Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Korean retail investors purchased leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds during the recent week ending on the 25th, according to Korea Securities Depository data. The purchases occurred as Bitcoin consolidated around $80,000 after recovering to that level for the first time in over

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) stocks rose nearly 2% in premarket trading on Thursday following an optimistic note from Citi released on Wednesday. Citi added an upside 90-day catalyst watch on Oracle while maintaining a Buy rating with a $330 price target, implying upside of more than double the stock's

On Aug 27, China's onshore yuan closed at 6.7199 against the U.S. dollar, rising 6 pips from the previous trading day.

According to LME data released today (August 27), copper inventory fell by 1,900 tons. In the same period, lead inventory decreased by 2,100 tons and nickel by 240 tons, while zinc inventory increased by 550 tons, tin by 470 tons, and aluminum remained

According to Guru Club, Chicago wheat futures hit a three-year high on August 27 amid growing market concerns that escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict could further disrupt global grain supplies, one of the world's most critical

According to Korea Securities Depository, as of Aug 27, Bitcoin recovered to around $80,000 after reaching $81,237 on Aug 25—the highest level since mid-May—but has since consolidated in the high $70,000s. Despite the price consolidation, South Korean retail investors are increasing exposure to 2x l

According to Citi, Oracle Corp. (ORCL) shares rose nearly 2% in premarket trading on Thursday following the analyst's bullish note released Wednesday. Citi initiated a 90-day catalyst watch on the stock while maintaining a 'Buy' rating and setting a $330 price target, implying upside of more than

According to the Ministry of Commerce on August 27, China and Switzerland are accelerating domestic procedures to finalize the upgraded free trade agreement as soon as possible. Under the agreement, both parties made high-level bilateral opening commitments across goods, services, and investment.

According to Odaily, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joked during the latest earnings call that the best stock trading strategy for 2026 is watching who he eats lunch with, claiming their stock prices would double the next day. Nvidia reported fiscal Q2 2027 revenue of $96.22 billion, up

According to the World Platinum Investment Council, platinum will maintain a 9.2-ton supply deficit throughout 2026, with long-term structural undersupply persisting through 2029 at an average annual deficit of approximately 19 tons. The organization cited limited new mining capacity and resilient d

Bitcoin staged a recovery following August 19's largest single-day short liquidation event since 2019, according to Glassnode data. The squeeze eliminated approximately 85% of short positions and consumed 86% of modeled liquidation clusters, while futures open interest declined 11% in coin terms and

According to Simon White, chief strategist at Variant Perception, French left-wing politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon recently proposed canceling 18% of France's public debt, a measure that could spread to other countries and trigger what White warns may become a "monetary financing" stage of the

According to ChainCatcher, Okta rose 19.3% in premarket trading following better-than-expected second quarter earnings, based on Gate's market data.

According to E-Daily citing Financial Supervisory Service disclosures, Korea Advanced Materials (062970) changed its largest shareholder from Satoshi Holdings to Nakamoto Investment Partnership on Aug 26-27. Nakamoto acquired 2.214 million shares (7.75%) of the 3.466 million shares (12.14%)

According to Jin10, South Korea's Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced on Thursday plans to issue 16 trillion won ($11.61 billion) in government bonds through auctions in September. The ministry also plans to issue 1 trillion won in won-denominated foreign exchange stabilization bonds next

According to its H1 2026 financial report, Korea Investment & Securities reported dividend income of 1.015 trillion KRW in the first half of 2026, with approximately 596 billion KRW generated from its Kakao Bank holdings. As the digital banking platform's second-largest shareholder, the securities f

Korean financial authorities' regulatory intervention caused trading volume in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix single-stock leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds to plummet 94% within one month. According to Korea Exchange data as of the 26th, the 16 single-stock leveraged and inverse ETF

Mirae Asset's TIGER Semiconductor ETF, tracking the KRX Semiconductor Index with 1.33 trillion won in assets under management, deviated from its benchmark index composition by underweighting SK Hynix and overweighting Samsung Electronics, as confirmed on the 25th and 26th. The asset manager

According to Korea Economic TV, Mirae Asset's TIGER Semiconductor ETF purchased approximately 76.8 billion won worth of SK Hynix shares on Aug 26 after market close via off-hours NXT trading to realign with its benchmark index. The passive ETF had held SK Hynix at 31.45% weight versus the KRX Semico

According to Korea Exchange data released on August 26, trading volume in single-stock leverage and inverse ETFs tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell to 711 billion Korean won, down 94% from 12.44 trillion won on July 30. The decline follows financial authorities' regulatory tightening,