Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Germany's current account recorded an unadjusted surplus of €10.368 billion in May, marking the smallest surplus since May 2025.

Germany's May unadjusted current account stood at 10.368 billion euros, down from 13.8 billion euros in April.

Micron Technology (MU-US) stock fell 5.1% in premarket trading on July 13, as investors worried about competitors' aggressive capacity expansion plans potentially driving down hardware prices and cutting profits. SK Hynix dropped over 8% in premarket trading. Samsung Electronics plans to

Strategy sold approximately $466.7 million worth of MSTR shares between July 6 and July 12, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed on Monday. The bitcoin treasury company sold 4,818,781 MSTR shares during the period but did not buy or sell any bitcoin.

According to Bloomberg, Intel is investing €5 billion (approximately $5.7 billion) to expand its manufacturing facility in Leixlip, Dublin, as part of its effort to regain leadership in AI chip production. The expansion will increase production capacity for data center processors, including its

According to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics disclosure, Trump's family crypto ventures and personal TRUMP memecoin generated over $1.4 billion in proceeds during 2025. The funds were reallocated into stocks and bonds, with the portfolio valued between $703 million and $2.6 billion as of

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, leveraged exchange-traded funds have generated $66 billion in realized cash gains for traders since their introduction, contradicting initial expectations that the products would drain capital. Some leveraged ETFs, including TQQQ, have surged

Oppenheimer and KeyBanc cut their price targets on Netflix (NFLX) stocks ahead of the company's second-quarter earnings later this week, with Oppenheimer lowering its target to $100 from $120 and KeyBanc reducing its target to $92 from $115. The reductions follow similar cuts from Citi and

Oppenheimer and KeyBanc cut their price targets on Netflix (NFLX) on Monday, July 13, ahead of the company's Q2 earnings report later this week. Oppenheimer lowered its target to $100 from $120, while KeyBanc analyst Justin Patterson reduced his to $92 from $115, according to TheFly. The moves

According to Bloomberg, American Bitcoin Corp. (Nasdaq: ABTC), co-founded by Eric Trump, has fallen 95% from its $139.65 peak reached on September 9, 2025, wiping over $600 million from his roughly 6% stake. The stock debuted on Nasdaq in early September 2025 through a merger with Gryphon Digital

According to Foresight News, BNB Plus Corp. (ticker: BNBX) received a delisting determination from the Nasdaq Hearing Panel on July 13 due to sustained non-compliance with the exchange's $1 minimum bid price requirement. Trading will halt on Nasdaq and resume on the OTCQB market on July 14 under the

Korea Development Bank and Korea Growth Finance Investment Management announced on the 13th the selection of seven fund managers (GPs) for the second round of the National Growth Fund policy funds in the indirect investment sector. The 1.6 trillion won initiative received applications from 65

According to Morgan Stanley semiconductor analyst Joseph Moore, the bank reaffirmed its Overweight rating on Nvidia (NVDA-US) with a $288 price target, implying 36.5% upside from Friday's close of $210.96. Moore outlined four growth engines to address market concerns about potential slowdown: AI

Goldman Sachs identified Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys as two chip design software manufacturers positioned to benefit from a structural shortage of chip design engineers, according to research released in a Monday note. The investment bank upgraded its target price for CDNS shares to $470 fro

According to Goldman Sachs research released Monday, chip design software makers Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys are positioned to benefit from a structural shortage of design engineers in the semiconductor industry. Goldman upgraded its 12-month price target for Cadence (CDNS) to $470 from $410

Deutsche Bank paid a A$2 million infringement penalty after Australia's corporate regulator alleged the bank systematically misreported more than 260,000 over-the-counter derivatives transactions between 21 October 2024 and 15 August 2025. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said th

According to ASIC, Deutsche Bank paid A$2 million on July 13 after failing to accurately report the "direction" field for over 264,000 over-the-counter derivatives transactions between October 21, 2024, and August 15, 2025. The errors involved foreign exchange and commodity derivatives across 208

According to OPEC's monthly report, the UAE notified OPEC in June that its crude oil production surged 80%, reaching 3.8 million barrels per day compared to 2.09 million in May. The UAE attributed the increase to finding a workaround to address the Iran conflict and gaining freedom to raise output f

According to BlockBeats, on July 13, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citi, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs are set to report second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, with Morgan Stanley following on Wednesday. KBW analysts project investment banking revenue growth of approximately 26% year-over-year and

According to OPEC's monthly report compiled by Jin10, the organization's oil production reached 22.002 million barrels per day in June, up 3.051 million barrels from May's revised figure of 18.952 million barrels per day.