Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Bloomberg, the Bloomberg EV Price Return Index rose 0.33% to 3438.04 on July 10 (Friday), while declining 4.06% for the week. The index fell consecutively on July 7-8.

On July 10, the three major U.S. stock indices closed higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 149.48 points, or 0.28%, to 52,636.89. The S&P 500 gained 31.65 points, or 0.42%, closing at 7,575.29. The Nasdaq Composite increased 74.72 points, or 0.29%, to 26,281.61.

Moderna fell 11% today (July 10), marking its largest single-day decline since May 2025.

The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed down 0.1% on July 10. Among prominent Chinese stocks, Netease fell 4.5%, while Xiaomi Group rose 3.4% and Alibaba gained 1%. The China Tech ETF CQQQ declined 2.5%, and KWEB

According to Jin10, on Friday (July 11), U.S. stock indices closed modestly higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.29%, the S&P 500 gaining 0.42%, and the Nasdaq Composite advancing 0.29%. SK Hynix (SKHYV.O) surged 12.76% in its first U.S. trading day, driving strength across

This week, the S&P 500 rose 1.2% cumulatively, while the Dow Jones fell 0.4%. The Nasdaq gained 1.7%, with the semiconductor index climbing 2.7% and the memory chip index surging 5.1%. Among Nasdaq-100 components, Meta rose 6%, Nvidia gained 3.8%, and Seagate increased 2.2%, while SpaceX fell 3.7% a

According to Jin10, crude oil prices fell on July 11 at the close of trading. August-delivery WTI crude futures declined 67 cents to settle at $71.41 per barrel, down 0.93 percent. September-delivery Brent crude futures fell 29 cents to $76.01 per barrel, down 0.38 percent.

According to Jin10, the U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.05% on July 10, closing at 100.953 in New York forex trading. The euro weakened to 1.1416 against the dollar from 1.1434; the British pound fell to 1.3398 from 1.3416. The yen declined to 161.69 per dollar from 162.34, while the Swiss franc

According to Backpack, the crypto exchange launched 24/7 trading for tokenized US equities in June, offering direct ownership of securities including SpaceX, Micron, and SanDisk to users in over 150 countries. Trades settle instantly and can be funded in fiat currency or stablecoins. The platform

According to Wedbush Securities, Nvidia's upcoming Vera CPU will expand the company's position in the server processor market with its high core count advantage. Analyst Matt Bryson noted that Vera is expected to outperform x86-based processors, enabling Nvidia to compete more directly with

According to HSBC, the bank lowered its 2026 and 2027 gold price forecasts on July 10, citing expectations for a more hawkish Federal Reserve stance and continued U.S. dollar strength. HSBC reduced its 2026 average gold price forecast

According to Reuters, SK Hynix Chief Executive Officer Kwak Noh-jung said in 2027 the global memory industry will face the most severe supply shortage in its history. Despite ongoing capacity expansion efforts, the CEO predicted that memory demand will continue to exceed the company's production cap

Bitwise made changes to its Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW), the world's largest crypto index fund, by adding Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Stellar (XLM) while removing Polkadot (DOT) and Avalanche (AVAX). The rebalancing reflects a shift in institutional investors' preferences for digital assets,

Meta Platforms' stock climbed 18% from its June 30 close this week after CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to launch a cloud business and unveiled the company's new Muse Spark 1.1 AI model. According to Bloomberg and CNBC interviews, Zuckerberg described the cloud opportunity as a way to

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as of the week ending July 7, speculators increased net short positions in CBOT 10-year Treasury futures by 5,371 contracts to 814,262. Meanwhile, net short positions in CBOT 2-year Treasury futures decreased by 26,573 contracts to 1,261,00

On Friday (July 10), the MSCI Latin America Equity Index rose 2.1%, marking its largest single-day gain in over three weeks, while the regional currency index gained 0.4%. The rally was supported by rising oil prices, despite renewed Middle East tensions pressuring global risk

According to CFTC, as of the week ending July 7, the Japanese yen held net short positions of 123,778 contracts, while the euro stood at 16,227 contracts. The British pound had net short positions of 87,903 contracts, and the Swiss franc at 37,414 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as of the week ending July 7, COMEX gold speculators reduced their net long positions by 1,964 contracts to 114,854 contracts. Silver speculators cut net long positions by 616 contracts to 12,131 contracts, while copper speculators d

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), WTI crude oil speculators reduced their net long positions by 19,507 contracts to 65,681 in the week ending July 7.

According to Korea Economic TV, SK Hynix, the world's largest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) supplier, listed on Nasdaq via American Depositary Receipts (ADR) on July 10, raising $26.5 billion at $149 per share. The IPO marks the largest offering by a foreign company on U.S. exchanges, surpassing