Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

On September 23, WisePlanet surged 285.83% on its first day of trading on South Korea's KOSDAQ market, according to Korea Exchange data. The consumer goods retailer closed at 46,300 Korean won, far exceeding its initial offering price of 12,000 won. SkyLabs, a medical device company listed on Septem

According to Seoul Economics on September 23, South Korea's five largest asset managers recommended semiconductor and dividend-focused ETFs as attractive holiday investment options. Semiconductor ETFs, including SOL Semiconductor Advanced Process and KODEX U.S. CPU Semiconductor TOP 10, saw gains

According to Korea Exchange, Samsung Electronics preferred shares surged 15.34% from September 1 to 23, significantly outpacing the ordinary shares' 9% gain—a spread of 6.34 percentage points. On September 23, preferred shares closed at 219,500

According to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer this week, China's fulfillment of key commitments under the U.S.-China trade truce is advancing at markedly different speeds ahead of the Trump-Xi summit scheduled for Thursday. China has purchased approximately 12

According to Token Terminal, Robinhood Chain stock tokens achieved $10.4 billion in spot DEX trading volume over the past 30 days as of September 23. Uniswap handled over 99% of stock token DeFi deposits on the chain, with deposits surging 532.8% in the period. Nvidia stock token trading

According to OECD, energy prices have risen recently due to production and export disruptions in Gulf economies, while elevated refining margins have further pushed up consumer prices and business costs. Agricultural prices have also surged in recent months, partially driven by extreme weather

According to the OECD, near-term inflation is expected to rise due to climbing commodity prices, reflecting broad price pressures in the near period. The organization forecasts a gradual moderation by 2027 as energy prices decline and monetary policy tightening helps contain broader inflationary pr

According to Tickmill analyst Patrick Munnelly, the Bank of England may still raise interest rates in November on September 23, as elevated oil prices continue to fuel inflation concerns. LSEG data shows investors price a 66% probability of a rate hike at the central bank's November meeting,

Qualcomm Corp. unveiled its latest flagship Snapdragon processors this week at its Snapdragon Summit, drawing attention among retail traders as analysts point to the chips as a potential growth lever amid the industry's shift toward agentic AI. Shares were down 0.2% in Wednesday's premarket

Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 at its Snapdragon Summit this week. Both chips are built on a 2nm process and support on-device AI, gaming, imaging, and connectivity. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme features a 5GHz Oryon CPU with faster AI and

According to the OECD, the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will each raise interest rates one more time in 2026 before maintaining rates at stable levels throughout 2027.

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 4 p.m. on Sep 23, the CFETS-NEX yuan liquidity sentiment index fell 2 points to 50. Large banks reported 48, mid-size and small banks 51, and non-bank institutions 50, all declining 2 points from the 2:30 p.m. reading. An index reading of 50 indicates equilibrium; a

According to the OECD, the organization raised its forecast for India's economic growth in 2026 to 7.1% from 6.3%.

According to OECD, the organization raised its forecasts for US economic growth to 2.2% in 2026 and 2.1% in 2027 on September 23, up from previous estimates of 2.0% and 1.8% respectively.

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the OECD revised its 2026 South Korean economic growth forecast to 3.7% from 2.6%.

According to Guru Club, on June 4, Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell 4.2% to 5,688.57 points, marking its lowest level since December 2020.

According to the OECD, Saudi Arabia's economy is expected to contract by 1.8% in 2026, a significant revision from the organization's prior forecast of 3.2% growth.

Eurozone composite PMI came in at 53.1 in September, beating expectations of 51.7 and rising from 52 in the previous month.

The eurozone manufacturing PMI for September came in at 52.7, meeting expectations of 52.6 and remaining unchanged from the previous month's 52.7.

According to the OECD, the organization raised its global GDP growth forecast for 2026 to 2.9% from a previous estimate of 2.8%, while lowering its 2027 projection to 3.0% from 3.1%.