Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Jin10, two forex options contracts with notional values exceeding 1 billion each are set to expire at 22:00 Beijing time on August 25, involving EUR, JPY, CAD and other currency pairs.

According to Jin10, eurozone government bond yields opened lower on August 25, with German 10-year yields falling 11 basis points to 3.241%, according to Tradeweb data. The decline came as U.S. Treasury yields stabilized after rising during Asian trading hours. Germany issued 5 billion euros in

According to Caijin Securities, South Korea's leveraged ETFs linked to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix saw combined outflows of approximately $9.82 billion in August as of August 25. Samsung-linked leveraged products experienced $381

On August 25, Shanghai Futures Exchange released daily metals warehouse receipts data, showing mixed changes across commodities. Copper inventories fell 2,484 tons to 38,619 tons, aluminum dropped 1,923 tons to 262,514 tons, and white silver declined 8,220 kilograms to 1,412,903 kilograms. Zinc inve

According to Shanghai Futures Exchange data released on August 25, pulp futures warehouse inventory increased to 379,045 tons, up 4,564 tons from the previous trading day. Pulp factory warehouse inventory remained at 20,000 tons. Other energy and chemical futures contracts, including crude oil,

KOSPI recovered from an intraday plunge of 4% to close higher on the 25th, gaining 0.68% to finish at 6742.74. The benchmark index fell as low as 6408.82 during morning trading before reversing course in the afternoon session as large-cap semiconductor stocks including Samsung Electronics and SK

According to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin neared $79,000 on August 25 as U.S. regulatory clarity strengthened market sentiment. Kiwoom Securities attributed the rally to improved regulatory certainty around crypto assets and the SEC's August 18 announcement of its Regulation Crypto Assets framework,

According to Korea Exchange data, Emart shares fell to 72,600 Korean won on August 25, down 26.8% since May 18, despite the company posting Q2 core business operating profit up 64% year-over-year. The decline reflects deteriorating subsidiary performance: SCK Company, which operates Starbucks Korea

According to Jin10, the U.S. dollar index (DXY) hit a weekly high on Tuesday (Aug. 25) after U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent announced new sanctions against Iran. Bessent warned that countries and companies conducting business with Iran would face American retaliation, though he did not specify

Siemens Energy's stock rose approximately 2% today following reports that the company has engaged Goldman Sachs to explore a potential divestment of its steam turbine business.

A Capital Markets Institute report released on the 25th recommends that won internationalization should focus on expanding global won trading demand—currently concentrated in offshore non-deliverable forwards (NDF)—into spot forex, forward contracts, and FX swaps to deepen market liquidity, rather t

European stock indices opened higher today (August 25). The Stoxx Europe 50 rose 0.6%, the CAC 40 climbed 0.5%, the DAX advanced 0.4%, and the FTSE 100 gained 0.3%.

According to a Capital Market Research Institute report on August 25, South Korea's government and central bank are prioritizing the expansion of offshore won settlement infrastructure over currency strength appreciation. The 2025 dollar-won NDF market averaged $68.1 billion in daily trading,

LG, POSCO, and Hanwha group exchange-traded funds outperformed Samsung group ETFs over a one-month period ending on the 25th, according to KOSCOM CHECK data. TIGER LG Group Plus rose 8.96%, ACE POSCO Group Focus gained 7.60%, and PLUS Hanwha Group advanced 6.91%, while KODEX Samsung Group

As of 3 p.m. Beijing time on August 25, spot platinum declined 2.09% while spot palladium fell 2.16%.

According to Edaily, as of August 25, South Korea's TIGER LG Group Plus ETF rose 8.96% over the past month, leading major conglomerate-focused funds. ACE POSCO Group Focus gained 7.60% and PLUS Hanhwa Group advanced 6.91%, buoyed by improved earnings from LG subsidiaries including LG Chem and LG

Hanwha Group's holding company surged on the 25th after completing its spin-off and re-listing on Korea Exchange, with the stock rising 17.40% from its opening price to 118,100 KRW. The rally followed the company's structural reorganization, which consolidated operations around core subsidiaries in

According to Korea Exchange, Hanwha Co., the holding company of Hanwha Group, resumed trading on August 25 following a stock split and surged 17.4% to 118,100 won on its first day of trading. The company closed at 17,500 won above the opening

According to Jin10, Russia's Afipsky refinery in the southern Krasnodar region caught fire after being attacked by drones overnight on August 25. Local emergency services are responding to the incident at the facility near the Ukraine border. The refinery, owned by privately-held ForteInvest, has

According to TradingBeats monitoring, over the past 7 days from August 18, SK Hynix (SKHX) has outperformed Sandisk (SNDK) by approximately 15 percentage points, marking a shift in storage sector leadership. SKHX rose 3.3% to $1,219.6, while SNDK fell 11.6% to $1,526.1 and Micron (MU)