Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to China's Foreign Ministry, on July 13, Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and stated it would review ships' transit requests, amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that early restoration of safe and free passage through the

According to Bloomberg, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group became Japan's most valuable company on Monday (July 7), with a market capitalization of 42 trillion yen ($259 billion). The stock rose 2.3% to 3,541 yen, surpassing Toyota Motor's 41 trillion yen market cap and Kioxia Holdings' 36.7 trillion ye

This week, global financial markets will focus on Capitol Hill in the United States. Newly appointed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will make his first appearance as Fed chair before the House Financial Services Committee at 22:00 Beijing time on July 14, then testify before the Senate Banking Committee the next day at 22:00 Beijing time. This will be the first time Warsh has faced congressional questioning on the semiannual monetary policy report since taking office, and markets view it as t

ADNOC set its official selling price (OSP) for Murban crude at $80.01 per barrel for August.

According to ChainCatcher, Gate's Hong Kong stock market data shows several high-volatility stocks rallying today. The top three gainers are: Weilai-B up 29.90% at HK$64.85, Guanglian Technology Holdings up 21.70% at HK$4.99, and China Huajun up 20.66% at HK$1.46.

According to Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, the U.S. dollar fell over 30 points against the Japanese yen to 161.95 within five minutes on July 13, after the official indicated the government may adjust the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) investment portfolio if

According to Jin10 Futures on July 13, Hong Kok Wah, general manager of Go Capital Growth Sdn Bhd, forecasted that gold prices are expected to fluctuate between $3,800 and $4,200 per troy ounce, or 450 to 520 Malaysian ringgit per gram, amid rising international oil prices and inflationary

The Korean stock market experienced a sharp decline on May 13, with the KOSPI index falling 8.95% (669.01 points) to close at 6,806.93 as institutional investors sold 2.1968 trillion won and foreign investors sold 1.708 trillion won, overwhelming individual buying of 3.8829 trillion won. The crash w

The dollar-won exchange rate rose 2.0 won to 1503.4 won at 3:30 PM, breaching the 1500 won level after foreign investors' net selling on the KOSPI expanded to 1.7 trillion won scale. The rate had declined to the 1497 won range in the morning due to expectations of large-scale dollar inflows from

According to Shanghai Futures Exchange data released on July 13, energy-chemical futures warehouse warrants showed mixed movements. Pulp futures warehouse holdings increased 6,128 tons to 303,344 tons. Petroleum asphalt futures plant warehouse warrants rose 4,140 tons to 17,110 tons. Glyphosate

SK Hynix stocks fell 15.37% on July 13, closing at 1.845 million won, as Binance's SKHYNIXUSDT perpetual futures contract recorded approximately $2.0609 billion (approximately 3.0962 trillion won) in trading volume between 12:00 AM and 3:36 PM. The decline was driven by Middle East risks from

The USD-JPY exchange rate rose on the Tokyo foreign exchange market on July 13, climbing 0.19% from the previous session to trade at 162.031 yen as of 1:46 PM, according to Yonhap Infomax. The yen weakened as geopolitical risk-driven dollar buying intensified following renewed escalation in

Eurostoxx 50 opened down 0.5% today, while Germany's DAX index fell 0.5%. Britain's FTSE 100 (UK benchmark equity index) rose 0.1%, and France's CAC 40 declined 0.3%.

According to data from Kpler, the European Union imported a record 9.89 million tons of liquefied natural gas from Yamal LNG, the Arctic project controlled by Russian private company Novatek, in the first half of 2026, up 18% year-over-year. France, Belgium, and Spain were the main buyers. The EU

According to Odaily, Longxin Semiconductor disclosed its Shanghai Stock Exchange IPO prospectus on July 9, revealing that 6,760 employees had received stock grants across two phases of an employee shareholding plan, covering 35% of the company's 19,298 workforce. The IPO aims to raise 29.5 billion y

According to the Korea Exchange and Yonhap Infomax, foreign investors made net sales of over 1.7 trillion Korean won on the KOSPI market on July 13. While the outflow scale remained significant, it was notably smaller compared to previous "forced selling" phases. Securities firms assessed that a

According to the Korean stock exchange and financial investment industry, the Kospi index fell below 7,000 during trading on July 13. Securities firms characterized the decline as a market correction following a period of rapid gains, rather than deterioration in underlying

Lee Chan-jin, Governor of South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), chaired a meeting with asset management company CEOs on May 13 at the Korea Financial Investment Association in Yeouido, Seoul, but made no public remarks about single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during

According to a survey of 16 economists conducted July 3-8, France's unemployment rate is projected to reach 8.2% in 2026, the highest level since 2019. The forecast underscores concerns about the eurozone's second-largest economy. In the first quarter, France's unemployment rate surged to a