Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) invested $900 million in SpaceX in 2015. By the end of Q2 2026, Alphabet had disclosed that the market cap of its SpaceX holdings had reached $94.1 billion, representing an 11-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 52.6%. Alphabet’s Return on Its SpaceX Investment According to Alphabet’s recently disclosed financial data, the key figures are as follows: Initial investment amount (2015): $900 million Market cap of holdings at the end of Q2 2026: $94.1 billion 11-year

According to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing announcement, MiniMax will be included in the Hang Seng Tech 100 Index and the Hang Seng Tech and U.S. Tech 100 Index after market close on August 12, effective from August 13, 2026. The stock rose 5% during morning trading on the index inclusion

Air Canada released a dimmer outlook for full-year earnings on Tuesday as it grapples with surging jet fuel prices in the wake of the Iran war. The Canadian carrier cited elevated fuel costs as a primary headwind to

After Alphabet released its earnings report, GOOGL stock briefly surged to around $384 before reversing course and falling about 3.6% to around $344 on August 11. The Pixel 11 is set to launch in New York and is expected to provide a consumer-facing channel for Gemini AI technology, but Alphabet did not separately disclose Pixel revenue in its earnings report. Analysts noted that its financial significance remains limited. Google Stock Falls to $344 Ahead of Pixel 11 Launch GOOGL stock has falle

According to a senior strategist at Bank of New York Mellon, the price of a Japanese fast-food staple is being used to measure the yen's weakness as the impact of recent intervention fades.

According to its official disclosure, Aishu Group (00772) reported H1 2026 interim results with revenue of 3.531 billion yuan, up 10.68% year-over-year. The company's IP operations business revenue surged 41.9% year-over-year.

Seoul foreign exchange market dealers forecast USD/KRW trading around the 1,410 won level on August 12, citing caution ahead of the US July Consumer Price Index (CPI) announcement. Rising international oil prices due to stalled Hormuz Strait reopening negotiations are pressuring the won weaker.

Microsoft reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $90 billion, an 18% year-over-year increase, with Azure and cloud services growing 43%, according to Yahoo Finance on August 12. The strong results, combined with operating income rising 18% to $40.6 billion despite significant data center expansion, signal th

According to bond market reports, South Korea's central bank Deputy Governor Yoo Sang-dae held a press briefing on August 11 with reporters, emphasizing the importance of preemptive rate hikes ahead of his August 20 retirement. However, he stopped short of explicitly signaling back-to-back

According to Yahoo Finance, Microsoft reported fourth-quarter revenue of $90 billion (up 18% year-over-year) on August 12, with Azure and cloud services growing 43%, demonstrating strong AI monetization. Operating income reached $40.6 billion (up 18%), while operating margin expanded. Despite

If you opened your market app today and found that nothing had moved—the three major U.S. stock futures up 0.06%, gold retreating from a two-month high, and BTC treading water at $63,500—it’s not that the market is dead. Everyone is waiting for the same number. At 20:30 tonight, the U.S. Department of Labor will release the July CPI report. JPMorgan’s trading desk warned that the report could cause the S&P 500 to swing ±2% in a single day. And the probability determining all of this is at coin-f

The S&P 500 rose 3.37% this week, setting another all-time high. Michael Burry, the well-known investor featured in The Big Short, warned in his August 4 newsletter that falling volatility is forcing volatility-targeting funds to increase their leverage, while a rebound in volatility could trigger systemic selling pressure similar to the mechanism behind the 1987 “Black Monday” crash. The global assets of volatility-targeting funds that adjust their positions based on volatility are estimated at

On August 6, 2026, SpaceX and Tesla jointly announced that the Terafab superchip factory had officially been established in Grimes County, Texas, with an initial investment of $16.8 billion. Two months earlier, Intel had publicly confirmed that it was joining the Terafab project, with its 14A process positioned as the factory’s core technological foundation. Source: X/@intel The investment has prompted the market to reassess Intel’s position in the AI industry chain. Over the past two years, AI

According to Caixin, on August 12, Tencent, GSR Ventures, Sequoia China, and other previous major shareholders of Manus bought back shares from Meta for approximately $2 billion, matching the price Meta announced for its acquisition in December 2025. Benchmark, formerly the largest shareholder,

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics will release July Consumer Price Index (CPI) data at 8:30 US Eastern time (20:30 Singapore time). Market consensus forecasts headline CPI at approximately 3.4% year-over-year and core CPI at around 2.5% year-over-year. The data release occurs as the Federal

GDX gold mining ETF surged 21.3% over the past five days, reversing losses from the prior nine weeks. GLD spot gold fund recorded 15 tonnes of inflows over the same period. Open interest in gold futures remains at low levels with fewer than 400,000 contracts outstanding, suggesting significant

Bank of Korea Deputy Governor Yoo Sang-dae will leave his post on the 20th as his term concludes. Yoo joined BOK in 1986 and specialized in foreign exchange and international finance. He returned as Deputy Governor in August 2023 after previously retiring in 2021. His three-year tenure faced

Mirae Asset Securities announced on August 12 that its Q2 2026 consolidated net profit reached 1.9052 trillion won, marking the first time a Korean securities firm has exceeded 1 trillion won in net profit for two consecutive quarters. The company's Q2 pre-tax profit totaled 2.5287 trillion won,

According to Mirae Asset Securities, the South Korean brokerage recorded consolidated net profit of 1.9 trillion won in Q2 2026, marking the second consecutive quarter surpassing 1 trillion won in quarterly net income—a first in the securities industry. Q2 pretax profit reached 2.53 trillion won,

According to Yonhap Infomax, Bank of Korea Deputy Governor Yoo Sang-dae will complete his tenure on August 20, 2026. During his three-year term that began in August 2023, Yoo navigated multiple financial shocks including the real estate project finance crisis in late 2023, the yen carry trade