Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Nikkei, South Korea and Taiwan's combined exports surpassed Japan for the first time in the first half of 2026, driven by surging demand for AI semiconductors. South Korea recorded $496.3 billion in exports while Taiwan posted $416.6 billion, compared to Japan's $384.4 billion. The

Optical interconnect company Lumilens emerged from stealth mode at a $5.5 billion valuation after raising $700 million. The company supplies a top 3 hyperscaler customer and has secured a multi-billion-dollar customer agreement. Lumilens' emergence provides visibility into the optical interconnect s

According to Korea Exchange's announcement on August 7, the preliminary review for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix single-stock leverage ETF products took 13 days. This was two days longer than the 11-day review period for domestic benchmark index ETFs, though shorter than the 19-day timeframe for

Tanzania is liberalizing its foreign-exchange laws to allow non-residents to participate in government bond auctions. The country's 20-year bond currently offers a yield of 12.5%, attracting regional interest as other African nations have similarly seen rising foreign investment driven by elevated y

Amazon disclosed its stock portfolio as of the end of Q2 through a 13F filing, revealing holdings across seven companies totaling over 236 million shares. The largest position is Rivian with 158,363,834 shares, followed by X-Energy with 65,836,948 shares and Beta Technologies with 11,753,896 shares.

Goldman Sachs stated that the US-Japan yen intervention strengthens rather than weakens the dollar's reserve currency status, highlighting the potential use of the FIMA facility. The New York Federal Reserve executed the intervention by selling euros and buying yen on behalf of the US Treasury,

SK Hynix approved a 54 trillion won investment while its stock fell 4.88% as the KOSPI reversed earlier gains to close at 6,258.77, down 0.60%. The company's board approved 35.2 trillion won for Yongin Y2 and 19.1 trillion won for Cheongju M17, with Y2's first clean room operation scheduled for

Global gold exchange-traded funds recorded a net inflow of $3 billion in July, marking the largest monthly gain since April and reversing consecutive outflows of $2 billion in May and $9 billion in June. Holdings increased by 23 tons to 4,068 tons, approaching the record high of 4,176 tons set on

SK Hynix closed at 1,422,000 KRW, down 4.88%, on the day its board approved 54 trillion KRW in capex — 35.2 trillion for the Y2 Yongin facility and 19.1 trillion for the M17 Cheongju plant. The KOSPI index reversed intraday gains of up

Investor Michael Burry has opened short positions on Navius (NBIS) at $211.77 and Oracle (ORCL) at $144.63 this year, according to social media disclosures. Rather than using options, Burry chose direct stock short selling, citing put option implied volatility exceeding 100% as too expensive. His co

According to its Q2 Form 13F filing with the SEC, Amazon disclosed a stock portfolio anchored by 158.36 million Rivian shares as of June 30, alongside significant positions in X-Energy (65.84M shares), Beta Technologies (11.75M shares for eVTOL development), Asterra Labs and Marvell (AI

According to Zhitong Finance, mainland investors net sold HK$1.376 billion in Hong Kong stocks on August 11. Shanghai Connect net bought HK$2.004 billion, while Shenzhen Connect net sold HK$3.381 billion. CITIC Securities (06030) led mainland inflows with HK$555 million in net purchases. The

According to Naver, the company's Q2 2026 consolidated revenue reached 338.88 billion won, up 16.2% year-over-year and marking the highest quarterly result on record. However, operating profit declined 0.2% to 520.3 billion won, as operating expenses surged 19.8% due to increased AI infrastructure i

SK Hynix's board approved 54.3 trillion won in capital expenditure today (August 11): 35.2 trillion won for its Y2 fab in Icheon and 19.1 trillion won for its M17 fab in Cheongju, with production starting in June 2029 and December 2028 respectively. The stock declined 4.88%, as KOSPI closed

According to the World Gold Council, global gold ETFs recorded $3 billion in net inflows during July, marking the largest monthly inflow since April and reversing two consecutive months of outflows in May (-$2 billion) and June (-$9 billion). The recovery brought total holdings to 4,068 tonnes, an i

Tesla is planning to build a $10.1 billion vertically integrated solar cell manufacturing facility in Fort Bend County, Texas, approximately 40 minutes from Houston, according to a new public application filing. The company aims to start construction this year and complete the facility in 2028,

ADATA reported July revenue increased 25.4% month-over-month and 331.3% year-over-year, with June revenue reaching 146.66 billion Taiwan dollars, marking a fourth consecutive monthly record. The company's first-half cumulative revenue of 642.7 billion Taiwan dollars already exceeded its full-year 20

US labor markets posted a loss of 23,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in July as of 08/07 23:03 KST (10:03 EDT), falling sharply below expectations of an 83,000 to 95,000 job increase. The probability of a September Federal Reserve rate hike dropped from 57% to 43.9% following the employment report

Market analysts have identified three US stock targets showing technical breakout potential during current trading conditions. Apple (AAPL) closed at $312.41 with a 0.45% gain, demonstrating independent capital inflow while broader indices declined. The Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) trades at $714.65 with

SoftBank has secured a $10 billion margin loan backed by its OpenAI shareholding, according to financial reports. The two-year loan features a one-year extension option and is being provided by Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Apollo Global Management, Mizuho