Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Yonhapinfomax, the Bank of Korea completed real-transaction testing for Project Agora on July 30, with participation from 28 institutions across 6 currencies including Korean won, U.S. dollar, euro, British pound, Swiss franc, and yen. Domestically, the BOK and five commercial banks par

According to Ark Invest's Wednesday trading disclosure, the investment firm sold 120,665 shares of Bitmine worth approximately $2 million, along with 13,403 shares of Block ($1.1 million), 12,561 shares of Robinhood ($1.1 million), and 11,314 shares of Bullish ($247,097). Bitmine declined 5.6% on We

According to its financial results released for the six-month period ending June 30, 2026, Telecommunication Investments Limited (00008) reported mid-year loss narrowed to HKD 276 million, down from HKD 445 million in the same period last year. The company declared an interim dividend of 9.77 Hong K

According to ChainCatcher, citing Hyperliquid News monitoring, a whale recently migrated $7.29 million from Ostium to Hyperliquid and opened a $74.33 million S&P 500 long position consisting of 10,124 contracts. The position currently accounts for 13.03% of market open

According to Korea Securities Depository, foreign stock transaction settlement by Korean retail investors reached $45.61 billion as of July 29, marking the lowest level this year amid weakened investment

According to the Federal Reserve announcement on July 29, the FOMC held the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75% in a narrow 9-3 vote, with three regional Fed presidents—Beth Hammack, Neel Kashkari, and Lorie Logan—dissenting in favor of a 25 basis point hike, marking the first coordinated hawkish d

South Korean financial authorities have launched an investigation into foreign high-frequency trading (HFT) suspected of amplifying volatility in the domestic single-stock leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) market. Authorities obtained trading records from Korea Investment & Securities and

According to Turkish officials quoted by Jin10, Turkey expects Iraqi crude oil supplies to continue despite failing to renew a pipeline agreement that expired on July 27. President Erdogan and Iraqi PM Ali Al-Sudani held talks on Tuesday regarding the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, which spans 986

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering surged 10% on the 30th, closing at 368,500 won, while Hanwha Ocean and Samsung Heavy Industries rose 6.30% and 5.93% respectively, driven by strong second-quarter earnings from South Korea's shipbuilding Big 3. The rally reflected the companies'

Italy's unemployment rate reached 5.7% in June, exceeding analyst expectations of 5% and the prior month's rate of 5%.

According to Yonhap Infomax, the USD/KRW exchange rate fell to 1,437.40 won on July 30, down 9.30 won from the previous day's close of 1,446.70 won, marking its lowest level since February 26. The decline was driven by month-end demand for won purchases from exporters like SK Hynix and Samsung

According to Korea Exchange, South Korea's three major shipbuilders surged on July 30, driven by strong second-quarter earnings and expectations around the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Cooperation Project (MASGA). HD Hyundai Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering jumped 10% to 368,500 won, while Hanwha

The Eurozone's unemployment rate reached 6.3% in June, exceeding the forecasted 6.2% and rising 0.1 percentage points from May's 6.2%.

Eurozone service sector PMI rose to 4.7 in July, exceeding expectations of 3.8. The prior month's reading was revised upward from 3.2 to 4.2.

Eurozone second quarter GDP annual rate came in at 1.0% in its initial estimate, beating expectations of 0.5%. The prior quarter figure was revised upward to 0.5% from the previously reported 0.3%.

Eurozone economic sentiment index rose to 96.9 in July, exceeding the forecast of 96, according to Eurostat data. The previous month's figure was revised upward to 95.4 from 95.

Eurozone consumer confidence index for July came in at -15.9, matching both the forecast and previous month's reading, according to official data released this month.

Eurozone industrial sentiment index came in at -6.1 in July, beating economist expectations of -7, according to preliminary economic data. The previous month's reading was revised up to -7.5 from an initially

According to Odaily, Samsung Electronics announced today (July 30) it will invest a combined 800 billion won in semiconductor startups and DX department technology initiatives. The investment will be allocated across two new technology venture portfolios: SVIC 82 (5,050 billion won) with a 13-year t

FX swap points in South Korea's foreign currency funding market closed mostly flat on July 30 amid mixed supply and demand. The 1-year maturity FX swap point ended unchanged at minus 12.50 won, while shorter-term instruments showed limited movement. Market participants attributed the range-bound