Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

The Japanese yen continues to weaken despite an unprecedented joint foreign exchange intervention by the United States and Japan late last month, drawing market attention to the underlying causes. The dollar-yen exchange rate, which had strengthened to 155 yen following the intervention, recently

According to Jin10, Shanghai spot gold traded at 955.85 yuan per gram on August 12 (Wednesday), representing a premium of 0.31 yuan per gram over the international gold price of 955.54 yuan per gram.

According to Yonhapinfomax, Hyung Ji Elite, a company listed on South Korea's KOSPI index, will be designated as a managed stock from August 13 after trading below 1,000 won per share for 30 consecutive trading days. The stock closed at 403 won on August 12. The company completed a 23 billion won

According to Bernstein's August 10 report, Microsoft's leasing obligations and capital commitments have been misinterpreted by markets. While current lease liabilities reached $114.4 billion and future obligations total $329.1 billion, these are spread over 12-15 year terms, translating to annual re

Norway's $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund reported a record half-year profit of more than $182 billion on Wednesday, as its managers revealed for the first time a 0.05% stake in SpaceX valued at just over $1.2 billion. The fund returned 9.4% driven by a rally in Asian technology stocks,

According to its half-year report released Wednesday, Norway's sovereign wealth fund reported a record profit of more than $182 billion, delivering a 9.4% return driven largely by gains in Asian technology stocks. The Norges Bank Investment Management fund disclosed a 0.05% stake in SpaceX valued

According to Cailian Press, on Aug 12, Chinese stock indices rebounded with the ChiNext Index rising 1.49% and the Shenzhen Component Index up 1.09% at market close. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.32%. Over 4,100 stocks advanced across the market, with combined

Hanwha Life Insurance reported Q2 consolidated net profit of 522.9 billion won, up 215.47% year-on-year, driven by simultaneous growth in insurance and investment profits and overseas business diversification, the company announced on the 12th. H1 cumulative consolidated net profit reached 904.5 bil

According to Shanghai Futures Exchange data released on August 12, key metal futures warehouse receipts showed mixed movements. Copper receipts increased by 953 tonnes to 24,131 tonnes; aluminum receipts decreased by 1,023 tonnes to 303,168 tonnes; and zinc receipts rose by 396 tonnes to 110,721 ton

Hanwha Investment & Securities disclosed on the 12th that its Q2 consolidated operating profit provisionally reached 55.6 billion KRW, a 47.4% increase compared to the same period last year. Revenue surged 263.6% year-on-year to 3.2346 trillion KRW, while net income declined 7.8% to 27 billion KRW.

According to Shanghai Futures Exchange data released by Jin10 on August 12, all ten energy and chemical futures warehouse warrants held steady from the previous trading day. Pulp futures warehouse warrants stood at 369,664 tons, while crude oil warrants totaled 2,961,000 barrels; fuel oil,

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) reported a Q2 operating profit of 1.1285 trillion won, down 47.2% from the same period last year, as soaring international coal prices drove up fuel costs. The utility's Q2 revenue stood at 21.9188 trillion won, a 0.1% year-over-year decline, while it

According to Yonhap Infomax, Hanwha Life's Q2 consolidated net profit surged 215.47% year-over-year to 522.9 billion won on August 12, significantly beating market consensus of 159.1 billion won. First-half cumulative net profit reached 904.5 billion won, up 96% from the prior year. The insurer

According to Yonhap Infomax, on August 12, Hanwha Investment Securities reported that its consolidated operating profit for Q2 2026 reached 55.6 billion won, up 47.4% year-over-year and 87.5% compared to the previous quarter. Sales surged to 320.3 billion won, a 263.6% increase year-over-year and 94

According to Yonhap Infomax, Korea Electric Power Corporation reported on August 12 that its operating profit for the second quarter of 2026 fell 47.2% year-over-year to 1.1285 trillion won, down from 2.1359 trillion won in the same period of 2025. The sharp decline was driven primarily by a 24.3% s

According to Jin10, major currency pairs showed varied performance on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The data provides a comprehensive overview of exchange rate movements across key global currency pairs.

Nasdaq announced on the 11th local time the establishment of Digital Liquidity Networks (DLN), a new division dedicated to digital assets and tokenized products. The division was created to respond to emerging market structures in digital assets and tokenization by combining the exchange operator's

Grayscale withdrew registration statements for its Cardano, Hedera, and Polkadot Trust products on August 7, 2026. The asset manager filed Form RW withdrawals and stated it does not intend to proceed with the planned distributions. The withdrawals were voluntary issuer decisions, not regulatory

Hotel Lotte and Busan Lotte Hotel signed a stock purchase agreement with global private equity firm TPG the previous day to sell a combined 61.17% stake in Lotte Rental for 1.3105 trillion won, securing substantial liquidity for the Lotte Group. The transaction will bring 817 billion won to Hotel Lo

South Korea's securities industry expects the domestic stock market stimulus policy to continue despite controversy over the government's 2026 tax reform plan. The government proposed a new productive finance ISA that would fully exempt taxes on interest and dividend income from domestic stocks, dom