Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Statistics South Africa, the country's platinum group metals production declined 4.4% year-over-year in May.

According to Statistics South Africa, the country's gold production in April declined 0.4% year-over-year after revision, compared to the initially reported 0.2% decline.

According to Statistics SA, South Africa's gold production declined 4.3% year-over-year in May 2026.

Netflix (NFLX) stocks slipped 0.2% lower in premarket trading on Tuesday as Wall Street scrutiny intensified ahead of the company's fiscal second-quarter earnings release scheduled for Thursday. Jay Woods, chief global strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, warned that shares could fall below $70 if

Bullish has appointed Thomas Cowan, former head of Galaxy's institutional tokenization business, as its first Head of Tokenization. The move reflects Bullish's strategy to build end-to-end infrastructure for tokenized securities. Cowan brings experience in tokenized equities, stablecoins, and

Hong Kong stocks closed higher on 周二 14 日, with the Hang Seng Index rising 127 points to 24,340.73, a gain of 0.52%. The rally was driven by strong earnings pre-announcements from metals producers and robust demand for PCB stocks linked to AI computing infrastructure. Daily market turnover

According to Jay Woods, chief global strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, Netflix shares could fall below $70 if earnings disappoint when the company reports Q2 results on Thursday (July 17). The stock slipped 0.2% in Tuesday premarket trading as Wall Street scrutinizes the streaming giant ahead o

According to Bank of America's latest fund manager survey reported by Jin10, the bank's strategists warned aggressive global investors to reduce equity exposure. Cash holdings have fallen to an "extremely low" 3.6% of assets from 4.1% last month, while U.S. stock positioning reached its highest

According to Jia Shi Fund Management, Jia Shi Crude Oil LOF (ticker: 160723) saw its secondary market price reach 2.236 yuan on July 14, representing a 27.6% premium over its net asset value of 1.7515 yuan as of July 10. To protect investors, the fund will halt trading from market open on July 15 an

On July 14, 2026, global energy market conditions and monetary policy expectations both experienced violent swings simultaneously. Driven by the sudden escalation of the U.S.-Iran military conflict, international oil prices recorded their largest single-day jump in nearly a month. According to Gate market data, WTI crude’s latest price is $79.79, with a 24-hour increase of 8.84%. Intraday trading ranged between $72.65 and $80.43. Brent crude is at $84.74, up 8.46% over the past 24 hours. Meanwhi

Credit margin balances in South Korea's KOSDAQ market decreased by 2.3 trillion won between May 27 and July 10, while margin balances for large-cap stocks Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reached a combined estimated 12.5 trillion won—1.7 times the entire KOSDAQ margin balance as of July 10. The

The South Korean government announced a domestic production tax credit policy at the 14th cabinet meeting, targeting semiconductors, batteries, bio-pharmaceuticals, future vehicle components, and critical minerals. Tax credits will be calculated by multiplying domestic production volumes by unit

According to Zhitong Finance, on July 14 at 17:15 Beijing time, the Hang Seng Index July night futures opened at 24,360 points, up 4 points or 0.016%. The contract traded at a premium of 19 points to the cash

According to the Financial Investment Association, margin credit balances on South Korea's KOSDAQ fell sharply to 7.55 trillion Korean won as of July 10, down 2.30 trillion won (23.4%) from 9.86 trillion won on May 27, while capital flowed to large-cap stocks. During the same period, margin credit

According to E Daily, South Korea announced on July 14 a domestic production tax credit policy targeting semiconductors, secondary batteries, biopharmaceuticals, future vehicle components, and critical minerals. Under the initiative, companies producing these strategic goods domestically will

According to Eric Balchunas, senior ETF research analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, on July 13, he proposed implementing a 'traffic light system' to regulate leveraged ETFs amid their growing popularity among retail investors. Balchunas compared leveraged ETFs to unhealthy foods like fast food and w

Seoul's foreign exchange swap market saw divergent movements across the term structure, with long-dated tenors declining on rising US Treasury yields while short-term tenors gained support from anticipated dollar inflows tied to SK Hynix's American Depositary Receipt listing. The 1-year FX swap

According to Yonhap Infomax, on July 14, FX swap points declined across most tenors in Seoul's foreign exchange market, driven by rising U.S. Treasury yields. The 1-year point fell 0.40 won to minus 14.50 won, while the 6-month slipped 0.20 won to minus 7.50 won. In contrast, shorter tenors held

On July 14, individual investors in South Korea executed a large-scale net sell-off, offloading 4 trillion won worth of stocks as selling pressure intensified across the market. The KOSDAQ index triggered a circuit breaker amid the selloff, closing down 1.92% after paring

Short-selling pressure on South Korean stocks intensified in recent weeks, with SK Hynix borrowing balances doubling in the past month amid a broader market decline. The KOSPI index fell near the 6,000 level recently, as retail investor buying interest weakened and foreign investors expanded their s