Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

The Chinese State Council Information Office will release key economic indicators at 15:00 Beijing time today (August 17), including July industrial production, retail sales, fixed asset investment for January-July, real estate investment for January-July, and housing prices across 70 major

According to Herald Economics, on August 17, Align Partners, an activist fund holding 14.3% of South Korea's Gabia (KOSDAQ-listed cloud and IT infrastructure provider), submitted a formal complaint to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) challenging the adequacy of information disclosure in Gabia

On August 17, China's yuan strengthened against the U.S. dollar in both onshore and offshore markets, breaking through the 6.74 level. The onshore yuan spot rate peaked at 6.7393, marking the highest level since early February 2023. In offshore markets, the yuan also broke 6.74 to reach 6.7388,

According to Jin10, Japan's Nikkei 225 Index closed up 506.45 points, or 0.74%, at 69,220.25 on August 17.

A Binance crypto derivative tracking Anthropic's implied value recently traded between approximately $1,600 and $1,842, suggesting the artificial-intelligence company could reach a theoretical valuation as high as $1.84 trillion. The ANTHROPICUSDT pre-IPO perpetual contract uses Binance's

According to Reuters' global equity index, Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 506.45 points (0.74%) to close at 69,220.25 on August 17, while the TOPIX index fell 13.09 points (0.31%) to 4,184.11. Market gains were supported by buying on optimism for corporate earnings, offsetting earlier weakness from l

According to Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on August 17, the country's confirmed June industrial production rose 1.9% month-over-month, exceeding the preliminary estimate of 1.3% by 0.6 percentage points. Year-over-year, June industrial production

Yuk Dong-hwi, ETF Product Marketing Head at KB Asset Management, advised Korean stock investors in a recent interview with MoneyToday not to exit the market during volatility if their assets retain long-term growth potential and undamaged fundamentals. The guidance comes as Korean stocks

According to Glassnode analysis, consumer confidence has hit historic lows as stock markets reached record highs, yet Bitcoin has not participated in the ongoing asset rotation towards equities, AI, and

According to Odaily, this afternoon (August 17), China's computing power rental sector rebounded sharply, with Dongfang Materials, Hongbo Group, and Ganzi Consulting hitting limit-up gains. Uushun Electronics, Weixing Intelligence, and other sector stocks followed the rally. Guangdong's first

According to Goldman Sachs' latest report, during Q2 earnings season, only 2% of S&P 500 component companies quantified the impact of artificial intelligence on their profitability. Among those, just 11% reported measurable productivity gains in specific areas such as software coding or customer

According to Jin10, emerging market currencies hit record highs on Monday (August 17) as market expectations for further Federal Reserve rate hikes cooled. The emerging market currency index rose 0.2% to 1906.98, marking an all-time high, while emerging market stocks gained 0.6%. Weakening U.S.

According to Jin10, at least two Asian refineries have requested Saudi Aramco to deliver crude oil contracted for September via Egypt's El Sidi Kerir port near the Suez Canal, instead of Saudi Arabia's Yanbu port on the Red Sea, due to difficulty finding vessels willing to navigate the dangerous

According to Geely Automobile Holdings Limited, the company reported H1 2026 results today with total sales of 1.42 million units and revenue of 173.6 billion yuan, representing 15% year-over-year growth and a record high. Core net profit attributable to the parent company reached 9.68 billion yuan,

YouTuber Lalal, who commands 194 million subscribers, disclosed on the 16th that she is experiencing depression after purchasing SK Hynix stocks at 2.8 million won per share, only to see the price plummet to 1.645 million won by the 14th. In a vlog posted to

According to Morgan Stanley's August 14 report, Nvidia launches neocloud architecture, providing credit guarantees to new cloud service providers in exchange for future cloud revenue share. The bank maintains an Overweight rating and $288 price target, projecting the model could generate $100

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix retail shareholders exceeded 11 million combined as of end of June, more than doubling in six months. The surge reflects semiconductor industry boom and stock price increases that attracted individual investors. With South Korea's adult population at

According to Yonhapinfomax, on August 17, Japan's 10-year government bond yield rose 5 basis points to 2.9283%, while the 30-year yield climbed to 4.0683%, as markets priced in expectations for Bank of Japan rate tightening. The move followed reports that Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's

According to Yonhapnews citing Financial Supervisory Service data, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix combined retail shareholders exceeded 11.4 million as of June 2026, surging 112.4% in six months from 5.38 million at end-2025. Samsung Electronics recorded 7.97 million retail shareholders while SK H

According to Ukraine's national oil and gas company Naftogaz, Russia conducted 13 attacks on its facilities over the past week.