Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 392 points, or 1.61%, to 24,733 points as of 1:47 p.m. on July 15, after mainland China released better-than-expected first-half GDP growth of 4.7%. The National Index gained 1.36% to 8,212 points, while the Tech Index climbed 1.58% to 4,753 points. Tech stocks

According to Wall Street Insights, IBM (IBM-US) issued a surprise Q2 earnings warning on Tuesday, July 14, with shares plummeting 26% intraday—the largest single-day drop on record since 1968. The company reported Q2 revenue of $17.2 billion, missing analyst expectations of $17.9 billion, and

According to Financial News, the long-term bond rate differential between the U.S. and Japan narrowed to a 4.5-year low in early July before widening again. The widening gap and rising Japanese long-term rates could trigger a repatriation of Japanese capital, potentially strengthening the yen and

Qualcomm, Inc. (QCOM) stocks declined 3% on Tuesday, marking the third consecutive day of losses, after short seller Hunterbrook Media discovered hidden HTML code on Qualcomm's website that appeared to describe a partnership with AI startup Anthropic. Sources close to both companies confirmed

According to Hunterbrook Media, Qualcomm (QCOM) stock declined 3% on Tuesday, logging its third consecutive session of losses, after the short seller discovered hidden HTML on the company's website describing an apparent partnership with AI startup Anthropic. Hunterbrook said sources close to

According to Barclays, on July 14, analyst Simon Coals set a price target of $330 for SK Hynix's U.S. depositary receipt (ADR), implying potential gains of 117% from current levels. The analyst cited expectations of a multi-year memory semiconductor supply shortage driving the optimistic

According to KB Securities, Samsung Electronics' stock fell approximately 30% from recent highs on July 15, driven by concerns over slowing artificial intelligence investment spending. However, the brokerage stated that the company's core fundamentals remain unchanged, presenting a medium to long-te

According to the Financial Supervisory Service, South Korean battery materials company EcoPro BM's 1.2 trillion won equity offering was halted on July 15 after regulators requested supplementary amendments to its securities registration statement. The FSC's action marks a suspension of the company's

KOSPI 200 companies are seeing semiconductor profit concentration surge to a projected 77% of total operating profit by the fourth quarter, up from 56% in the first quarter, according to FnGuide and securities industry data released on the 15th. Semiconductor operating profit is expected to expand f

According to Financial News, on July 15, South Korea's KOSPI 200 companies are projected to see semiconductor operating profit share surge from 56% in Q1 to 77% in Q4 2026. Semiconductor operating profit is expected to more than double from 94.8 trillion won in Q1 to 220.5 trillion won in Q4,

According to Hyperinsight, on July 15, a whale address (0x0ad) increased its long position in Micron Technology (MU) to 9,984.704 shares on Hyperliquid, becoming the platform's largest MU long holder. The address built the position at an average cost of $1,005.134 and now holds approximately $9.95 m

According to the Financial Investment Association of Korea, the securities industry has agreed to strengthen investor protections for single-stock leveraged ETFs by raising the minimum deposit requirement from the current 10 million won and enhancing pre-investment education. The association held an

According to Bloomingbit, SBI Global Asset Management and DigiFT launched tokenized investment product JX on Solana on July 15, bringing Japan's high-dividend stock strategy on-chain for institutional investors. Solana Foundation noted that the launch marks the Japanese asset management industry's f

On Tradegate exchange, ASML rose 2.8% yesterday (July 14) compared to the closing price on Euronext.

Payments giant Stripe and private equity firm Advent International submitted a joint proposal to acquire PayPal Holdings in a deal valued at more than $53 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The consortium offered $60.50 per share earlier this month, representing a premium of

US markets stabilized on Tuesday after June CPI data showed inflation rising 3.5%, slowing faster than expected and easing Federal Reserve rate hike pressure. IBM plunged 25.2% on disappointing sales, marking its worst single-day drop since at least 1968 and erasing $69 billion in market value,

According to Jin10 Data, U.S. Treasury yields rose in Asia trading on Wednesday (July 15) after the U.S. June CPI came in below market expectations, though gains remained below Tuesday's intraday peaks. Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group, stated: 'If you were expecting this

Taiwan's Weighted Index closed up 2% at 45,631.59 points today.

According to the Royal Bank of Canada, Canada's central bank is widely expected to hold its overnight rate at 2.25% unchanged when it announces its rate decision on Wednesday. This will mark the sixth consecutive hold following consecutive 50 basis point rate cuts in September and October of last