NVIDIA H200 AI chip shipments to China and Hong Kong have been 'extremely small' under export license approvals. Kessler stated the quantity of chips exported to China is very

According to the SEC, the agency proposed reforms to registration and reporting rules for public capital offerings. The proposal may simplify parts of the capital formation process, potentially affecting crypto firms considering public

According to Jin10, domestic gold jewelry prices rose by approximately 15 yuan per gram today (July 10), with major Chinese brands' pure gold products trading at 1230-1233 yuan per gram.

Las Vegas data center operator Switch has hired Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan to help prepare for an IPO, sources said. The IPO could give the company a valuation as high as $80 billion; by comparison, Switch’s valuation was about $4.2 billion when it launched its IPO in October 2017, raising $531 million, meaning an $80 billion valuation is about 20 times the 2017 figure. Switch hires Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as IPO underwriters, plans to list in Q4 2027 According to sources, Switch has hired Go

South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance upgraded its economic assessment in a report released July 15, stating the economy's recovery momentum is solidifying following first-quarter growth expansion, surging exports, and improving domestic consumption. The government shifted its policy focus f

According to DigiFT, Singapore-based digital asset exchange DigiFT and Japan's SBI Global Asset Management Co Ltd launched the JX token today (July 15) on Solana. The token provides accredited and institutional investors with on-chain access to a Japanese high-dividend equity strategy managed by SBI

According to BlockBeats, trade.xyz launched stock futures for Changxin Technology (ticker: CXMT) on July 15, with the contract trading at $7.20 as of publication time, representing approximately 6x premium over the traditional market IPO price of 8.66 yuan per share. The CXMT futures contract

According to top investor James Foord, SK Hynix is the better investment choice between the two memory chipmakers. Ranked in the top 3% of stock professionals tracked by TipRanks, Foord highlighted SK Hynix's commanding market position, noting it holds 56% of the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market c

China's overnight SHIBOR rose 0.35 basis points to 1.3925%, while the 7-day SHIBOR climbed 2.15 basis points to 1.4235%. The 3-month SHIBOR edged up 0.01 basis points to 1.4300%.