Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to ING analyst Chris Turner, Norwegian krone declined on July 15 after Norway's June inflation rate slowed to 2.7% year-over-year. Turner noted that weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation data released Tuesday reduced expectations for Federal Reserve rate increases, improving risk sentiment a

According to E-Daily, South Korea's central bank is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate on July 16 for the first time in 3.5 years. The 3-year government bond yield reached 3.887% on July 14, up 90 basis points from the beginning of 2026, according to the Financial Investment

According to Korea Exchange, retail investors bought Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix worth 3.89 trillion won on July 13 during the market selloff, with Samsung accounting for 1.1 trillion won and SK Hynix 2.79 trillion won. The same investors sold over 5.1 trillion won of the two stocks over the fo

According to Chosun Biz Money Move, Fine One, a semiconductor and display components supplier, had its corporate reorganization procedure terminated on July 15, 2026. The company had passed KOSDAQ IPO pre-screening last year but withdrew its listing application after failing to clear the Financial S

According to Odaily, Changxin Technology's vice president Yuan Yuan stated that the company's performance growth since H2 2025 benefited from AI-driven DRAM demand growth and tight industry supply-demand dynamics. However, the DRAM sector has strong cyclicality with significant price volatility, and

According to Jin10 Data, China's central bank will conduct a 1.4 trillion yuan (approximately $192 billion) 6-month term buyout-style reverse repurchase operation on July 16, marking the largest single transaction of this type on

According to South Korea's Financial Services Commission, Toss was designated as a financial conglomerate on July 15, becoming the first Big Tech finance group to receive this classification. The designation was granted alongside seven other financial groups—Samsung, Hanwha, Mirae Asset, Kyobo

According to Korea Exchange data, on July 15, President Lee Jae-myung directed financial authorities to prepare supplementary measures for single-stock leveraged ETFs, citing extreme market volatility. On the previous day, trading in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix leveraged and inverse ETF

According to Barchart, on July 15, the semiconductor sector's weight in the S&P 500 index reached 20%, marking an all-time high. This means approximately one-fifth of the index's market capitalization now comes from semiconductor

According to Money Today coverage, South Korea's ruling party lawmakers will host a public forum on July 21 to discuss regulatory measures for single-stock leverage exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Since the launch of these products on May 27, the KOSPI market has triggered five circuit breakers

Interactive Brokers has expanded its crypto offering with nine additional tokens and two-way stablecoin transfers. The company announced clients can now trade nine new tokens through Zero Hash: Aave, Aptos, Canton, Lido DAO, Monad, NEAR Protocol, Plasma, Pax Gold and Uniswap, with three assets (Aave

USD/CHF climbed to 0.8100 today, gaining 0.17% during intraday trading.

Interactive Brokers announced it now offers nine additional crypto tokens—Aave, Aptos, Canton, Lido DAO, Monad, NEAR Protocol, Plasma, Pax Gold and Uniswap—through partners Zero Hash and Paxos Trust Company. The platform also enabled two-way stablecoin transfers for eligible U.S. clients,

According to Morgan Stanley, public opposition to artificial intelligence data center development is expected to impact markets. The bank reported that approximately $156 billion in projects were canceled or delayed in 2025, with an additional $130 billion in projects affected in the first quarter o

According to Jin10 Futures, the CNEX liquidity sentiment index reported 55 as of 16:00 on July 15, up 2 points from 14:30. By institution type, the index stood at 54 for large banks, 57 for mid-sized banks, and 54 for non-bank institutions, each rising 2 points. The index ranges from 0 to 100,