Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Jinshi Data, South Korea's central bank rate committee's June meeting minutes released today (July 14) emphasized rate hike risks, mirroring a pattern preceding previous policy adjustments. The committee will announce its policy decision Thursday. The repeated emphasis on negative

Wall Street analysts expect Q2 earnings to be solid, according to a July 13 local time report by Yahoo Finance citing JP Morgan strategist Mislav Matejka. Matejka noted that negative earnings pre-announcements are significantly lower than typical levels, while corporate earnings estimates have

Intel has begun a €5 billion (US$5.7 billion) investment at its Leixlip campus in Ireland to expand chipmaking capacity for AI and high-performance computing chips. The expansion will increase Intel 3 wafer output, support research and development, and add several hundred jobs to its 4,900

On July 13, U.S. stock indices fell sharply as geopolitical tensions escalated. The Nasdaq declined 1.55%, S&P 500 dropped 0.79%, and Dow Jones fell 0.26%. The decline followed President Trump's announcement to reinstate a maritime blockade on Iran and impose a 20% tariff on vessels transiting the S

According to JP Morgan strategist Mislawf Mateika, reported by Yahoo Finance on July 13, S&P 500 companies are expected to report second-quarter earnings growth of 23.3% year-over-year, surpassing the 10-year average of 10.3% and the 5-year average of 16.4%, according to FactSet data. If the 23.3%

According to Yonhap Infomax, KT&G successfully issued $300 million in three-and-a-half-year fixed-rate Eurobonds on July 13, with a spread of 65 basis points over equivalent U.S. Treasury yields. The issuance attracted $2.1 billion in orders during the bookbuild process across Asian and European

According to CNBC, Wells Fargo analyst Stephen Kahali issued an investment note on July 12 recommending that Disney pivot away from streaming and return to its core competency in content production. The bank lowered its price target for Disney from $146 to $125 per share, a 14% reduction, while

According to Jin10, WTI crude oil broke through $80 per barrel intraday on July 14, marking the first time in a month, with daily gains expanding to 2.9%. Brent crude reached above $85 per barrel, hitting a new high since

According to CoinDesk, on July 14, Franklin Crypto Chief Investment Officer Seth Ginns stated that institutional adoption of crypto is accelerating despite digital asset prices failing to reflect the industry's strongest fundamentals in years. Ginns highlighted traditional finance and crypto

From 23:45 on July 13, 2026, to 00:00 on July 14 (UTC), BTC inched up 0.37% within 15 minutes. The price traded in a range of $62,106.0–$62,350.8 USDT, with an amplitude of 0.39%. Despite a modest short-term rebound, BTC fell 2.99% cumulatively over the past 24 hours, dropping from a $64,328 peak to around $62,402. The market is clearly in an overall downtrend channel, with volatility significantly amplifying. The core driver behind this unusual move is the continued escalation of military confl

According to Mirae Asset Securities, on July 14, SK Hynix's operating profit forecast for the second quarter of 2026 was revised down by 12% to 62.3 trillion won from 70.7 trillion won. The revision reflects an 8% downward adjustment to DRAM average selling price

According to Alternative.me, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index dropped to 22 today (July 14), down from 28 yesterday, signaling extreme fear in the market.

South Korea's KOSPI index opened lower today (July 14), declining 0.56% to 6,769.06 at the start of trading. The KOSDAQ index also fell, dropping 0.28% to 797.16 on opening.

Iraq's Prime Minister announced plans to significantly increase the country's oil production over the next three years, according to the statement. The government aims to boost output as part of its broader economic

EcoProBM, a subsidiary of EcoPro Group, announced on the 14th a capital raise of 1.2 trillion won through issuing 9.9 million new shares via rights offering followed by public offering of unsubscribed shares, representing 10.1% of existing Korean stocks. The capital raise aims to secure nickel

Korea Investment & Securities on the 14th reaffirmed its buy and overweight recommendation on memory semiconductors despite forecasting SK Hynix's Q2 operating profit at 60.4 trillion won, 8% below the market consensus of 65 trillion won. Analyst Chae Min-sook emphasized that structural supply

According to Yonhap Infomax, on July 14, EcoProBYM announced the completion of its equity offering, raising 1.2 trillion Korean won through the issuance of 9.9 million common shares. Of the proceeds, 765 billion won will be invested in a stake in the BNSI smelter in Indonesia's International Green I

Retail investors in the Korean stock market maintained net buying during the recent correction, but their purchasing power is weakening as credit financing and investor deposits decline, according to an SK Securities report published on the 14th. Analyst Kang Dae-seung noted that total credit financ