Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Money Today reporters who visited New York from September 14-17, foreign institutional investors' interest in Korean stocks surged significantly this year, with major funds inquiring about Korean market investments at least once or twice weekly. Investors are expanding beyond

According to financial sector reports, Gwangju Bank raised its 1-year fixed deposit rate to 4.04% on September 29, marking the first time in over two years that South Korean banks offered rates exceeding 4%. The bank increased the rate by 0.02 percentage points from the previous day's 4.02%. The rat

According to Kiwoom New York CEO Lee Yun-gu, the firm will launch direct U.S. stock brokerage services this October, following regulatory approval received in June. The service enables faster innovation, such as fractional share trading, and direct response to technical issues. Lee stated that

According to South Korea's Financial Services Commission, Financial Supervisory Service, and Korea Exchange, the country's joint anti-market manipulation task force launched forced investigations on September 29 against more than 10 financial professionals suspected of obtaining over 200 billion

According to Korea Exchange, on Sept 29, the implementation of the KOSDAQ segment system—designed to divide the market into premium and general company tiers—will be postponed to 2027. The exchange announced it will hold a public hearing in the fourth quarter of this year to prepare for the

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, Align Partners filed a legal challenge on Sept. 28, seeking a court-appointed inspector to oversee Gabia's Oct. 8 extraordinary shareholder meeting. Gabia, a South Korean web hosting and domain company, had previously made the same request on

According to UBS research released September 28, the S&P 500 forward price-to-earnings ratio has declined 17% from last November's peak, while the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed to 5.2%, rising approximately 100 basis

A joint investigation team comprising South Korea's Financial Services Commission, Financial Supervisory Service, and Korea Exchange announced on the 29th a crackdown on an insider trading network that generated over 200 billion won in illegal profits by exploiting undisclosed M&A information from l

SpaceX's Starship successfully entered Earth orbit for the first time on 28日(현지시간), deploying 26 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites despite one Raptor engine stopping earlier than planned during ascent. Korean ETFs tracking the US space sector recorded steep losses over the three-month period en

According to UBS, the bank raised its 2026 Hong Kong IPO fundraising forecast to a maximum of HK$450 billion in September, up from its May estimate of HK$350–400 billion. UBS Deputy Chairman of Global Investment Banking and co-head of Asia Corporate Clients Li Zhengguo told media that U.S. rate

According to KOSCOM ETF Check, as of September 29, U.S. space and aerospace-related ETFs have declined significantly. KODEX U.S. Space & Aerospace ETF recorded a three-month loss of -27.46%, with other space-focused funds showing similar weakness ranging from -14.41% to -24.25% over the same

According to Korea Exchange, foreign investors sold a net 6.188 trillion won in KOSPI shares on Sept 28-29. The selling concentrated on semiconductor stocks: SK Hynix received 3.329 trillion won in outflows and Samsung Electronics 1.98 trillion won, together accounting for 94% of total foreign selli

According to Jin10 Data, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol said on Tuesday that IEA member states may discuss whether to release additional strategic petroleum reserves to the market. Speaking ahead of an EU energy ministers meeting in Dublin, Birol stated: "We are closely monitoring the

According to Guru Club, Indonesia's benchmark stock index (Jakarta Composite Index) fell 4.2% to 5,688.574 points on June 4, marking its lowest level since December 2020.

U.S. storage sector stocks gained in pre-market trading on September 29. Micron Technology rose 1.6%, while SK Hynix and SanDisk each advanced 1.4%.

According to Jin10 Futures, on September 29, CFETS-NEX's market-wide sentiment index fell to 46 as of 4 p.m., down 2 points from 2:30 p.m. Sentiment indices for large banks, medium-to-small banks, and non-banking institutions declined to 43, 46, and 48 respectively, each down 2 points. The index

Goldman Sachs strategist Ben Snyder analyzed US Stocks market conditions on local time May 28, forecasting a potential relief rally if macroeconomic variables stabilize. Snyder reported the S&P 500 index maintains strong performance from AI sector strength, but median stock prices trade 16%

Summit Therapeutics shares surged over 20% in premarket trading on September 29 following AstraZeneca's announcement of a $2 billion investment in the company. The investment reflects AstraZeneca's backing of Summit's pipeline, including programs in oncology and other therapeutic