Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Korea Exchange (KRX) suspended delisting procedures for stocks failing the 20 billion won market capitalization threshold from the 2nd, following Seoul Southern District Court's acceptance of injunction applications from KM Pharmaceutical and Jooyeon Tech on the 2nd. The exchange halted subsequent d

Spot gold declined 1% intraday on October 7, trading at $4,122.03 per ounce.

According to an announcement, Silverspoon Global Holdings (00723) expects to generate approximately HK$66.4 million in other income from listed securities investments for the six months ended September 30, 2026, compared with HK$18.6 million in the same period of 2025. The income comprises net

BitMine Immersion Technologies will cap its Ether holdings at 5% of the cryptocurrency's supply, Chairman Tom Lee announced on Wednesday during a keynote at Token2049 in Singapore. The company is nearing this threshold after accumulating roughly 6 million Ether, equivalent to about 4.9% of the suppl

Shinsegae Property is raising approximately 1 trillion won from Meritz Securities through private placement bonds to fund its investment in Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), according to investment banking industry sources on the 7th. The real estate development subsidiary, wholly owned by E-Mart,

According to the Financial Services Commission, Geumyang and six executives received 9.15 billion Korean won in fines on October 7 for accounting violations. The company was fined 7.63 billion won while the six executives received 1.52 billion won. Violations included recording 10.3 billion won in f

According to Korea Exchange, individual investors in South Korea turned to net buying of semiconductor stocks worth 105.2 billion won in the first six days of October, reversing significant selling pressure from September when they liquidated 14.2 trillion won. SK Hynix saw net purchases of 139.6 bi

According to Eamonn Sheridan, a storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 within two days and may impact oil and gas facilities. The affected offshore

According to investment banking sources, on October 7, Shinsegae Property issued private placement bonds worth approximately 1 trillion won to Meritz Securities to finance a 1 billion USD indirect investment in Warner Bros. Discovery through Emart. The remainder of the investment will be funded by t

According to Jin10 Data, EUR/CAD fell for the third consecutive trading session on October 7, hovering near 1.5920 as Brent crude surged past $100 per barrel amid escalating Middle East tensions. Although German September industrial production exceeded forecasts—rising 2% month-on-month and 2.3%

According to MSX.COM data, artificial intelligence-related stocks declined in pre-market trading on October 7. ALAB fell 1.54%, KLAC dropped 1.47%, ASML declined 1.31%, ARM fell 1.26%, and CRWV dropped 1.22%.

The Korean ETF market faces a zombie product crisis, with 239 out of 1171 listed ETFs recording daily trading volumes below 100 million won as of 2 days ago, according to Korea Exchange data. This represents 20.4% of all listed products, despite the market reaching a total capitalization of 466

Korean ETF market operators launched multiple space-themed exchange-traded funds in March and April following expectations of a SpaceX initial public offering in July, sparking criticism over lack of product differentiation. The copycat competition resulted in sharp trading volume declines after ini

South Korea's exchange-traded fund market has 239 products with daily trading volumes below 100 million won over the recent six months, accounting for 20.4% of the 1,171 ETFs listed domestically as of the 2nd, according to Korea Exchange data. The concentration of trading activity in a small

According to Scotiabank analyst Saabir Salad on Oct 7, the Czech National Bank is expected to raise its policy rate by 25 basis points each in November 2026 and Q1 2027. Combined with a 25bp hike in June, the total rate increase across this cycle will reach 75 basis points, bringing the policy rate

Korean asset management firms launched multiple space-themed ETFs in March and April following expectations of a SpaceX IPO in July, but these products faced criticism for lacking differentiation despite tracking different underlying indices. The ETFs commonly held stocks including Rocket Lab, AST S

Approximately 74% of domestic Korean stock exchange-traded funds (ETFs) underperformed the KOSPI 200 index over the past year from October 2 to October 2, according to financial investment industry data released on the 7th. The KOSPI 200 rose 38.92% during this period, climbing from 798.32 to 1109.0

According to Korea Exchange data as of October 2, 239 out of 1,171 listed ETFs on the KOSPI have daily trading volumes below 100 million won, representing 20.4% of the market. Among these low-liquidity products, 186 ETFs also had average daily trading volumes under 5,000 units. The broader ETF marke

According to Jin10, on October 7, the euro fell to 0.8449 against the British pound, down 0.4% and reaching its lowest level since June last year. The euro also declined to a 17-month low against the U.S. dollar earlier this week, underperforming most G10 currencies on

According to Korea Exchange data released on October 7, South Korea's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed on the KOSPI have reached 1,171 products with a combined market capitalization of 466 trillion won, representing 8.3% of total market value. However, 239 ETFs (20.4%) have daily trading