Global Indices & Fear & Greed Index

On July 17, the Hang Seng Index opened 0.06% higher, while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.05%. The semiconductor sector weakened, with Luokung Technology, Giga-tronics, and Huahong Semiconductor each declining

Bitcoin (BTC) gave back midweek gains, temporarily around $63,890 on July 17. The U.S. “CLARITY Act” is entering the final sprint, and Trump’s conflicts of interest remain a key obstacle. He is accused of promoting Nvidia, Tesla, and Apple stocks just a few days after buying shares in those companies. Macro Events & Crypto Market Hotspots According to The Block, the U.S. Congress is in the final sprint for the “CLARITY Act.” Optimism among lawmakers is rising, but ethical provisions around confl

According to Seoul Economics, South Korea's KOSPI index plunged 6.37% on July 16, closing at 6,820.60 points and erasing the previous day's 6.24% gain of 7,284.41 points. Samsung Electronics fell 8.77% and SK Hynix declined 11.53%, leading the selloff on renewed concerns over memory chip price

According to Guru Club, Apollo Global Management Chief Economist Torsten Slok said on July 17 that the classic 60/40 stock-bond allocation has become obsolete, replaced by a new framework: 60% AI-related exposure and 40% non-AI. Slok noted that AI momentum has permeated not only equities but also co

According to Jin10, the Nikkei 225 Index declined 4.00% today, trading at 64128.45.

According to Gate data, Japanese memory stock Kioxia fell 15.55% intraday and hit the daily limit down on July 17. The Nikkei 225 index expanded declines to over 4% during the session. U.S. storage stocks SanDisk and Western Digital extended losses to over 4% overnight, while Micron Technology fell

According to Jin10 data, Chinese stock indices fell on July 16, with Shanghai Composite declining 1.85% to 3,882.41 points, Shenzhen Component dropping 1.97% to 14,488.65 points, and ChiNext Index tumbling 2.95% to 3,692.46 points. China's Science and Technology 50 Index led losses with a 4.02% decl

According to BlockBeats and Bitget data, on July 17, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 3.00% at opening, trading at 64,828.46. Meanwhile, South Korea's stock market closed for Constitution Day.

The Nikkei 225 Index declined 2.1% during intraday trading on July 17, while the Tokyo Stock Exchange Index fell 1.1% over the same period.

According to Jin10, the Seoul Exchange (Korea Exchange) is closed today, July 17, for Constitution Day, a South Korean national holiday. The market will resume normal trading tomorrow.

Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song and US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh both emphasized prioritizing the real economy over financial market fluctuations in recent policy communications. Shin made the remarks at a press conference following the Monetary Policy Committee meeting on July 16,

According to Yonhapinfomax, Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song on July 16 and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on July 15 both stressed that monetary policy should prioritize the real economy over financial market fluctuations. Shin stated that stock price movements are not a decisive variable i

According to MarketWatch, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell to near bear market territory on Thursday (July 16), down 19% from its June 22 record high. The index dropped 4.3% to close at 11,876.50 points, just short of the 11,707.78 level that would confirm a bear market (a 20% decline from

The KOSPI stock market has experienced extreme volatility since May, with average daily fluctuations reaching 401.12 points according to Korea Exchange data reported on the 17th. Despite the KOSPI index trading at roughly one-third the level of the US NASDAQ index, the Korean market's volatility has

According to Korea Exchange data, KOSPI's average daily volatility since May has exceeded the U.S. Nasdaq index, with the South Korean benchmark recording 401-point swings compared to Nasdaq's 392 points. On June 23, KOSPI hit a historic single-day swing of 971.61 points. Circuit breakers and side-c

Japanese investors in their 20s are spending stock market profits on luxury goods following a four-year rally in the Nikkei index, according to a May survey by SMBC Nikko Securities. The survey found that 34.6% of investors aged 20–29 spent or plan to spend stock gains on luxury purchases — the

According to the Economist, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 8.95% on July 13, triggering a circuit breaker—the seventh trading halt this year. The selloff reflects market concerns about peak artificial intelligence investment and potential oversupply in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DRAM chips,

According to Bloomberg, a late May SMBC Nikko Securities survey found that 34.6% of Japanese investors aged 20-29 spent or plan to spend stock investment gains on luxury goods purchases, the highest proportion across all age groups and nearly matching the 34.5% who said they would reinvest. This

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Jefferson will deliver remarks on economic conditions and monetary policy in approximately ten minutes.

According to Yonhap Infomax, on July 16, the U.S. dollar strengthened as it rebounded from a weak position against the pound, driven by escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, a rise in oil prices, and broad safe-asset demand following a tech stock selloff. The dollar index (DXY), which tracks the