Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to South Korea's Financial Services Commission, SK Hynix announced on Aug 19 a 40 trillion won ($30.8 billion equivalent) share buyback plan with full cancellation of acquired shares, prompting a 12.73% stock surge. The company also raised its shareholder return commitment from 50% to 50%

According to CNBC, Salesforce shares jumped 12% in extended trading on Wednesday after the cloud software vendor reported fiscal second quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $5.90

On Wednesday, August 26, U.S. sector ETFs displayed mixed performance. Industrial sector ETF gained 1.09%, while technology ETF rose 0.63% and energy sector ETF advanced 0.6%. Healthcare ETF declined 1%, and aviation industry ETF fell 1.1%. Semiconductor ETF was relatively flat at -0.01%, and

According to the company, Synopsys guided fourth-quarter FY2026 revenue to between $25.3 billion and $25.8 billion, compared to analyst consensus expectations of $25.5 billion. The range represents a midpoint of $25.55 billion, slightly above the consensus

According to Jin10, the Wall Street Fear and Greed Index data was released on Wednesday, August 26, after the U.S. market close.

According to Gate data, U.S. stock market indices closed slightly lower on Wednesday. The Dow Jones fell 0.2%, the S&P 500 declined 0.02%, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.08%. Among major stocks, Oracle surged 2.8%, while Tesla, Nvidia, and SK Hynix each fell

On August 25, Citadel Securities macro strategist Frank Flight reversed his earlier bearish outlook, now expecting long-term Treasury yields to fall. Flight previously warned of a "brutal summer" for bond investors in early July and called for Fed rate hikes, but his latest report states that

Nvidia will release its latest quarterly earnings report after market close on August 26. Investors will focus on data center revenue and forward guidance, the company's key performance indicators.

According to the Bloomberg Electric Vehicle Price Return Index, the index rose 0.21% to 3,471.71 points on Wednesday, August 26. The index dipped to an intraday low of 3,450.71 points at 09:26 AM Beijing time, then rebounded significantly to an intraday high of 3,499.47 points at 12:55 PM. The index

On Wednesday (August 26), the U.S. 2-year Treasury yield rose 4.56 basis points to 4.2196%, while the 10-year yield climbed 2.97 basis points to 4.6584%, and the 30-year yield gained 1.35 basis points to 5.1785%. The PCE inflation data released at 8:30 p.m. Beijing time triggered a V-shaped

The U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation data for July has been released today. The core PCE price index came in at 3.3% annually, matching expectations, while the headline PCE climbed to 3.7% year-over-year, exceeding the 3.6% forecast. Bitcoin maintained its strong momentum

According to VanEck's digital assets research head Matthew Sigel on CNBC, bitcoin does not require Republican leadership to perform well. Over the past seven days, bitcoin surged nearly 24%, briefly touching $81,160 before pulling back to around $78,438. Sigel noted that despite Republican

According to ICE, on Wednesday, August 26, arabica coffee futures fell 4.32%, while ICE raw sugar futures gained 2.03%. Coffee C futures declined 4.32%. New York cocoa futures held steady at $5,829 per ton, and ICE cotton futures rose 0.93%. Chicago WCE canola futures gained 1.04%.

On Wednesday (Aug 26), ICE commodity futures closed with mixed performance at the New York session. Raw sugar futures rose 2.03%, while white sugar fell 0.43%. Arabica coffee futures dropped 3.97%, and robusta coffee declined 2.19%. New York cocoa futures closed flat at $5,829 per metric ton. WCE c

According to Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh, Nvidia's second-quarter earnings beat has become consensus, with market focus shifting to AI capital expenditure guidance. Rakesh projects adjusted earnings per share of $2.08 and revenue of $92 billion, with actual figures potentially exceeding estimates. M

According to Jin10, on August 26, crude oil prices declined. U.S. light sweet crude (WTI) October futures fell 13 cents to $82.23 per barrel, down 0.16%, while London Brent crude October futures dropped 74 cents to $87.84 per barrel, down 0.84%.

According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the 5-year Treasury auction held on August 26 resulted in a yield of 4.393% for $70 billion in notes. The yield was 1.5 basis points lower than the previous month's 4.408%, though slightly above the when-issued trading rate by 0.2 basis points. The bid-to-c

According to South Korea's financial investment industry, 71 high-dividend ETFs listed on the domestic stock market received net inflows of 584.4 billion won over the past month (as of August 26), bringing total assets under management to 23.63 trillion won. Individual investors led the buying,

On Wednesday (August 26), euro against the dollar declined 0.20% to 1.1652 during New York close. Following the release of U.S. PCE inflation data at 20:30 Beijing time, EUR/USD accelerated lower and hit an intraday low of 1.1642 at 22:30. British pound against the dollar dropped 0.42% to 1.3592, wi

The USD-KRW exchange rate rose to 1,387.00 won during overnight trading as of 1:59 AM Korean time on August 27, gaining 0.90 won from the previous day's Seoul foreign exchange market close of 1,386.10 won. The won weakened as US inflation data showed prices remain elevated above the Federal