Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Gold fell 1.6% to about $4,110 an ounce and silver dropped 4.3% to $59.70 during the week as Iran halted its ceasefire on July 8. The decline erased gains from a Monday rally triggered by weak June jobs data showing just 57,000 nonfarm payrolls added, well below the 110,000 economists expected.

According to Financial News, SK Hynix's American Depositary Shares (ADS) surged 12.76% on its Nasdaq debut on July 10, closing at $168.01 versus the $149 IPO price. Intraday trading reached $177. When converted to Korean

According to Bank of America Chief Investment Strategist Michael Hartnett, the current market consensus—that the U.S. economy will avoid a hard landing, the Fed will not raise rates, AI capital spending will remain robust, and Democrats will underperform in midterm elections—represents rare

Gold and silver fell sharply on July 8 after Iran halted a ceasefire with the U.S., with spot gold sliding 1.6% to about $4,110 and silver dropping 4.3% to $59.70. President Trump stated the fragile ceasefire was over, triggering renewed strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and raising inflation

Korean individual investors withdrew approximately 20 trillion KRW from stock market deposit accounts over a one-month period as the KOSPI index fell from above 9000 points to the 7200 range. Daily average net buying by individuals in the securities market declined 42.4% from 2.5956 trillion KRW

Hwang Chang-soon, chairman of the KONEX Association and CEO of auto and medical device parts manufacturer Taeyang3C, proposed allowing public offerings of approximately 5 billion won for new KONEX listings to address the market's liquidity crisis. The proposal comes one year after his appointment

According to the Korea Exchange, the KOSPI index fell to 7,200 points in recent days from over 9,000 last month, triggering a pullback in individual investment activity. Individual investor deposits stood at 107.1 trillion won as of July 10, down approximately 20 trillion won in the month, while

Eight major South Korean card issuers reported a revenue decline in Q1 2025 despite rising loan volumes, as average interest rates dropped from 14.64% to 13.50%. Card loan revenue fell approximately 1.2% year-over-year to 1.31 trillion won, while loan issuance grew about 2% to 10.65 trillion won,

According to credit card industry data, South Korean card loan advances in the first quarter of 2026 rose approximately 2% year-over-year to 10.65 trillion won. However, related earnings fell 1.2% to 1.31 trillion won, while average interest rates dropped 1.14 percentage points to

According to Fox Business, a crypto reporter highlighted on X that key economic data, Federal Reserve remarks, and updates on the Clarity Act status will dominate this week. Markets will closely monitor CPI and PPI inflation readings, which could influence expectations for the Fed's next interest ra

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, USDCOP (US Dollar vs Colombia Peso) has dropped by 2% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

According to Morgan Stanley, last week the investment bank warned that three emerging risks could derail the U.S. stock market's summer gains, despite July typically being one of the market's strongest months. The bank's global head of fixed income research, Andrew Sheets, highlighted concerns

According to a briefing on July 10, South Korea's government and presidential office are developing countermeasures to address concerns that single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are amplifying market volatility. The financial authority has requested asset managers submit

The third week of July brings a concentrated schedule of major economic events across Korea and the United States. On July 13, Korean portable X-ray solutions firm Remedi lists on the Kosdaq following a retail subscription that attracted approximately 5.3 trillion won in deposits and a 1707-to-1

In the week of July 14-18, South Korea's central bank will hold its monetary policy committee meeting, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings. These are among the major economic events expected globally during the period. Other key

South Korea's KOSPI index closed at 7,475.94 this week, down 7.6% from the previous week, as semiconductor peak-out concerns resurfaced following Samsung Electronics' record Q2 earnings of 84.9 trillion won. The index remained highly volatile, swinging on chip sector uncertainty and geopolitical

South Korean financial authorities on July 10 requested asset management firms to propose measures reducing single-stock leveraged ETF market volatility. Blue House Policy Office Director Kim Yong-beom stated the same day that F4 agencies — the Ministry of Finance, Financial Services Commission,

Publicly traded Empery Digital Inc. sold 1,400 Bitcoin since May 7 at an average price of about $62,200 per coin, generating roughly $87.1 million in gross proceeds, according to an SEC filing this week. The company used $10 million to retire outstanding debt on July 7, with the remainder

According to an SEC filing, Empery Digital sold 1,400 Bitcoin since May 7 for approximately $87.1 million, cutting its BTC treasury by nearly half. The company allocated $10 million to debt repayment on July 7, with remaining proceeds earmarked for a pending property acquisition to develop an AI

According to The Block, on Sunday, Michael Saylor posted Strategy's bitcoin acquisition tracker to X with the caption "Orange dots tell only part of the story," a more ambiguous signal than his typical hints of upcoming purchases. The post comes less than a week after Strategy disclosed the sale of