Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korea's government bond yields surged on August 10, with the 3-year yield rising 3.2bp to 3.778% and the 30-year yield jumping 6.3bp. Foreign investors' selling of ultra-long-dated government bond futures contributed to the weakness, while anticipation of Bank of K

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korean interest rate swap (IRS) rates rose on August 10 amid quieter market conditions. As of 4:30 p.m., the 1-year IRS rate climbed 1.50 basis points to 3.4475%, while 3-year and 5-year IRS rates increased 2.50bp and 3.00bp,

According to BlockBeats and TradingBeats monitoring, Polymarket trader xm39 holds 1.0992 million contracts betting "U.S. will invade Iran before 2027," with total cost of $286,200 and average entry price of $0.2603. The contract now trades at $0.155, reducing the position value to $170,400,

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong (stock code 00215) reported interim shareholder profit of HK$11 million for the period ending June, an 83.33% year-on-year increase, with earnings per share of 0.23 HK cents and an interim dividend maintained at 2.28 HK cents. The profit growth was driven by ri

Nebius (NBIS) reports second-quarter 2026 results on 12 August 2026 before US market open, with shares trading at $190.28 on 10 August 2026 and options pricing a 15.9% move around the release. The company exited Q1 2026 with annualized run-rate revenue of roughly $1.92bn and guides to $7bn–$9bn of A

CoreWeave (CRWV) trades at $92.19 ahead of second-quarter earnings on August 11, 2026, with options markets pricing a roughly 15% move in either direction to a bull target near $106 or bear target near $79. The company guided Q2 revenue to $2.45 billion–$2.6 billion in May, approximately $160

Nebius is scheduled to report second-quarter 2026 results on August 12, with the options market pricing an implied move of approximately 15.9% by Friday's close. At-the-money straddles on the 14 August expiry frame a bull resolution near $220 and a bear case near $160 against a current share price o

CoreWeave will report second-quarter earnings after the US close on Tuesday 11 August 2026, with options traders pricing an implied move of roughly 14.6% in either direction. Shares closed at $92.19 on 10 August, with the at-the-money $92 straddle on the 14 August expiry costing $13.48, framing a po

According to an announcement on Aug 10, Sino-Forest (00716) agreed to sell a 50.68% stake in Sino-Lion Logistics to Haifeng Logistics for approximately RMB 36.32 million. Haifeng will also inject around RMB 16.7 million into Sino-Lion Logistics. Following the transaction, Sino-Forest will hold 40% e

According to ChainCatcher, early angel investor Yin Fangming made a seed investment of 2 million yuan in Unitree Robotics at its founding in 2016, acquiring a 15% stake as the company's first external investment. Through subsequent rounds of dilution, the investor's entity, Jun Wan Hong Yi,

According to a public filing, Maogai International (00848) expects to report a net loss of 120 million to 180 million yuan for the first half of 2026, compared to a net profit of about 11.92 million yuan in H1 2025. Excluding fair value adjustments on investment properties (approximately 125 million

According to Zhitong Finance, Mingliang Holdings (08152) announced that it expects net profit of at least 4.5 million HKD for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to a loss of approximately 3.2 million HKD in the same period of 2025. The company attributed the turnaround to strong overseas s

According to Financial News, South Korea's KOSDAQ index surged 32.52% between July 31 and August 10, significantly outpacing the KOSPI's 12.62% gain over the same period. The rally was led by institutional investors, which net-purchased 1.52 trillion Korean won in KOSDAQ-listed

According to Iraq's State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO), the country set its official selling price for Basrah crude for September at a premium of $5.1 per barrel relative to Argus sour crude for North American and South American

Iraq's state-owned National Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) set the official selling price for Basra medium crude oil to Europe in September at a discount of $4.85 per barrel to Brent crude prices.

Iraq's State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) set the official selling price for September Basra Medium crude oil for Asian buyers at a $4 per barrel discount to the Oman/Dubai average price.

Hong Kong's three major stock indices closed higher on Monday (10th), with the Hang Seng Index rising 1.05% to 25,937.49 points, the H-Share Index gaining 1.06% to 8,621.84 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index advancing 1.26% to 4,919.46 points. The rally was driven by strong performances in the

According to the company announcement on July 17, 2026, Jiepingcheng Investments Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Tree Bear Financial Group (08226), agreed to subscribe 65.71 million shares of Minerva Group at HK$0.038 per share for a total consideration of approximately HK$2.497 mill

According to Shitong Finance, Centerm Technology (02488) announced it will distribute an interim dividend of 0.29 yuan per share for the six months ended June 30, 2026, on September 18, 2026.

According to CNA, Australia's treasurer strengthened scrutiny on August 10 of Chinese-affiliated shareholders in rare earth developer Northern Minerals who refused to divest their holdings. Treasurer Jim Chalmers imposed new conditions requiring review of any share sales by two shareholders—Hong