Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Shanghai Steel Union, battery-grade lithium carbonate (MMLC) traded at 153,950 yuan/ton today, up 1,000 yuan/ton from the previous day's 16:30 closing price.

According to Thai government agencies, Thailand's second-quarter GDP contracted 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, outperforming Reuters consensus expectations of a 0.6% decline.

According to Wells Fargo's latest report, JPMorgan Chase could become the world's first bank to reach a $1 trillion market valuation. Over the past three months, the bank's stock surged 21%, driven by record trading and M&A revenues, bringing its market cap to $965 billion as of Friday's close. Well

According to Yonhap Infomax, Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 0.52% to 69,069.41 on August 17 morning, while the TOPIX index fell 0.03% to 4,195.77. The gains were supported by corporate earnings expectations despite headwinds from softening U.S. economic data and Middle East geopolitical risks. U.S. J

According to Jin10, Indian traders and banks received import licenses in recent weeks and resumed silver imports in August, bringing in approximately 89.81 tonnes through India's international precious metals exchange after a six-month import halt caused by previous licensing restrictions. Harshal

Ramon S. Ang's acquisition of a 25.68% stake in Lopez Inc. through Illumina Investment Holdings Inc. is now under regulatory investigation by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). ERC Chair Francis Saturnino Juan said the regulator is examining whether the investment could raise issues involving g

According to Jin10 Futures, the CNEX funding sentiment index reported 47 as of 10:15 on August 17, down 2 points from 08:45. Large banks, mid-sized banks, and non-bank institutions recorded index readings of 46, 48, and 46 respectively, each declining 2 points.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold was quoted at 951.8 yuan per gram during the morning session on August 17, trading 0.49 yuan below the international gold price of 952.29 yuan per gram.

According to ChainCatcher, Binance Futures will launch GDXUSDT, NETUSDT, VSTUSDT, SHOPUSDT, and LYTEUSDT USDT-margined perpetual futures on August 17 at 21:30, with a maximum leverage of 20x. CXMTUSDT will go live on August 18 at 13:00 with the same leverage

Mirae Asset Investment & Pension Center released analysis showing that dollar-cost averaging (DCA) in retirement pension accounts outperformed lump-sum investing during major market crises including the Asian Financial Crisis, dot-com bubble, Global Financial Crisis, and COVID-19. The research

According to Jin10, China National Petroleum's Changqing Oilfield has successfully completed a deep coalbed methane ultra-long horizontal well in the eastern Ordos Basin on August 17. The well's horizontal section reached 3,100 meters with a coal seam encounter rate of 95.8%, setting a new

According to Bank of America Chief Strategist Michael Hartnett, on August 17, the optimal trading strategy is not betting solely on AI, but simultaneously going long on AI tech leaders and market-neglected assets, positioning for potential two-way moves as the nominal GDP bubble enters its final

South Korea's financial regulator has reinforced delisting requirements since August to remove underperforming companies from the market. According to regulatory moves, 36 KOSDAQ-listed companies, including so-called penny stocks trading below 1,000 won, have been designated as managed items in

Korea Exchange designated 36 stocks as administrative issues on 12 May, with 27 KOSDAQ-listed companies accounting for 75% of the total, as financial authorities strengthened delisting requirements last month to remove underperforming firms from the market. The new rules designate stocks as administ

Harvard Management Company disclosed in a quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it held 12,935,100 shares of SpaceX. SpaceX represents the largest single position in Harvard University's approximately $4.3 billion portfolio. SpaceX's share price has continued to decline since its IPO, and the current value of Harvard's holdings is estimated at approximately $1.8 billion. Elon Musk has publicly criticized Harvard University multiple times in recent yea

According to Yonhapnews, South Korea's Korea Exchange announced it will launch a new alternative securities market on November 16, 2026, allowing retail investors to make fractional investments in non-standard assets such as real estate, artwork, music rights, and livestock. The market will

According to Bloomberg, on August 17, Alibaba agreed to sell gaming unit Lingxi Games to Trustar Capital, a Hong Kong-based private equity firm affiliated with CITIC Capital, for more than $1.5 billion. The move reflects Alibaba's strategic pivot toward AI and cloud computing under chief executive

According to Korean securities depository data, South Korean retail investors made net purchases totaling 531.9 million USD in Japanese semiconductor suppliers from August 3-14, with Murata Manufacturing and Tokyo Electron leading at 531.9 million USD and 226.2 million USD respectively. Six semicond

According to South Korea's National Assembly Policy Committee, Korean exchanges and securities firms collected over 1.172 billion Korean won (KRW) in related fees from single-stock leverage and inverse ETFs in the two months since their launch as of August 17. Individual investors'

Low sulfur fuel oil (LU) front-month futures surged 4.00% intraday on August 17, trading at 4,857 yuan per ton.