Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

On October 2, Seoul Southern District Court granted preliminary injunctions filed by KOSPI-listed Jooyeon Tech and KOSDAQ-listed KM Pharma, halting delisting proceedings against them pending final judgment. The court ruled that the Korea Exchange lacked sufficient procedural safeguards and

According to Nikkei news, Saudi Arabia and the UAE announced on Thursday they will assist Asian nations in building strategic oil reserves. The announcement came during a ministerial meeting in Manila attended by the Asia Zero Emission Community, a group of 11 countries led by Japan. Both Saudi and

Richard Teng stated that tokenized stocks are gaining prominence and becoming integral components of the onchain economy. Teng, associated with Binance, made this statement in a recent tweet. Binance operates a tokenized stocks initiative called bStocks, which enables users to trade U.S. stocks as t

Solana reported that tokenized stock trading volume crossed approximately $4.4 billion in September. The blockchain platform disclosed the milestone in a social media announcement, highlighting activity in blockchain-based stock trading. Tokenized stocks represent shares traded using blockchain

The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Friday (October 2) in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging its authority to grant national trust bank charters to cryptocurrency firms and seeking to void the March 2, 2026

According to TradingBeats monitoring, on October 4, trader Loracle holds a short position of approximately 15,800 SNDK shares at 10x leverage with an average entry price around $1,485.67, resulting in an unrealized loss of approximately $3.7

Recent data reveals that U.S. job growth nearly stalled in September, adding only 29,000 positions. This slowdown has significantly reduced the likelihood of an October Federal Reserve interest rate hike, with odds dropping from 64% to 22%. The easing of rate hike expectations could provide relief f

U.S. federal debt crossed $40 trillion in August, surpassing the combined government debt of China, Japan, the UK, and France. Global debt reached a record $365.5 trillion by the end of June after rising more than $10 trillion in the first six months, according to the Institute of International

Korean auto stocks including Hyundai Motor and Kia declined 14.13% and 13.82% respectively from September 1 to October 2, underperforming the KOSPI index which rose 2.69% during the same period, according to Korea Exchange data released October 5. Analysts attribute the weakness to slowing auto

According to Korea Exchange data, Hyundai Motor and Kia fell 14.13% and 13.82% respectively from September 1 through October 2, while the KOSPI index gained 2.69% over the same period. The KRX Securities index declined 3.80% from early September, with analysts citing reduced vehicle sales and

According to Grant Cardone and reported by PANews, major technology companies including Meta, Google, and Amazon have issued approximately $66 billion in high-yield bonds with rates reaching as high as 9.75% to finance artificial intelligence research and development, as confirmed on October 4.

Foreign investors sold 20 trillion won in KOSPI stocks from September 1 to October 2, with the sell-off concentrated in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, according to Korea Economic TV analysis. The selling pressure followed significant gains in semiconductor large-caps during the first half of the

According to Korea Economic TV, foreign investors sold 20 trillion won net from South Korea's stock market over the past month (September 1 - October 2), with heavy selling concentrated on chipmakers SK Hynix (-12.01 trillion won) and Samsung Electronics (-5.19 trillion won). The selloff reflects

According to Decrypt's Bitcoin ETF tracker, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $134.4 million in net inflows on Thursday and Friday (Oct. 1-2), with $102.7 million on Thursday and $31.7 million on Friday. The strong start followed a $148.7 million outflow on Sept. 30, which ended a nine-session inflow

A tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile on Oct. 4, according to UKMTO, marking the fourth vessel hit since the start of October. The vessel suffered engine-room damage but all crew were reported safe, with no environmental impact identified at the time of the

According to UKMTO, a tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile on Oct. 4, suffering engine-room damage. All crew were reported safe with no environmental impact identified. This marks the fourth vessel hit in the latest sequence of attacks around the waterway

Korean stock exchanges delisted 36 underperforming companies from January to September, an 89.5% increase compared to 19 delistings in the same period last year, according to Korea Exchange disclosure system data released October 4. The surge resulted from stricter audit opinion standards and

According to Jin10, White House National Economic Council Director Hassett expressed disagreement with interest rate hikes but said today (October 4) he respects Federal Reserve Chair Waller's decision to raise rates, acknowledging that Waller acted for "the right reasons" and "with the people." Has

According to South Korea's stock exchange system (KIND), 36 companies were delisted from KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets in January–September 2026 due to failure to meet listing requirements, nearly double the 19 delistings in the same period last year, representing an 89.5% increase. KOSDAQ accounted

According to CCTV News, the International Energy Agency has released approximately 325 million barrels of strategic petroleum reserves on October 2, fulfilling over 80 percent of its 400 million barrel commitment announced in March. IEA head Fatih Birol disclosed the figure during a G7 leaders'