Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to KRX data as of July 14, South Korea's steel stocks are trading at a PBR of 0.39x, the lowest among 17 KRX sector indices. POSCO Holdings (005490) trades at 0.42x, Hyundai Steel (004020) at 0.18x, and Seah Besteel (001430) at 0.56x, all significantly below the global steel sector

Gold prices rose over 1% on the 14th at 2:33 PM US Eastern Time as US June Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell more sharply than expected, weakening interest rate hike bets and boosting gold's appeal. August delivery gold futures (GCQ6) on the CME's COMEX exchange stood at $4,064.90 per troy ounce,

According to CME on July 14 at 2:33 p.m. ET, August gold futures rose 1.48% to $4,064.90 per troy ounce as U.S. June consumer prices fell 0.4% month-over-month, exceeding market expectations of a 0.1% decline. The sharper-than-expected CPI decline weakened Fed rate hike bets, with futures markets p

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, T. Rowe Price's active cryptocurrency ETF TKNZ is set to launch on Thursday, July 16. Balchunas shared the update on X, noting the product has been prepared for

According to Jin10, WTI crude oil futures for August delivery rose $1.20 to $79.34 per barrel on July 14, up 1.54%, while Brent crude oil futures for September delivery gained $1.43 to $84.73 per barrel, up 1.72%.

According to Korea Exchange, on July 14, leveraged and inverse single-stock ETFs for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix generated 18.28 trillion Korean won in trading volume, representing 40% of total KOSPI trading. The high turnover reflected intense short-term trading

U.S. stocks rose on July 14 as June consumer price inflation came in below expectations at 3.5% year-over-year, easing concerns about further Federal Reserve rate hikes. The S&P 500 gained 0.38%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.90%, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surged 2.54%. However, IBM

The KOSPI declined 19.11% this month through the previous day, with market capitalization falling 1,312.79 trillion won to 5,616.75 trillion won, Korea Exchange reported. Semiconductor stock weakness drove the downturn, as the KRX semiconductor index dropped 22.80%, Samsung Electronics

A 50-year-old Korean dividend investor known as 'Pyeong-on' generates 5 million won in monthly dividends after transforming his strategy following the March 20, 2020 market crash. The recently retired investor holds over 4 billion won in assets, producing 60 million won annually in dividend

Retail investors in South Korea lost approximately 8.8337 trillion won in single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over nine trading days from July 1 to July 13, according to data from F&N Guide QuantiWise and Mirae Asset Securities. The losses occurred as KOSPI volatility intensified

According to Korea Exchange, KOSPI collapsed to the 6,800 level on July 14, down from above 9,100 on June 22, marking a decline of approximately 25% and erasing 1.833 quadrillion won in market capitalization within three weeks. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix accounted for 68% of the total market

According to F&Guide QuantiWise and Mirae Asset Securities, individual investors' assets in single-stock Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix leveraged ETFs evaporated 8.8 trillion Korean won in just nine trading days from July 1-13. The combined assets under management of four Samsung and SK Hynix sing

According to Yonhapnews and financial investment industry reports, on July 10, South Korean retail investors made net purchases of approximately 3 billion won worth of SK Hynix ADRs through nine major domestic brokerages on the company's Nasdaq listing debut. A total of 84,000 retail investors

On Tuesday closing (July 14), U.S. stock index futures posted modest gains. S&P 500 futures rose 0.41%, Dow Jones futures gained 0.10%, Nasdaq-100 futures advanced 1.12%, and Russell 2000 futures climbed 0.44%.

The Bank of Korea released its June 2026 import and export price indices on July 15, showing import prices fell 4.4% month-over-month on a won basis - the steepest decline in three and a half years since December 2022. Export prices remained flat at 0.0% month-over-month while rising 48.9% year-over

Offshore yuan (CNH) reached 6.7740 against the dollar on July 14, New York close (early July 15, Beijing time), up 111 pips from Monday's close. Following the U.S. CPI inflation data release at 20:30, the offshore yuan quickly climbed from 6.78 to above 6.77

Vale appointed Wilfred Brujin as board chairman, effective until a shareholder vote on July 22. The appointment comes as the mining company prepares for the scheduled voting event to formally confirm the leadership

On Tuesday, July 14, spot gold rose 1.25% to $4,052.31 per ounce, hitting a daily high of $4,102.23 after the U.S. CPI data release. COMEX gold futures climbed 1.29% to $4,057.20 per ounce. Spot silver advanced 1.79% to $58.69 per ounce, while COMEX copper futures gained 1.35% to $6.37 per pound. S

According to E Daily, U.S. June CPI declined 0.4% month-over-month on July 14, marking the first monthly drop since April 2020, and came in below market expectations at 3.5% year-over-year versus forecast 3.8%. The softer inflation reading sent July rate hike odds plummeting from 42% to 17% on CME

According to Xie Jinhe, chairman of Taiwan's Caixun Media Group, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics stocks plunged over 10% on July 13. Despite expectations for Taiwan's market to rise on strong TSMC earnings, the sharp declines in the two South Korean semiconductor stocks limited the overall Taiwan s