Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

South Korea's investment banking market is entering a critical phase after the Chuseok holiday, with major M&A deals including Lotte Insurance, Haitai htb, Homeplus, and JoongAng Ilbo advancing to next stages ahead of year-end. According to IB industry sources on the 25th, these transactions will re

According to Financial News, South Korea's major M&A and IPO transactions move to critical stages following the Chuseok holiday on September 25. Lotte Casualty Insurance's public auction, managed by JKL Partners and KPMG, targets approximately 1 trillion won amid competitive bidding from financial f

South Korean defense companies are positioned to become partners with European Union defense manufacturers as Europe's post-Russia-Ukraine war rearmament enters production phase, according to Daol Investment & Securities. Analyst Choi Kwang-sik stated K-defense firms will transition from finished pr

Daol Investment Securities analyst Choi Kwang-sik predicted that South Korean defense companies will become partners within the European Union market following Europe's rearmament efforts after the Russia-Ukraine war. EU defense system companies have begun accepting K-defense firms as partners

According to ChainCatcher citing Gate market data, AI hardware stocks rose broadly in U.S. pre-market trading on September 25. Nvidia gained 0.29%, TSMC 0.46%, Broadcom 1.02%, SK Hynix 1.23%, Micron 0.89%, AMD 1.94%, SanDisk 1.88%, and

SpaceX (SPCX) stocks climbed 0.4% in premarket trading on Friday as CEO Elon Musk outlined a major Nvidia chip expansion at Colossus 2, the company's AI supercomputer, while Google prepared to test its AI chips in orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket. Musk detailed that Colossus 2 currently has 110,000 Nvid

According to Musk on X, SpaceX (SPCX) stock climbed 0.4% in premarket trading on Friday as the company unveiled plans to add up to 660,000 Nvidia GB300 chips to Colossus 2, its AI supercomputer, by year-end. Colossus 2 currently holds 110,000 GB200 chips and 440,000 GB300 chips; Musk expects three i

U.S. stocks rose in premarket trading today, with optical communication stocks climbing broadly, including Lumentum and Corning both up over 1%.

According to Guru Club, on June 4, Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell 4.2% to 5,688.574 points, marking its lowest level since December 2020.

Eurozone money supply M3 increased to 3.4% year-on-year in August, up from 3.2% in the previous period, according to official economic data.

Meritz Securities received approval for commercial paper business operations from South Korea's Financial Services Commission on the 23rd during the 16th regular meeting, becoming the country's ninth operator in this sector. The approval followed Samsung Securities' entry earlier this month,

According to Jin10 Futures, on Sept 25 at 16:00, China's CNEX market-wide funding sentiment index fell 1 point to 46. The index for large banks, mid-size banks, and non-bank institutions dropped to 43, 46, and 48 respectively, each down 1 point. The index ranges from 0–100, with 50 as equilibrium an

According to the Financial Services Commission, Meritz Securities received approval for short-term financing operations on September 23, becoming the ninth domestic operator in South Korea's promissory note market. The approval brings the total number of operators from four to nine in less than a

According to ECB data, the eurozone's M3 money supply grew 3.5% year-over-year in August, matching economist expectations of 3.50% and rising from 3.40% in the prior month.

Piper Sandler raised its Meta Platforms stock price target to $875 from $785, representing an increase of $90 or approximately 11.5%, according to Odaily.

According to Nikkei newspaper, Japan's stock market closed higher today with the Nikkei 225 index rising 1.30%, or 850.21 points, to 66,364.20. The TOPIX index gained 1.31% to 4,128.59, while the JPX Nikkei 400 index climbed 1.09% to 36,992.73. Buying pressure on artificial intelligence and

According to CNBC, Oracle Japan rose 7% on September 25 after reporting record fiscal first-quarter results for the June to August period. Net sales increased 13% to 74.9 billion yen (US$473 million), while operating profit grew 22.7% to 25.9 billion yen (US$164 million). Net profit climbed 23.2% to

According to Guru Club, Singapore's benchmark index fell 1.2% to 5,076.81 points on June 4.