Global Indices & Fear & Greed Index

MIT professor Ricardo Caballero published a paper last month analyzing that artificial intelligence (AI)-generated wealth will likely concentrate among corporations and capital owners rather than workers, as AI functions as 'labor-like capital' that directly performs tasks previously handled by

According to Yonhap Infomax, on July 13, Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 238.68 points or 0.35% to 68,796.41, while the Topix index gained 26.78 points or 0.66% to 4,062.86. The rally followed strength in U.S. technology and semiconductor stocks on July 10 (local time). SK Hynix's American

According to MIT professor Ricardo Caballero and multiple Wall Street analysts, AI-generated wealth concentration among capital owners could lower long-term interest rates as a secondary effect. Caballero's research suggests that as AI boosts corporate profits and capital gains, wealth flows to capi

According to researcher Han Ji-young of Kiwoom Securities, South Korea's KOSPI has triggered circuit breakers (trading halts) 6 times in 9 trading days this month as of July 13, marking unusual market volatility. The frequency has reached roughly once every four days, driven by a combination of

Asian markets declined on Tuesday morning close, with Japan's Nikkei 225 dropping 1.1% and South Korea's KOSPI Index sliding 0.2%.

Bitcoin (BTC) experiences extreme short-term volatility; as of July 13, it is temporarily trading around $63,780. The Bank of Thailand requires that personal cash deposits above 5 million Thai baht need proof of source, and it will strengthen monitoring of stablecoin transactions. Pakistan’s crypto-asset regulator has met with scholars who issued a ruling banning digital assets, and believes that stablecoins, tokenized assets, and unsecured tokens should be judged separately. Macroeconomic Event

South Korean stocks fell sharply on July 13 as US-Iran military tensions triggered a market circuit breaker. The KOSPI index dropped 4.27% to 7156.97 by 10:45 AM, with the Korea Exchange activating a sell-side circuit breaker at 10:34 AM when KOSPI 200 futures declined more than 5%—the 18th such act

Samsung Asset Management's KODEX KOSDAQ150 Long KOSPI200 Short Futures ETF recorded a 55.6% decline in the first half of the year, marking the lowest return among domestic exchange-traded funds excluding leveraged and inverse products. The contrarian strategy of buying KOSDAQ and selling KOSPI

According to Daeshin Securities analyst Lee Kyung-min, South Korea's KOSPI index faces a critical juncture at the 8200-point level on July 13. Breaching 8200 could propel the index toward the 10,000-point mark, while failure to hold the level may trigger a decline below 7,000 points. The KOSPI

According to Korea Exchange data, Samsung Asset Management's KODEX KOSDAQ150 Long-KOSPI200 Short Futures ETF plunged 55.6% in the first half of 2026, recording the worst performance among leveraged and inverse-free domestic exchange-traded funds. The decline resulted from contrasting market performa

According to Gate data, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 5.04% intraday to below 7,100 on July 13, with SK Hynix down 9.6% and Samsung Electronics down 5.7%.

Commerzbank assessed that the US artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom is likely to continue for the time being despite overheating concerns. While high stock valuations pose a burden, they have not reached dotcom bubble levels, and even if corrections occur, the possibility of spreading

According to Commerzbank, on July 10, the bank's senior economist Bernd Weidensteiner said U.S. AI infrastructure investment will likely sustain despite overheating concerns. Real IT equipment and software investments are projected to rise about 50% since ChatGPT's 2022 launch—moderate compared to t

Bank of America warned on 12일 (local time) that investor bullish sentiment has reached its most extreme level in five years, urging a near-term reduction in equity exposure. Michael Hartnett, the bank's chief investment strategist, stated that extreme bullish positioning signals the need to scale ba

According to Business Insider on July 12, Bank of America's chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett warned that investor sentiment has reached the most extreme bullish level in 5 years, signaling the need to reduce risk asset exposure. BofA's Bull & Bear indicator, which synthesizes hedge

According to Bloomberg, as of July 9, South Korea's KOSPI index posted a 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.35x, falling below the 6.82x recorded in October 2008 during the global financial crisis, despite the index surging around 80% year-to-date driven by improved earnings from

The KOSPI stock index entered a technical bear market on July 13, falling 22.0% from its June 19 intraday high of 9385.59 to an intraday low of 7317 in approximately three weeks. A technical bear market is generally defined as a decline of 20% or more from recent highs. Korean securities firms are c

According to Newsis, South Korea's KOSPI index plunged to 7,317 on July 13 from a recent high of 9,385.59, entering technical bear market territory with a 22% drop over three weeks. The decline is particularly steep at the stock level, with 89% of KOSPI 200 components falling over 30% from their

Berkshire Hathaway underperformed the S&P 500 index by 12.4 percentage points in the first half of 2026, with its Class B stock declining 1.8% year-to-date while the benchmark index gained 10.7%. The value investing firm struggled as artificial intelligence and large technology stocks drove market g