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South Korea’s exports saw the largest increase in nearly fifty years, with AI chip demand driving monthly export volume to surpass $100 billion for the first time.

South Korea’s exports saw the largest increase in nearly fifty years, with AI chip demand driving monthly export volume to surpass $100 billion for the first time.

``` The global wave of artificial intelligence is reshaping South Korea’s trade landscape. In June, South Korea’s monthly export volume surpassed $100 billion for the first time, with a year-on-year growth rate hitting a nearly half-century record high. Demand for AI hardware—represented by semiconductors—has become the core

The Shanghai Index returned to 4100 points, brokers surged, the STAR 50 rose nearly 2% again, the semiconductor industry chain was active, photovoltaic inverters all fell, and Sungrow Power Supply once hit the limit-down.

The Shanghai Index returned to 4100 points, brokers surged, the STAR 50 rose nearly 2% again, the semiconductor industry chain was active, photovoltaic inverters all fell, and Sungrow Power Supply once hit the limit-down.

On July 1st, A-shares fluctuated and diverged. The Shanghai Composite Index rose slightly at the start of the session, returning to 4100 points. The Growth Enterprise Market Index (GEM) came under overall pressure, once dropping 1%, while the STAR 50 rose over 1% again. The semiconductor industry chain broke out,

South Korea's "storage twins" expand production; semiconductor equipment stocks surge in response, ASML hits a record high

South Korea's "storage twins" expand production; semiconductor equipment stocks surge in response, ASML hits a record high

``` On June 29, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung presided over the "Three Major Super Projects" press conference, announcing that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will each build two new memory chip factories in the southwest of South Korea. The news prompted semiconductor equipment stocks to surge. On Tuesday,

The fastest growing in the first half of the year was: global "leverage"

The fastest growing in the first half of the year was: global "leverage"

``` The market surface appears calm, but under the water, powerful undercurrents are surging. In the first half of 2026, an unprecedented wave of leverage expansion is quietly evolving within the global financial system—from leveraged ETFs among retail investors, to institutional futures and total return swaps, and right up to

OpenAI cuts inference costs by 50%, launches a price war externally and strictly guards secrets internally.

OpenAI cuts inference costs by 50%, launches a price war externally and strictly guards secrets internally.

``` At a crucial juncture where large AI models are shifting from a “technological arms race” to full-on “commercialization,” control over inference costs may already have become the core variable determining a company’s profitability and market pricing power. According to the latest report by The Information, OpenAI engineers have successfully

The crypto world is "littered with corpses," while the Trump family has made a fortune.

The crypto world is "littered with corpses," while the Trump family has made a fortune.

``` The Trump family has reaped over $500 million in profits from their cryptocurrency business over the past year, all amid relaxed crypto regulations and the termination of lawsuits against major industry players under their leadership, raising controversies about conflicts of interest. On June 30, according to the annual financial disclosure

Sharp contrast! U.S. chip stocks mark "the best quarter ever," while Nvidia falls far behind.

Sharp contrast! U.S. chip stocks mark "the best quarter ever," while Nvidia falls far behind.

``` U.S. chip stocks posted historic gains in the first half of 2026, but not everyone benefited from the feast. Nvidia, the leading AI chipmaker, has risen only about 7% this year, ranking at the bottom among semiconductor index constituents—a stark contrast to the overall sector’s exuberance. As