Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Asia Economic, TS Investment's assets under management reached approximately 1.4 trillion won as of August 2026, with expectations to grow to 1.5 trillion won by year-end, driven by successful M&A exits and strategic portfolio diversification. The South Korean venture capital firm,

According to Yahoo Finance, Tesla will unveil the production Cybercab on September 3 at its Austin, Texas facility. The vehicle is a two-seat, fully autonomous robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals, designed to operate with Tesla's Full Self-Driving software. Tesla secured approval from

The US dollar strengthened on the 24th at 4 PM Eastern Time, with the dollar index (DXY) rising 0.186% to 99.016 as the Canadian dollar fell sharply amid an escalating tariff war and the US Treasury announced new sanctions targeting Iran. The dollar-yen exchange rate climbed 0.101% to 159.164 yen, w

A portfolio of stocks held jointly by major hedge funds and mutual funds recorded a 29% return this year, according to Goldman Sachs. Ben Snyder, US equity strategist at Goldman Sachs, analyzed Q2 13F filings from 991 hedge funds managing $10 trillion in assets and 504 large mutual funds to

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on August 24 that the U.S. would launch Operation Economic Outcast against Iran, implementing secondary sanctions on countries engaging in digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and maritime transactions with Iran. According to Yonhapinfomax, Bess

According to Korean financial industry sources, Kakao Mobility filed a Form F-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 25 for an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) listing, targeting a valuation of 5.5 trillion won. Financial industry analysts identified the

According to official announcements on August 24, China's central bank conducted overnight reverse repo operations and 500 billion yuan medium-term lending facility (MLF) injections. Meanwhile, e-commerce platform Pinduoduo reported second-quarter net profit of 27.2 billion yuan, marking strong oper

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated at a May 24 press conference in Washington DC that the Treasury has not yet purchased any bonds under its expanded buyback program, while the department explores using Treasury General Account (TGA) funds as a financing source for long-term bond

Hana Securities identified three key variables that will determine KOSPI's additional upward movement in an August 25 report: shareholder returns from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, NVIDIA's earnings results, and US long-term interest rates following the Jackson Hole meeting. Analyst Kim Du-eon s

US telehealth platform Hims & Hers (NYSE: HIMS) saw its stock plunge 8% on 24일 (미국 현지 시각) after Visa (NYSE: V) enrolled the company in its merchant monitoring program due to excessive consumer payment disputes related to weight loss drug subscriptions. According to CNBC, Visa took action because the

According to CNBC, on August 24, Hims (NYSE: HIMS) stock fell 8% to $31.08 after Visa flagged the telemedicine company for excessive chargebacks related to its weight-loss drug subscription service. Visa enrolled Hims in its Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) and will charge the company an

According to Herald Economy, on August 24, Nvidia fell 2.9% amid continued selling pressure in technology stocks, marking its seventh consecutive trading day decline—the longest streak since September 2022. Semiconductor stocks broadly declined, with Micron Technology down 5.8% and Broadcom

CNBC's Jim Cramer stated Monday that the data center investment trade faces significant challenges as political and community opposition reshapes the sector. The 'Mad Money' host said Pennsylvania and Texas governors who previously supported data center development have recently called for

According to Bank of America Chief Investment Strategist Michael Hartnett, the U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion, increasing by approximately $1 trillion quarterly, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's "3-3-3" economic framework targets remain unmet. Hartnett describes the Treasury's

According to Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan plans to allocate a record 16.6 trillion yen for interest payments on government debt in fiscal 2027. The figure marks the highest budgeted amount for debt servicing costs as the nation grapples with its mounting fiscal

According to Guru Club, on August 25, WTI crude futures for October delivery fell 2.4% to settle at $85.01 per barrel, while Brent crude futures for the same period declined 2.4% to $92.17 per barrel. Traders balanced U.S. sanctions aimed at isolating

Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC has recently filed for an initial public offering on the Shanghai exchange, planning to raise $4.9 billion. According to Counterpoint Research, YMTC's NAND flash memory market share rose to 13% in Q1 2026 from 8% a year earlier, narrowing the gap with Micron. The

The US imposed 50% tariffs on numerous Canadian imports after trade negotiations between the two countries collapsed, prompting Canada to announce retaliatory measures. BofA economist Carlos Capistran assessed that direct GDP impact on Canada would be limited since new tariffs cover just over 5% of

According to OECD preliminary data released on August 24, Group of Seven economic growth slowed to 0.3% in the second quarter of 2026, down from 0.4% in the first quarter. Overall OECD member economies grew 0.5% in Q2, slightly up from 0.4% in Q1. Growth in Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the

Korean gold exchange-traded funds experienced significant capital inflows over the recent one-month period as gold prices rebounded, according to data released by Korea Exchange on August 25. ACE KRX Gold Physical ETF attracted 200.8 billion