Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Citi, gold prices surged on August 26, driven largely by speculative futures positions rather than physical demand. The bank warns that this makes gold acutely sensitive to macroeconomic events and policy shifts. Citi flags the Jackson Hole global central bank conference as a

According to Jin10 Futures, as of the Aug 25 close, China's gasoline crack spread rebounded to a stage-high of 1,660.72 yuan/ton, up 40.78% compared to the previous week's average. Diesel crack spread reached 1,403.63 yuan/ton, up 47.86% week-over-week. Crude oil costs have risen for six

NVIDIA will release its Q2 FY2027 (May-July) earnings results on August 27, 2026 at 5am Korean time, following the close of US markets on August 26. Market consensus forecasts revenue of $91.6 billion (up 96% year-over-year) and earnings per share of $2.08 (up 98% year-over-year), which would mark t

According to Jin10, Brent crude oil futures on CME saw trading volume increase by 56,662 contracts to 188,732 and open interest rise by 5,932 to 270,420 on August 25, signaling heightened trading activity and participation. WTI crude oil trading volume surged 179,004 contracts to 779,958, though op

According to News1, NVIDIA will report second-quarter 2027 (May-July) earnings on August 27, with market consensus expecting revenue of $91.6 billion, up 96% year-over-year, and earnings per share of $2.08, up 98%. The results would mark record quarterly revenue if forecasts hold. Despite beating e

According to Citi economist Faraz Syed on August 26, the Reserve Bank of Australia's inflation forecasts face increasing downside risk. July inflation data came in hotter than expected, indicating third-quarter price growth will likely exceed the RBA's assumption of 0.8% quarter-over-quarter, Syed s

According to Jin10 data and Kpler shipping tracker, on Tuesday, August 26, only five commodity ships transited the Strait of Hormuz, below the 10-day average of 15 vessels. The vessels included two liquefied petroleum gas tankers and one asphalt tanker departing the strait, plus two empty product ta

According to Jin10, on August 26, at least three Indian refiners and a global energy major plan to stop using vessels on Iran's newly published blacklist of 45 ships, including those used for ship-to-ship transfers. Iran released the blacklist this week, stating the vessels violated its

South Korea's Ministry of Planning and Budget on the 26th defended its proposed Future Response Fund against criticisms that excess tax revenue should prioritize debt repayment. Park Seong-hun, Director of the Future Response Fund Promotion Team, stated during an appearance on the presidential

According to Columbia Threadneedle Investment's fixed income team head Gary Smith, on August 26, the U.S. Treasury's financing needs remain substantial. With bond auction sizes expected to remain stable through 2027, short-term Treasury bills may need to absorb additional financing pressure. The

According to sources cited by external media on August 26, SoftBank Group is in discussions with investment banks to issue bonds worth $100 billion to $200 billion, aimed at refinancing a $40 billion bridge loan obtained for its OpenAI investment. The bond offering could be denominated in U.S.

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix conducted large-scale share buybacks over four trading days from the 20th to the 25th, with other corporations net purchasing 5.3765 trillion won in the KOSPI market during this period. The buyback programs were triggered by

Top-performing investors at Mirae Asset Securities net-purchased shares of PharmaResearch, Samyang Foods, and Doosan Enerbility on the morning of the 26th, according to data compiled by the brokerage. The top 1% of investors by returns over the past month bought PharmaResearch most heavily,

According to Korea Exchange data, non-financial companies—primarily SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics—purchased 5.37 trillion won in shares over four trading days from August 20–25, offsetting 5.95 trillion won in foreign investor sales. SK Hynix announced a 40 trillion won buyback

According to ChainCatcher, Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) received $45 million in inflows over the first two days of this week (August 24-25). The fund's assets under management are approaching $1 billion, according to Bitwise's

Park Sang-hyuk, editor-in-chief of Digital Asset, stated that Bitcoin has established itself as a dollar hedge asset during an appearance on SamproTV on the 26th. Park explained that Bitcoin prices fell on May 25 when US Treasury yields declined due to easing inflation concerns following oil price d

According to regulatory filings, Predee Anuvatnujotikul and Garret Mallal, two portfolio managers at SPX Capital Singapore, departed from the Brazilian hedge fund in June and August, respectively. The departures mark part of SPX Capital's broader global business

According to Bloomberg, SoftBank is considering issuing $10-20 billion in bonds to refinance a bridge loan for its OpenAI investment, with the bond offering potentially launching as early as September. The debt, which may be denominated in both U.S. dollars and euros, would partly repay the $40 bill

Singapore's industrial production rose 6.8% year-over-year in July, matching forecasts. The previous month's figure was revised upward to 7.5% from the initially reported 7.2%.

Five actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in South Korea were delisted in July and August after failing to meet correlation coefficient requirements with their benchmark indices, despite delivering double-digit annual returns. Korea Investment & Trust Management delisted four ACE-series ETF