Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Financial News, Korean Steel entered Doosan Enerbility's gas turbine supply chain, delivering initial turbine housing units in H1 2026 and expanding production capacity to 10 units annually. The company's order backlog surged 30% to 8,400 tons by June 30, 2026, from 6,441 tons at

According to Shin Young Securities, the firm initiated coverage of Hyundai Autoevers today (Sept. 30) with a Buy rating and a 12-month target price of 540,000 won, up 45.9% from the stock's Sept. 29 closing price of 370,000 won. Analyst Jung Won-seok cited expansion opportunities in system

According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, South Korea's government on September 30 decided to reduce government bond issuance using excess tax revenue boosted by the semiconductor industry's strong performance. The ministry expects tax revenue to increase by approximately 63.2 trillion won t

According to CNBC on September 29, strategist Jim Cramer warned that deteriorating public sentiment toward artificial intelligence could pressure not only AI-related stocks but the broader U.S. market. Cramer noted that while cultural attitudes have turned against AI companies and their products, AI

According to Yonhapinfomax, Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 915.03 points (1.40%) to 66,396.30 on Sept 30, driven by strength in U.S. semiconductor stocks. The TOPIX index gained 0.95% to 4,079.38. The rally was led by AI and semiconductor-related shares, with Tokyo Electron surging over 3% and

According to Indeed and Yahoo Finance, the U.S. labor force has declined approximately 700,000 this year, marking 2026 as only the second year since 1948 to see employment population contraction without recession. Job postings on the platform showed year-over-year growth turning positive for the

According to Shanghai Mysteel, on September 30, MMLC battery-grade lithium carbonate mid-price fell to 120,000 yuan per ton in morning trading, down 500 yuan per ton from the previous day's 4:30 PM closing

According to Yonhapinfomax, as of September 30, South Korea's banking sector recorded a reserve shortfall of 1.48 trillion won, while reserve adequacy surplus stood at 26.64 trillion won. The overnight call rate settled at 3.068% with transaction volume reaching 15.19 trillion won. The central bank

South Korean stocks opened higher on the 30th but lost momentum by mid-morning as foreign and institutional investors turned sellers. The KOSPI index opened 72.66 points (1.06%) higher at 6,943.47 and briefly touched a 1.38% gain before moderating to 6,891.40, up 20.59 points (0.30%) as of 11:10

South Korea's stock exchanges will launch a low Price-to-Book Ratio (PBR) company disclosure system on November 2, according to financial industry sources on September 30. The system will publicly identify companies in the bottom 25% of KOSPI or bottom 10% of KOSDAQ by PBR over a cumulative

According to Yonhapnews, on September 30, South Korea's KOSPI index opened 1.06% higher at 6,943.47 but momentum faded, trading up just 0.30% at 6,891.40 by late morning. KOSDAQ rose 0.59% to 854.78. Institutional investors

According to financial authorities, South Korea is advancing a plan to provide income tax deductions on ETFs investing in KOSDAQ's lower-tier market segment, marking the first tax benefit applied to ETF investments in the country. The measure aims to redirect investment flows from the upper-tier seg

Foreign investors purchased over 1.5 trillion won in ultra-long-term Korean government bonds during late August, according to Yonhap Infomax OTC investor transaction data. The buying occurred from the index fixing day on August 24 through month-end, targeting bonds with maturities of 20 years or lon

Korean government bond futures opened higher on September 30, with 3-year futures up 10 ticks to 102.29 and 10-year futures rising 19 ticks to 104.06 as of 9:04 AM. The gains reflected overnight declines in US Treasury yields and stabilization in international oil prices. Foreign investors net

According to Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rush, the firm initiated coverage of FuelCell (NAS:FCEL) with an Outperform rating and $24 price target on September 30. Rush cited surging power demand from artificial intelligence data centers facing severe grid connection delays as a key driver. The analyst

According to Yonhap Infomax, foreign investors more than doubled their net purchases of ultra-long-term Korean government bonds (20+ year maturity) to over 1.5 trillion won from the index fixing date on August 24 through month-end, compared to approximately 700 billion won in July. The increase

SK Hynix stocks fell 40% over a three-month period, closing at 1,765,000 won on the 29th compared to an intraday high of 2,987,000 won on June 25, according to Korea Exchange data. The decline was driven by concerns over a potential dual listing of U.S. subsidiary Solidigm and shareholder return

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korea's government bond futures rose on September 30 morning, tracking overnight declines in U.S. Treasury yields and falling oil prices. The 3-year government bond futures contract climbed 10 basis

According to EU energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen, since the Iran conflict erupted in late February, the European Union has spent approximately 100 billion euros on additional fossil fuel imports to maintain equivalent supply levels. Speaking on September 29 at an EU Energy Ministers meeting in