Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

In January, Claude Code became popular and sparked debates about the end of SaaS, with software-related stocks erasing about $300 billion in a single day. Tech writer Joan Westenberg then responded with the bread paradox: Americans buy about 10 million pre-baked bread loaves every day—despite bread machines costing less than $100 and recipes having been around for thousands of years—because the hidden costs of making it at home determine that demand for external purchases continues, and enterpri

ING Bank forecasts inflation will slow through 2027 for four reasons, according to a statement on May 15 (local time). The bank cited potential oil price declines if US-Iran negotiations resume, housing cost deceleration showing sub-1% year-over-year growth, labor market rebalancing from 2022's

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 15, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said the U.S. economy functions best when nobody pays attention to Federal Reserve decisions, adding that focus should shift to the real economy rather than central bank actions. Speaking at the Axios House News Shapers

According to Yonhapinfomax, E-mini S&P 500 futures traded at 7,615.50, up 0.01%, as of 9:52 AM KST on July 16. E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures declined 0.07% to 29,667.50. U.S. equity markets rallied overnight, with all three major indices closing higher following a softer-than-expected June Producer

The Bank of Korea's Governor stated that the central bank will monitor the impact of the 24-hour Korean won non-deliverable forward (NDF) market on July 16. The move signals increased oversight of the expanded trading hours for won NDF

According to financial data firm S3 Partners, short-sellers betting against SpaceX have accumulated unrealized gains of $3.88 billion as the company's stock continues to decline. Approximately 181 million SpaceX shares are currently shorted, representing 28% of outstanding shares—an unusually high l

According to the People's Bank of China, credit outstanding growth slowed by 0.3 percentage points to 5.2% year-over-year in June, while social financing stock growth fell to 7.4% and M2 growth declined to 8.0%. To support economic recovery, the PBOC increased liquidity operations, injecting 700

According to Jin10, domestic gold jewelry prices dropped slightly on July 16, with multiple brands quoting foot gold jewelry at around 1,229 yuan per gram, down from the previous day.

Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Governor Lee Chan-jin directed monitoring of securities firms' credit financing and margin trading trends on the 16th, citing concerns that retail investor losses could expand amid stock market volatility following a 25 basis point base rate hike. The directive

According to Nikkei, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and government plan to raise the voting rights threshold required to convene extraordinary shareholder meetings from 3% to 5% or higher.

Kwon Dae-young, Vice Chairman of South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC), met with Nguyen Duc Chi, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance, on the 16th at the government complex to discuss strengthening cooperation in the

According to South Korea's Korea Securities Depository (KSD), SK Hynix ADR and Korean-listed ordinary shares will enable mutual conversion on July 29, following the scheduled listing of new ordinary shares. However, retail investors are unlikely to execute arbitrage strategies as

The U.S. will impose 25% tariffs on certain Brazilian goods starting July 22.

According to Bloomberg, the British pound index rose 1% on Wednesday, July 16, reaching its highest level since July 2, 2025, following reports that Shabana Mahmood will be appointed UK Finance Minister under incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The index maintained near this level during Asian

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) completed its first batch of tokenized securities live trading on July 15, with pilot assets covering tokenized stocks, ETFs, and U.S. Treasuries. Participating institutions include JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Vanguard, and CME Group. Overall, there are more than 20 participating institutions, and some reports indicate that ecosystem cooperation partners number more than 40. DTCC has announced plans to roll out tokenized services more br

South Korea's Central Bank Governor Shin Hyun-sung stated that the bank could have raised interest rates in May but decided against action due to insufficient data.

According to Korean securities analysts, President Lee Jae-myung is pushing for expedited passage of the Anti-Stock-Price-Suppression Act (inheritance and gift tax amendment), with companies trading below 0.8x price-to-book ratio (PBR) representing nearly half of South Korea's listed firms. The secu

According to the Korea Exchange on July 16, the KOSPI market's circuit breaker mechanism has been activated 37 times so far in 2026, accounting for approximately 40% of all historical triggers. The frequency has intensified, with activations occurring roughly once every two trading days in June