Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Spot palladium fell below $1,300 per ounce today, declining 2.07% during intraday trading on August 18.

According to PANews, on August 18, Securitize (NYSE: SECZ) and global asset manager Neuberger announced the launch of Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (HINC), marking Neuberger's first tokenized fund sub-advisory role. The fund invests in high-yield bonds, CLO, and leveraged loans,

According to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing disclosure reported by China Finance News, Tianjin Chenxing Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly Atomo Robotics) resubmitted its application for listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange main board on August 18, with Huatai International as the sole sponsor.

U.S. optical communications sector stocks declined on August 18. Coherent dropped approximately 7%, Credo fell about 6%, Marvell Technology declined roughly 5%, while Lumentum and Corning each fell around 4%.

According to its interim financial report, CITIC Securities (06066) recorded total revenue and other income of 23.087 billion yuan for the six months ended June 30, 2026, up 41.81% year-on-year. Net profit attributable to parent company shareholders reached 7.639 billion yuan, surging 69.44% YoY,

Guotai Kaishang (02611) announced its interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2026, with net profit attributable to shareholders of 20.26 billion yuan, up 28.74% year-over-year. Total revenue and other income reached 66.853 billion yuan, increasing 47.15% compared to the same period last year. The company declared a cash dividend of 3.0 yuan per 10 shares. As of June 30, 2026, total assets stood at 2.502178 trillion yuan, up 18.34% from year-end 2025.

According to its filing, Shao Brothers Holdings (00953) issued a profit warning for the first half ended June 30, 2026, predicting the group's net loss attributable to shareholders will be at least 9 million yuan, compared to a profit of 7 million yuan in the same period of 2025. Revenue is

According to its announcement, Bovismart Holdings Limited (01204) expects net profit for the six months ended June 30, 2026 to increase by at least 50%, compared to approximately HK$0.8 million for the same period in 2025. The growth was driven by increased revenue from enterprise IT solutions,

On August 18, U.S. stock market open saw mixed ETF performance: energy and healthcare ETFs rose over 1% each, while semiconductor ETF fell over 3% and global technology stock index ETF declined over 2%.

Baidu ADR declined 10% today, marking its largest single-day drop since June 5.

According to Zhitong Finance, Ronghuai Holdings (08213) announced today that its indirect subsidiary is negotiating to acquire a 51% stake in a Chinese restaurant operator in Shenzhen's Nanshan District. The target restaurant specializes in Cantonese Shunde cuisine and is already in

According to Bitcoin Magazine, BlackRock reaffirmed its bullish stance on Bitcoin recently, even as BTC has declined roughly 50% from its all-time high. The asset manager said its core investment thesis for Bitcoin as an "emerging global currency alternative" and "unique portfolio diversification to

U.S. stock markets opened lower today (August 18), with the Nasdaq falling 1.2% and the S&P 500 down 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index led declines, dropping 3.6%, as memory chip stocks fell broadly: SanDisk down 5%, SK Hynix down 5%,

According to BlockBeats, on August 18, U.S. stock markets opened lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.2%, S&P 500 down 0.5%, and Nasdaq Composite down 1.1%. The semiconductor and storage sector fell broadly, with SanDisk (SNDK.O) declining 5% and Micron Technology (MU.O) down 4.6%.

DeKon Livestock (02419) reported a loss of 13.05 billion yuan for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to a profit of 12.27 billion yuan a year earlier. Revenue fell 13.74% to 100.89 billion yuan, with hog prices declining 30.9% to 10.4 yuan per kilogram. The downturn was primarily driven

According to Coolpad Group (02369), the company expects shareholders' loss for the six months ended June 30, 2026 to range from HK$54 million to HK$60 million, narrowing from HK$80.3 million in the same period a year ago. The narrower loss was driven by a reduction of approximately HK$27.5 million i

According to its official announcement, Guotai Haotong (02611) will distribute an interim dividend of HK$0.30 per share (equivalent to HK$3 per 10 shares) on October 16, 2026.

According to Zhitong Finance, Yuxing Technology (08005) reported a loss attributable to shareholders of HK$50.166 million for the first half of 2026, representing a 67.26% increase compared to the same period last year. The group's interim revenue declined 63.3% to HK$16.5 million. Basic loss per sh

Caihong New Energy (01986) announced it will distribute an interim dividend of HKD 0.015 per share on November 27, 2026, for the six-month period ended June 30, 2026.

According to George Saravelos, Deutsche Bank's global head of FX research, the U.S. and Japan's joint intervention last month to support the yen was not only ineffective but counterproductive. Saravelos noted that signaling the use of the Fed's FIMA mechanism discouraged direct Japanese sales of U.S