Hong Kong (China) June trade balance: deficit HKD 51.952 bln, vs deficit HKD 44.2 bln previously.

ZELENSKIY said Ukraine's missile stocks remain insufficient and urged urgent establishment of air defense systems, saying missile shortages are currently driven by the situation in the Middle East.

Wall Street Journal columnist James Mackintosh says SK Hynix’s US ADR has traded at a 16–51% premium to the Korea-listed shares since the ADR’s US listing two weeks ago, peaking at a 29% premium on July 24. He calls the gap a sign of overheated AI-related trading and notes conversion restrictions on the underlying Korea shares block ordinary arbitrage (buy Korea/convert to ADR/sell US), allowing the premium to persist. That structural impediment raises the risk of large losses for funds if the premium widens further — short positions or borrowed-stock hedges could be squeezed. By contrast, TSMC’s average US premium since the 2022 ChatGPT launch is ~15%, making SK Hynix’s current premium unusually elevated. Mackintosh cautions US ADR buyers are likely to incur losses unless Korea-listed shares rise; use of ADRs for financing would magnify those losses.