Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to the Korea Exchange, South Korea's KOSPI index saw its daily average trading volume fall to 24.8 trillion won in August through August 12, down 32.7% from July's 36.8 trillion won and marking the lowest level this year. Separately, investor deposit funds declined to 97.9 trillion won

According to Jin10 Futures, Fujairah port crude oil inventories fell to 6.307 million barrels as of August 10, down 695,000 barrels from the previous week, according to the latest Fujairah Oil Industry Zone data. Light

According to Digital Daily, South Korea's KOSPI index surged 3.68% on August 12, closing at 6,579.04 as semiconductor giants led the rally. Samsung Electronics rose 6.68% to 255,500 won, while SK Hynix climbed 5.54% to 1,504,000 won. Foreign investors net bought 2.835 trillion won on the main

The USD/JPY exchange rate rose 0.12% to 159.420 yen as of 2:10 PM on August 12 in Tokyo foreign exchange trading, according to Yonhap Infomax. Ongoing Middle East geopolitical uncertainty applied downward pressure on the yen as international oil prices rebounded while Japanese financial markets

According to UBS report dated August 10, Micron's 2027 HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) average selling price is expected to rise to $28.48 per gigabit from the previous forecast of $20.03 per Gb. The bank raised its HBM blended average price growth for 2027 to 79% year-over-year, up from 67%, with

Daishin Securities released analysis on July employment trends, with researcher Jo Jae-woon stating that while Korea's July employment figures showed surface-level job gains, underlying signals indicate weakening labor market strength. According to the National Data Office data released on the 12th,

According to Bloomberg, Bitwise Asset Management cut 14% of its workforce on August 11, reducing headcount to around 155 employees from nearly 180. CEO Hunter Horsley said the cuts are focused on future growth rather than retrenchment, noting that Bitwise expects expansion to continue as crypto

Mirae Asset Asset Management's TIGER KOSDAQ Active ETF achieved a 23.6% return in August as of August 11, outperforming the KOSDAQ index which rose 19.2% during the same period. The ETF exceeded its benchmark by approximately 4.4 percentage points through a sector diversification strategy that

According to Kim Doo-eon, head of channel strategy at Hana Securities Research Center, the Korean stock market is expected to experience a √-shaped recovery on August 12. He told local media that KOSPI currently faces selling pressure between 7,000 and 9,000 points, requiring both momentum and

According to BlockBeats, citing TradingBeats data, Hyperliquid's total open interest (OI) increased by $765 million on August 12 ahead of the U.S. July CPI release. Total OI rose from approximately $10.56 billion on Monday to $11.325 billion, representing a 7.2% gain. Crypto assets contributed

According to Mirae Asset, the TIGER KOSDAQ Active ETF (ticker: 0204S0) posted a return of 23.6% in August as of August 11, outperforming the KOSDAQ index by 4.4 percentage points. The KOSDAQ index gained 19.2% over the same period. The ETF achieved the highest performance among domestic active

AmorePacific Industrial reported Q2 operating profit of 4.5 billion won, down 59.4% from the same period last year, despite achieving record quarterly revenue of 194.2 billion won. The profit decline occurred as the company increased marketing investments and restructured operations, while global

Korean investor deposit accounts fell below 100 trillion won for the first time in approximately six months, reaching 97.9289 trillion won as of the 11th, according to data from the Korea Financial Investment Association. The decline represents an outflow of approximately 42 trillion won over two mo

According to the Korea Financial Investment Association, investor deposits fell below 100 trillion won on August 11, declining 42 trillion won from their record high set in June. Deposits stood at 97.93 trillion won as of the measurement date, reflecting a significant pullback amid a two-month

According to informed sources cited by foreign media on August 12, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has proposed assisting Iraq in exporting crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz using what sources describe as a 'covert transshipment' strategy. The plan involves shipping Basra crude and

According to CME, announced on August 11, the exchange will launch two GPU computing power futures contracts on October 5, 2026: the Silicon Data H100 Rental Index Futures and Silicon Data B200 Rental Index Futures. Each contract represents one month of GPU

The K-shaped economic structure that has defined the US economy in recent years is showing signs of easing, according to an Axios report. The gap between wealthy households maintaining spending pace and other income tiers struggling to consume has suddenly narrowed, with Bank of America data showing

Hyungji Elite will be designated as a management stock starting on the 13th after its share price remained below 1,000 won for 30 consecutive trading days, closing at 403 won on the 12th. The designation comes just six months after the KOSPI-listed company completed a 230 billion won capital

The Japanese yen continues to weaken despite an unprecedented joint foreign exchange intervention by the United States and Japan late last month, drawing market attention to the underlying causes. The dollar-yen exchange rate, which had strengthened to 155 yen following the intervention, recently

According to Jin10, Shanghai spot gold traded at 955.85 yuan per gram on August 12 (Wednesday), representing a premium of 0.31 yuan per gram over the international gold price of 955.54 yuan per gram.