Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Susan Collins, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, expressed support for a rate hike next month if elevated inflation persists, according to an interview with the Financial Times on the 12th local time. Collins stated that businesses and households in the northeastern United States

The IEA will release its monthly crude oil market report in 10 minutes; LME copper, aluminum and nickel inventory data through August 12 will be published at the same time.

Galaxy Entertainment announced interim results as of end-June with dividend per share rising to 0.9 HKD, up 28.57% from the prior year. The company's stock price jumped over 3.5% in afternoon trading, reaching as high as 34.14 HKD. Shareholder profit stood at 5.28 billion HKD, up 0.76% year-over-yea

Sharplink, a Nasdaq-listed ethereum treasury company, reported a net loss of $394.3 million for the three months ended June 30, despite earning $11.2 million from staking its ETH holdings. The loss was driven by a $321 million unrealized loss on crypto assets held at fair value and $76.1 million in

Sharplink, a Nasdaq-listed company, reported $11.2 million in staking revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, according to its earnings filing. The company posted a net loss of $394.3 million for the same period, driven primarily by a $321 million unrealized loss on its crypto holdings a

36 Korean securities brokerages earned a combined 89.35 billion won in commission fees from single-stock leveraged and inverse ETF trading between May 27 and July 31, according to data submitted to National Assembly member Kim Jae-seop by the Financial Supervisory Service. During the same period, re

Korean stocks saw trading volumes plunge to year-lows this month, with KOSPI daily average reaching 24.8215 trillion won as of the 12th, down 32.69% from the prior month, Korea Exchange reported. Weakened investor sentiment amid sluggish market conditions drove the decline, with standby funds also c

According to the Korea Exchange, South Korea's KOSPI index saw its daily average trading volume fall to 24.8 trillion won in August through August 12, down 32.7% from July's 36.8 trillion won and marking the lowest level this year. Separately, investor deposit funds declined to 97.9 trillion won

According to Jin10 Futures, Fujairah port crude oil inventories fell to 6.307 million barrels as of August 10, down 695,000 barrels from the previous week, according to the latest Fujairah Oil Industry Zone data. Light

According to Digital Daily, South Korea's KOSPI index surged 3.68% on August 12, closing at 6,579.04 as semiconductor giants led the rally. Samsung Electronics rose 6.68% to 255,500 won, while SK Hynix climbed 5.54% to 1,504,000 won. Foreign investors net bought 2.835 trillion won on the main

The USD/JPY exchange rate rose 0.12% to 159.420 yen as of 2:10 PM on August 12 in Tokyo foreign exchange trading, according to Yonhap Infomax. Ongoing Middle East geopolitical uncertainty applied downward pressure on the yen as international oil prices rebounded while Japanese financial markets

According to UBS report dated August 10, Micron's 2027 HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) average selling price is expected to rise to $28.48 per gigabit from the previous forecast of $20.03 per Gb. The bank raised its HBM blended average price growth for 2027 to 79% year-over-year, up from 67%, with

Daishin Securities released analysis on July employment trends, with researcher Jo Jae-woon stating that while Korea's July employment figures showed surface-level job gains, underlying signals indicate weakening labor market strength. According to the National Data Office data released on the 12th,

According to Bloomberg, Bitwise Asset Management cut 14% of its workforce on August 11, reducing headcount to around 155 employees from nearly 180. CEO Hunter Horsley said the cuts are focused on future growth rather than retrenchment, noting that Bitwise expects expansion to continue as crypto

Mirae Asset Asset Management's TIGER KOSDAQ Active ETF achieved a 23.6% return in August as of August 11, outperforming the KOSDAQ index which rose 19.2% during the same period. The ETF exceeded its benchmark by approximately 4.4 percentage points through a sector diversification strategy that

According to Kim Doo-eon, head of channel strategy at Hana Securities Research Center, the Korean stock market is expected to experience a √-shaped recovery on August 12. He told local media that KOSPI currently faces selling pressure between 7,000 and 9,000 points, requiring both momentum and

According to BlockBeats, citing TradingBeats data, Hyperliquid's total open interest (OI) increased by $765 million on August 12 ahead of the U.S. July CPI release. Total OI rose from approximately $10.56 billion on Monday to $11.325 billion, representing a 7.2% gain. Crypto assets contributed

According to Mirae Asset, the TIGER KOSDAQ Active ETF (ticker: 0204S0) posted a return of 23.6% in August as of August 11, outperforming the KOSDAQ index by 4.4 percentage points. The KOSDAQ index gained 19.2% over the same period. The ETF achieved the highest performance among domestic active

AmorePacific Industrial reported Q2 operating profit of 4.5 billion won, down 59.4% from the same period last year, despite achieving record quarterly revenue of 194.2 billion won. The profit decline occurred as the company increased marketing investments and restructured operations, while global

Korean investor deposit accounts fell below 100 trillion won for the first time in approximately six months, reaching 97.9289 trillion won as of the 11th, according to data from the Korea Financial Investment Association. The decline represents an outflow of approximately 42 trillion won over two mo