Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Salesforce Inc.'s stock surged 14% in overnight trading on August 27 after the enterprise software firm delivered a strong second-quarter earnings report and raised full-year guidance above expectations. If gains hold in the regular session, it would mark the stock's best day in six years. CEO

According to Jin10, on August 19, the central treasury's cash management operations office conducted a tender for 100 billion yuan in commercial bank fixed deposits with a 3-month (91-day) maturity. Using a single-price auction format, the auction achieved a 100 percent bid success rate with a

According to Ukrainian Railways, grain export transport volume in August declined 60% month-on-month to 574,000 tons.

U.S.-listed cryptocurrency ETFs recorded approximately $471 million of combined net inflows on August 26, according to Farside Investors and SoSoValue data. Spot Bitcoin ETFs generated $232.2 million of net inflows, their eighth consecutive positive session, while Ether ETFs attracted $192.4 million

According to Farside Investors, U.S. crypto ETFs recorded $471 million of combined net inflows on August 26, with Bitcoin spot ETFs extending their eighth consecutive positive session by attracting $232.2 million. BlackRock's IBIT led with $200.8 million, followed by Grayscale's lower-fee BTC fund a

According to Bitcoin.com News, Coinbase and Better Mortgage opened their bitcoin-backed mortgage product to general availability on Aug. 26, with waitlist data revealing over $260 million in projected loan volume. The offering pairs a conforming home loan with a separate bitcoin-secured loan

According to China's Ministry of Commerce on August 27, spokesperson Huang Ling responded to questions about the U.S. government's consideration of imposing an additional 7.5% tariff on imports from China. Huang stated that the U.S. launched a Section 301 investigation against 16 economies,

According to Jin10, China's domestic futures major contracts experienced significant capital movements as of 3:16 PM on August 27. Inflows led the CSI 1000 (September 2026) contract with CNY 27.3 billion, followed by coking coal (September 2026)

According to Jin10 Futures, as of August 27 (Week 35), China's refined oil social inventory stood at 1.585 million tons, down 566,000 tons from the previous week. Gasoline inventory totaled 804,000 tons, declining 279,000 tons with an inventory share of 25.98 percent, while diesel inventory

South Korean retail investors purchased currency-exposed US stock exchange-traded funds despite significant exchange rate losses from July 2 to August 26. The won-dollar exchange rate fell 171.30 won (11.0%) from 1554.40 won to 1383.10 won during this period, creating losses for unhedged dollar

According to PANews, Unitree Robotics, China's first listed humanoid robot company on the A-share market, rose 3.97% today (August 27), with its stock price reaching 615.03 yuan and reclaiming the 600-yuan level. The company's market capitalization hit 2.488 trillion yuan.

According to Financial News, South Korean individual investors continued buying dollar-exposure S&P 500 ETFs on August 26, despite the Korean won depreciating 11% against the U.S. dollar since July 2. The unhedged TIGER U.S. S&P 500 and KODEX U.S. S&P 500 attracted combined inflows of 1.78

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday, August 27, raised its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 5%. This marks the third consecutive rate hike following increases in April and June. The Monetary Board cited persistent risks from oil prices, a possible severe El Niño, and wage increase

According to Financial Associated Press, on Aug 27, China's three major A-share indices surged with the Shanghai Composite Index gaining 1.13%, the Shenzhen Component Index rising 1.5%, and the ChiNext Index climbing 1.71%. The sci-tech innovation index (STAR 50) outperformed with gains

Three major South Korean securities firms surpassed 4 trillion won in IMA product issuance within eight months of launch, following recent product closures on August 25 and August 26. Korea Investment & Securities, Mirae Asset Securities, and NH Investment & Securities reached a combined 4.1979 tril

According to the Shanghai Futures Exchange, on August 27, key commodity inventory levels shifted as follows: Copper futures inventories fell to 32,213 metric tons, down 2,378 tons day-over-day. Aluminum futures inventories declined to 251,174 tons, down 6,114 tons. Zinc futures inventories rose to 1

According to Jin10 Futures, Shanghai Futures Exchange energy and chemical commodity inventory data for August 27 showed fuel oil warehouse inventories rose significantly to 60,420 tons, up 40,000 tons from the previous trading day. Pulp futures warehouse inventories also increased to 382,974 tons, g

According to e-Daily, on August 26-27, three major South Korean brokers—Korea Investment & Securities, Mirae Asset Securities, and NH Investment & Securities—launched IMA (Integrated Management Account) products that reached 4.2 trillion won (4,197.9 billion won) in cumulative issuance, surpassing e

According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on August 27, China's exports of electric vehicles, solar products, and lithium batteries—the "new three engines"—reached approximately RMB 1.3 trillion in 2025, up 27.1% year-over-year. Electric vehicle exports hit 3.93 million

European stock markets opened mixed on August 27, with the Stoxx 50 index rising 0.24%, FTSE 100 falling 0.35%, CAC 40 declining 0.09%, and DAX gaining 0.14%.