Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

As of July 10, 2026, Forbes valued Elon Musk's net worth at $917 billion, with Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimating $913 billion. However, his personal and look-through cryptocurrency exposure totals only about $603 million, representing just 0.066% of his fortune. Musk's confirmed personal

According to Sun Media, on July 13, Energy Fuels received a $725 million conditional 20-year loan from the U.S. Office of Strategic Capital to expand rare earth processing capabilities at its White Mesa facility in Utah and build new production plants for rare earth metals and alloys. The funding s

Gate announced the launch of OpenAI Pre-IPO Asset Certificates on July 13, 2026, with subscription running from July 15 to July 17 using USDT and GUSD. The offering totals approximately $20 million, comprising 27,700 certificates priced at $722 each, with a minimum subscription of 100 USDT or 100 GU

According to ChainCatcher citing Jieface News, Long Semiconductor (stock code 688825) will open IPO subscription on July 16, 2026. The company implemented a rare semiconductor-scale employee stock ownership plan over four years, granting equity awards to 6,760 employees, representing 35% of total he

According to Citi's strategy team led by Beata Manthey, on July 13 the bank downgraded UK equities from overweight to underweight in its global asset allocation, citing diminished appeal as geopolitical tensions ease. The team noted that UK stocks, weighted heavily toward commodities and defensive s

Korean Air disclosed Q2 operating profit of 261.8 billion won on the 13th, down 34.4% year-over-year, but exceeding market expectations by more than sixfold as revenue reached 5.0199 trillion won, up 25.9%. The airline attributed the performance to increased passenger demand driven by won

Standard Chartered economist Park Jong-hoon forecasts the Bank of Korea will unanimously raise its benchmark interest rate at the July Monetary Policy Committee meeting. Park stated in an interview with Yonhap Infomax on the 13th that recent growth and inflation are both exceeding the BOK's

According to investment banking sources, Kiwoom Securities completed oversubscription of a 200 billion won bond offering on July 13, attracting 9.45 trillion won in total demand. The company had set aside up to 400 billion won in potential increases. Demand for the two-year maturity reached 4.7 tril

According to BlockBeats, SK Hynix ADR fell 10.4% in premarket trading on July 13, trading at $151.468.

According to Standard Chartered economist Park Jong-hoon on July 13, the Bank of Korea (BOK) is expected to unanimously raise its benchmark interest rate at the July monetary policy committee meeting. Park raised South Korea's 2026 GDP growth forecast to 2.9% from 2.6% and inflation outlook to 2.7%

According to Korea Exchange, the KOSPI index plummeted 18.07% from 8,303.41 on July 1 to 6,806.93 on July 13, with circuit breakers triggered three times. The sharp decline allowed the National Pension Fund's domestic stock allocation to naturally fall from an estimated 31.1% on June 22 (exceeding i

Memory chip stocks declined in premarket trading on July 13. Micron Technology dropped 6%, Western Digital fell 6%, SanDisk slid 7%, and Seagate Technology declined 4%.

According to LME data released on July 13, aluminum inventory declined 1,500 tons, copper fell 1,300 tons, and zinc dropped 525 tons. Nickel inventory increased 120 tons, while lead inventory remained unchanged. Tin inventory decreased 45 tons.

American Bitcoin, the Bitcoin mining company co-founded by Eric Trump, has declined more than 95% from its September high, erasing hundreds of millions in market value. The drop forced the company to execute a 1-for-15 reverse stock split to maintain its Nasdaq listing, reducing outstanding shares f

Global institutional investors are reducing exposure to Asian semiconductor stocks SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, and TSMC after their combined market capitalizations doubled to approximately $1 trillion each over a six-month period, according to Financial Times reporting. The concentration has

Korea Exchange reported 661 exchange-traded product tracking error disclosure cases in the first 9 trading days of this month through the 13th, approaching the record level set last month. The disclosures included 380 exchange-traded fund cases and 281 exchange-traded note cases, driven by extreme v

Korean semiconductor ETFs suffered significant losses on the 13th as Samsung Electro-Mechanics stock plunged 18.62%, outpacing declines in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. ETFs with high Samsung Electro-Mechanics allocations experienced single-day losses exceeding 14% and weekly losses

American Bitcoin, the Bitcoin mining company co-founded by Eric Trump, has plunged more than 95% from its September peak over the past 10 months, according to market reports. The decline forced the company to execute a 1-for-15 reverse stock split to maintain its Nasdaq listing, reducing

According to the Korea Exchange, ETP (Exchange-Traded Products) deviation disclosures surged to 661 cases in the first nine trading days of July as of July 13, with 380 from ETFs and 281 from ETNs. The figures approach last month's record high of 673 cases recorded during the same nine-day

According to E-Daily, on July 13, Samsung Electro-Mechanics shares plunged 18.62%, outpacing losses from larger peers Samsung Electronics (down 10.70%) and SK Hynix (down 15.37%), and triggering sharp declines across South Korean semiconductor-focused