Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Guru Club, Petrobras discovered oil and gas indications in an exploration well in the FZA-M-59 block of the Amazon Mouth Basin on August 15.

Berkshire Hathaway loaded on selective technology names while pruning financial holdings in the second quarter, according to the company's latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm sharply boosted its Alphabet holding by roughly 48 million shares, making it the No. 3

Korean government bond futures rose in overnight trading on August 15, with the 10-year contract gaining 3 ticks to close at 105.70 and the 3-year contract up 1 tick at 103.25, driven by foreign investor net buying of 32 contracts and 19 contracts respectively. The gains occurred despite weakness in

According to Seoul Bond Market, South Korea's 3-year government bond futures closed at 103.25 on Aug 15 overnight, up 1 basis point from the previous trading session. The 10-year futures rose 3 basis points to 105.70. Foreign investors purchased 19 contracts in the 3-year segment and 32 contracts in

South Korea's Seoul forex market recorded a 10.1% increase in daily average spot trading volume following the launch of 24-hour operations on July 6. Daily average interbank spot forex transactions rose to $19.14 billion from $17.39 billion in the first half of 2026, according to data from the

According to South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance and the central bank, interbank spot foreign exchange trading volume in Seoul's market reached an average of $19.14 billion daily since the launch of 24-hour trading operations on July 6, 2026. The figure represents a 10.1% increase

According to the Korea Exchange, KOSPI closed at 6,977.94 on August 14, up 164.60 points (2.42%) for the day, marking a fifth consecutive trading day gain and weekly rise of 11.49% from 6,258.77. The index briefly surpassed the 7,000 level intraday for the first time since late July. VKOSPI, the

Bitwise Asset Management partnered with Superstate to tokenize shares of its exchange-traded funds, with the Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) expected to be the first product offered in tokenized form. The initiative would allow investors to hold Bitwise fund shares as blockchain-based tokens while

According to Berkshire Hathaway's 13-F filing submitted on Friday, as of June 30, the conglomerate held approximately 106 million Alphabet shares, up 83% from 57.8 million shares at the end of March, making Google and YouTube's parent company its third-largest stock investment after Apple and

According to MSCI's proposed methodology framework unveiled in a May 2026 data simulation, Strategy and Metaplanet could be removed from MSCI's Global Investable Market Indexes due to their business models emphasizing non-operating assets over traditional operations. Strategy, with a free-float

According to PR Newswire, Bitwise Asset Management partnered with Superstate to develop infrastructure allowing investors to hold certain ETF shares as blockchain-based tokens, with its Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) expected to be the first fund offered with this tokenized ownership option. Investors

According to CFTC data released Friday, hedge funds' net yen short positions decreased 6.5% to 59,526 contracts for the week ending August 11. Since the U.S. and Japan implemented joint intervention in early August, these funds have cut their yen short positions by over half. The Japanese yen

Bitcoin reached the 20 million coin milestone in March 2026, leaving just over 1 million BTC to be issued before the protocol reaches its 21 million supply cap. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have attracted roughly $51.5 billion to $52 billion in cumulative net inflows since launching in January 2024. The h

According to CNBC, Nvidia disclosed on August 14 that its SpaceX shares were worth approximately $21 billion as of the end of Q2. The chipmaker holds 122.8 million Class A common shares. However, with SpaceX trading at $140 on Friday, down from $170.86 at the end of June following its June public li

According to Mizuho, the brokerage has cut its target price for crypto custody company BitGo to $11 from $14 while maintaining an "outperform" rating. BitGo's stock was trading around $5.61 at the time of the report. Mizuho analysts noted that while markets view delays in the U.S. Clarity Act as

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), Samsung Electronics had 7.971 million small shareholders as of end of June, representing an increase of 2.92 million from 5.049 million in the same period last

Shinhan Investment & Securities analysts Kim Chan-hee and Ko Da-young issued a report on the 15th stating that the practical benefit of executing stop-loss orders or building additional short positions in Korean government bonds at current levels is limited. The analysts cited relative price

According to Securities Daily, Fullgoal Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fullgoal Fund, has been appointed as investment advisor by Galaxy International Securities (Singapore) Limited recently. The role involves providing stock selection support for an actively

According to ChainCatcher, Cboe BZX Exchange filed proposed rule changes on Friday seeking SEC approval to launch six leveraged commodity ETFs, including 3x Bitcoin ETF and 3x Ether ETF. The product suite also includes 3x Gold, Silver, Crude Oil, and Natural Gas ETFs. These funds will primarily

According to filing disclosures, Nvidia disclosed holdings of $20.97 billion in SpaceX stock on Aug 15. The company also holds approximately $30 billion in Intel stock, according to the regulatory filings.