Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to Guru Club, after the U.S. August CPI report on Sept 14, September Federal Reserve rate hike odds surged to 87%, triggering initial weakness in gold prices that later recovered. Core inflation came in above expectations, though the increase was primarily driven by one-time service

According to LSEG Lipper data, U.S. equity funds saw net redemptions of $32.27 billion in the week ending September 9, marking the largest weekly outflow since December 2025. Rising oil prices, surging U.S. Treasury yields, and Middle East tensions drove the capital exodus, with the CME FedWatch

BNK Financial Group will regain the ability to acquire financial companies starting next month, ending a five-year restriction imposed after a 2017 Capital Markets Act violation resulted in a fine confirmed in October 2021. Market pressure is mounting for the group to identify new growth drivers,

According to Yonhapinfomax on September 14, BNK Financial will be able to pursue mergers and acquisitions next month for the first time in five years after regulatory restrictions are lifted. However, the company faces significant capital constraints: its dual leverage ratio stands at 127.3% as of

KB Financial Group is pursuing acquisition of a 15% stake in Vietnam's Techcombank for approximately 2.7 trillion won, opting for minority ownership instead of management control. The strategy aims to avoid repeating losses and additional capital injections experienced after past acquisitions of ban

Shinhan Financial Group and JKL Partners reached a KRW 400 billion valuation impasse over Lotte Insurance on September 14, with the gap centered on who would bear future capital injection costs. Shinhan valued JKL Partners' 77% stake at KRW 600-700 billion versus JKL's KRW 1 trillion asking price, a

According to Yonhap News, on September 14, KB Financial Group announced plans to acquire a 15% stake in Vietnam's TechComBank for approximately 2.7 trillion won. The investment is expected to generate annual equity-method earnings of about 210 billion won, though actual cash dividends are

According to YonhapinfoMax, Hanmi Semiconductor's 50 billion won ($37.3 million) investment in SpaceX made in mid-June is now estimated at approximately 43.7 billion won as of September 11, representing a 63 billion won loss against the acquisition price. The company acquired 215,600 SpaceX shares a

According to Yonhapinfomax, KB Financial's board chairman recommendation committee selected Lee Jae-geun, head of global wealth management and SME finance divisions, as the next chairman candidate on Sept. 11, with support from at least 5 of the 9 independent directors. The decision defied market ex

Anthropic selected Nasdaq over the New York Stock Exchange for its initial public offering, Business Insider reported on the 13th local time. The artificial intelligence company targeting an October IPO made the exchange selection decision, allowing Nasdaq to secure another major listing over

Bernstein initiated coverage on Shopify (NAS:SHOP) stocks with an Outperform rating and a $160 price target on local time on the 11th, according to CNBC. Analyst Mark Shmulik stated that concerns about the recent stock decline are overblown, citing Shopify's strategic position at the intersection

According to Business Insider, AI company Anthropic chose Nasdaq over the New York Stock Exchange for its initial public offering on September 13. The company is targeting October for its listing, with an estimated valuation around $2 trillion, though the final figure has not been officially

According to CNBC, on September 11, Bernstein analyst Mark Shmulik initiated coverage of Shopify (NASDAQ:SHOP) with an Outperform rating and $160 price target. Shmulik stated that Shopify occupies a key position at the intersection of e-commerce, software, and payments, and that AI will lower

According to HTX, Bitcoin broke through $77,000 on Sept 14, trading at $76,720. Ethereum fell to $2,474.88, BNB to $716.25, and SOL to $99.61. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization declined 0.8% in 24 hours to $2.718 trillion. Meanwhile, WTI and Brent crude oil rose

According to Jin10 Futures, CBOT soft red winter wheat futures declined on Friday as traders assessed the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Fresh diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war have intensified selling pressure in the

According to Guru Club, Asian stock indices are expected to open lower on Monday following calls from leading AI executives over the weekend to slow frontier model development. SK Hynix perpetual futures declined sharply Sunday on the Hyperliquid platform, signaling headwinds for Asia's AI

According to Jin10, U.S. August CPI rose 0.4% month-on-month, marking the highest reading since June and matching market expectations, up from 0.1% in July. The annual CPI rate remained unchanged at 3.4%, also in line with expectations.

From 22:00 to 23:00 UTC on September 13, 2026, BTC pulled back from approximately 77,307.9 USDT to 76,842.1 USDT, recording a 1-hour Return % of -0.49%, an Ampl of 0.60%, and a price range of 76,842.1–77,307.9 USDT. During the same period, the Filled Amount was only approximately 56 BTC, indicating that the price movement occurred in a low-volume environment. Market sentiment was strongly cautious, and overall trading activity remained subdued. The main drivers of BTC’s decline were the interpla

Berkshire Hathaway's Precision Castparts, acquired in 2016 for $37.2 billion, has seen its estimated valuation surge to approximately $100 billion following GE Aerospace's announcement on the 12th (US local time) of acquiring competitor Consolidated Precision Products for $11.75 billion. The