Global Indices & Fear & Greed Index

Major listed Korean REITs lost over 60% of their value in the past 2 years while the KOSPI index rose 2.6 times, according to Korea Exchange data. The decline was driven by a global commercial real estate market downturn and rising interest rates that increased borrowing costs. JR Global REIT's

According to Korea Exchange, the program trading order liquidity halting system (sidecar mechanism) triggered nearly 50 times on the KOSPI market as of August 21, 2026. The automatic circuit-breaker, designed to prevent market volatility during extreme fluctuations, has been activating with

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 10:15 on August 21, the CFETS-NEX liquidity sentiment index reported 55, down 1 point from 08:45. The index measures liquidity stress on a 0–100 scale, with 50 as neutral and readings above 50 indicating tightening conditions. Large banks' index fell to 54,

Japanese stocks declined at the opening on August 21 amid rising US long-term Treasury bond yields, with the Nikkei 225 falling 468.34 points (0.71%) to 65,748.45 as of 9:19 AM, according to Yonhap Infomax World Stock Index. The decline followed overnight weakness in US markets where Treasury yields

According to Newsis, over the past two years, major South Korean listed REITs have plummeted 60–67% while the KOSPI rose 2.6x. KB StarREITs fell 67%, Shinhan Global Active REITs dropped 63%, and Marston Premier REITs declined 62%. The losses were triggered by global commercial real estate

According to Yonhap Infomax, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 468.34 points, or 0.71%, to 65,748.45 on August 21, while the TOPIX index dropped 10.87 points, or 0.27%, to 4,048.86. The decline followed overnight weakness in U.S. Treasury yields and a selloff in the Nasdaq, triggered by broader

According to Korea Exchange, KOSPI rose 31.06 points (0.45%) to 6,883.64 on August 21, as of 11 a.m. local time. KOSDAQ declined 92.63 points (1.35%) to 6,759.95.

According to Jin10, China's three major stock indices closed mixed on August 21, with the ChiNext Index up 1%, the Shenzhen Component Index up 0.4%, and the Shanghai Index near breakeven. Gold, shale gas, MLCC, and CPO concepts led the market

South Korean bond market participants called for reducing 30-year treasury bond issuance at a meeting held on the 19th, as yields surged to a record 4.750% on the 18th and insurance company demand collapsed. Insurance companies and pension funds purchased only 400 billion won of 30-year bonds

Bitcoin (BTC) continued its midweek rebound, trading at around $74,430 as of August 21. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said that even if the CLARITY Act fails to pass, the crypto industry will still receive market structure rules. CME CEO Terrence Duffy, Selig, and a Kalshi executive engaged in a heated debate over prediction market regulation. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights Bloomberg reported that CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said the crypto industry will receive market structure rules even if Co

According to the Korea Exchange, the KOSPI stood at 6,838.9 as of 10:04 a.m. on August 21, down 13.66 points or 0.20% from the previous trading day. After falling over 1% in early trading, the benchmark index recovered losses to trade near the 6,800 level. Semiconductor giants including Samsung

According to Korea Exchange, Kosdaq's program sell-order price halt (sidecar) was triggered on Aug 21 at 10:05 a.m. as the market declined sharply. Kosdaq 150 futures fell 89.60 points (6.06%) to 1,387.40, with the trading halt lasting five minutes. This marks the 32nd sidecar activation in 2026.

According to Tom Lee, head of Fundstrat Global Advisors, per CNBC on August 20, the S&P 500 is expected to reach 7,900–8,000 by end of August, implying 2.5–4% upside from recent levels. Lee projects accelerating upward momentum entering Q4 despite recent market consolidation from rising global

South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo Yun-chul affirmed on August 21 that the nation's external financial soundness remains solid despite a quarterly decline in net external financial assets. Speaking at a market monitoring meeting held at the Korea Federation of Banks in

According to BlockBeats, on August 21, legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller has significantly increased his holdings in the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP), signaling a bet that market breadth in U.S. equities is expanding. Unlike the traditional cap-weighted S&P 500 index, RSP

Taiwan's Weighted Stock Index opened with little change today (August 21), trading at 44,923.34 points.

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 08:45 on August 21, China's CFETS-NEX money market sentiment index rose to 56, up 5 points from 4 p.m. yesterday. Among institution types, large banks reported 55 (up 5 points), mid-sized and small banks 58 (up 6 points), and non-bank institutions 54 (up 4 points).

According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, Japan's manufacturing new export orders reached their fastest pace in eight and a half years in August, driven by strong demand from the semiconductor and artificial intelligence sectors. Private sector output growth accelerated to its quickest rate