Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Hankyung, on August 13, South Korea's corporate bond market faced a severe liquidity crisis as low-rated corporate debt issuances collapsed. SK D&D, rated BBB-, abandoned its bond refinancing plan after two consecutive private placement attempts failed, instead resorting to a 136.7

NuScale Power registered to sell up to $750 million of new stock through an at-the-market program on August 11, two days before its shares closed at $9.59 on August 12, down 3.03%. The filing came after the company reported $75,000 of revenue in Q2 2026, down from $8.1 million a year earlier,

According to stockanalysis.com, four large energy stocks closed with sharply divergent twelve-month performances on August 12. Cameco (CCJ) closed at $99.03 and returned +26%, Constellation (CEG) at $278.68 and returned −18%, EQT at $54.06 and returned +5%, while Vistra (VST) at $146.68 and returned

According to Bloom Energy's Q2 2026 10-Q filing disclosed on August 12, the company reported quarterly revenue of $1.065 billion, up 165% year-on-year from $401.2 million, with GAAP net income of $198.9 million compared to a $42.2 million loss in the same quarter last year. The stock closed

According to its Q2 10-Q filing, NuScale Power reported quarterly revenue of just $75,000 on August 12, 2026, down from $8.1 million a year earlier. Two days prior, on August 11, the company registered to sell up to $750 million of Class A stock through an at-the-market programme, representing

According to Bloomberg, IBM and OpenAI signed a strategic partnership today to accelerate safe AI deployment across enterprise operations. The collaboration will embed GPT-5.6, Codex, and ChatGPT Work into IBM Consulting's AI delivery platform, with IBM launching a dedicated OpenAI Practice

According to Token Terminal data, Binance bStocks surpassed xStocks to become the second-largest tokenized stock issuer on Aug. 3, reaching $624 million in value compared to xStocks' $579 million, trailing only Ondo Finance at $927 million. As of Tuesday, bStocks remained in second place at $610.6 m

The Russian ruble hit 84 against the US dollar today, marking its weakest level since March 20. The currency continues to face depreciation pressure amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

According to NeoEnergy (00956), the renewable energy operator completed 87.64 million megawatt-hours of electricity generation in July 2026, up 3.81% year-over-year. Through July 31, cumulative power generation reached 903.43 million MWh, down 0.66% compared to the same period last year. The

CK Hutchison Holdings announced interim results for the six months ending June 2026, reporting shareholder profit of HK$26.801 billion and raising its interim dividend by 5% to HK$0.7455 per share. The profit increase was driven by strong port division performance, steady retail growth, increased

According to MEXC, SanDisk (SNDK) stock futures trading volume surged 1,573% month over month in July, ranking first among Stock and Index Futures by volume. Storage-related futures trading overall increased 575% during the period, accounting for nearly 20% of total TradFi Futures volume and

According to the company announcement, Modern Dental Group (03600) expects net profit for the first half of 2026 to reach HKD 376-395 million, compared to HKD 288.7 million in H1 2025, representing growth of 30.2% to 36.8%. Revenue is guided at HKD 1.975-2.075 billion, up 7.6%-13.1%

According to Zhitong Caijing, on August 13, Northbound capital achieved net inflows of 36.67 billion HKD, with Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect contributing 37.71 billion HKD and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect reducing 1.04 billion HKD. Tencent (00700) led individual stocks with net purchases of 5

According to an announcement, Shell Energy (02381) will distribute a special dividend of HK$0.04575 per share on September 14, 2026.

According to Smart Finance, K W NELSON GP (08411) will distribute an interim dividend of HKD 0.003 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2026, with a payment date of October 9, 2026.

According to ChainCatcher citing Citigroup, Asian companies have raised approximately $28 billion in U.S. depositary receipts (ADRs) year-to-date in 2026, marking the highest level since 2020. SK Hynix's $26.5 billion listing accounted for the majority, while PayPay contributed $1 billion in its

According to ChainCatcher, Asian companies have issued approximately $28 billion in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) so far this year, marking the highest level since 2020 as tech firms seek higher valuations in the U.S. market. SK Hynix's $26.5 billion listing accounted for the bulk of

According to Citi's latest report on August 13, the firm maintains a "buy/high risk" rating on Nebius with a $278 price target, identifying capacity ramp-up rather than demand as the primary growth constraint. Nebius reported strong Q2 revenue driven by asset SLA income, Token Factory, and higher

Samsung Electronics stocks declined 49.5% from the intraday high on June 19 to late July, marking the largest correction since 2000 excluding the IT bubble period. The company announced on the 5th that it is reviewing expanded shareholder return policies with specific details to be disclosed soon.

According to its filing, Huihuang Tomorrow (01351) projected a net loss of at least 7.5 million RMB for the first half of 2026 ending June 30, compared with 1.65 million RMB in the prior-year period. The increase was primarily attributed to business restructuring, including termination of a media