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The Government Service Insurance System acquired a 7.5% stake in Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. GSIS disclosed the transaction to the Philippine Stock Exchange on July 3, 2026. The investment focuses on management's capital allocation

SK Group's corporate bond issuance dropped to 2.747 trillion won in the first half, a decline of more than half compared to 7.457 trillion won in the same period of the prior year, according to Yonhap Infomax 'Group Company Issuance Trends' data. The reduction reflects a strategic shift by South

BNP Paribas raised its forecast for the Bank of Korea's terminal interest rate from 3.00% to 3.25% on the 18th, according to financial sector sources. The adjustment followed the BOK's Monetary Policy Board decision on the 16th to raise the base rate by 25 basis points to 2.75%. BNP Paribas

Hanwha Galleria purchased two prime Seoul properties totaling 450.2 billion won within two weeks, with a 236.7 billion won land acquisition in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu on July 14 and a 213.5 billion won Sunhwa Building purchase in Jung-gu on May 30. The company's board stated the purpose as securing r

South Korea's Cash Management Account market recorded 104.066 trillion won in total balance as of May 14, according to Korea Financial Investment Association data released on May 18. The balance grew 4.1% from 100.004 trillion won on January 2, marking a 4.0656 trillion won increase over six

Korean government individual investor bonds closed their July subscription on the 14th, with demand concentrated in shorter-maturity products. According to Mirae Asset Securities mobile trading system data, 3-year

Korean stock market volatility reached unprecedented levels as single-stock leveraged ETFs amplified price swings through self-reinforcing feedback loops. The VKOSPI index hit a record 97.99 on the 29th of last month and remained elevated in the 80-90 range afterward, while circuit breakers

Korean stocks inverse ETFs dominated performance rankings during a month-long market correction from June 17 to July 16, with RISE 200 Futures Inverse 2X delivering 41.10% returns. The surge in inverse ETF performance occurred as the KOSPI index fell 21.8% from 8,726.60 to 6,820.60 and KOSPI 200

Gold futures declined 0.15% to close at $4063.42 per ounce on local time May 15, marking approximately 24% below the January 29 peak of $5354.8 per ounce. The decline followed rising US 10-year TIPS rates, which increased from 1.7% to 2.2% since March, and a strengthening dollar index that climbed f

Kim Bo-young, a senior researcher at South Korea's Capital Market Research Institute, published a report on May 18 calling for asset management companies to strengthen their stewardship activities as the country's exchange-traded fund (ETF) market reached 500 trillion won in scale. The report

Israeli payments company Nayax refused to pay a ransom demanded by hackers who stole transaction records and business documents from a cloud account linked to one of its subsidiaries. The Nasdaq- and Tel Aviv-listed company confirmed on July 14 that data had been exfiltrated, six days after first di

US stock markets declined on the 17th (local time) as semiconductor stocks faced heavy selling pressure. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 406.55 points (0.77%) to close at 52,146.42, the S&P 500 dropped 76.08 points (1.01%) to 7,457.69, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 361.70 points (1.40%) to

Korean stocks showed divergent performance through the 16th of this month, with the KOSPI small-cap index declining just 1.6% while the large-cap index plunged 20.6%, according to Korea Exchange data. The semiconductor sector's sharp downturn drove large-cap underperformance, as Samsung

The U.S. dollar declined slightly on July 17 as safe-haven demand weakened following a stabilization in technology stock sell-offs on Wall Street. The dollar exhibited a 'strong-early-weak-late' pattern, largely driven by equity market movements. According to Yonhap Infomax data at 4pm ET, the dolla

GraniteShares' 2X Long LCID Daily ETF (LCDL) entered delisting procedures after its net asset value turned negative following Lucid Group's stock collapse. According to a GraniteShares announcement on the 17th (local time), the leveraged ETF tracking Lucid stocks at 2x exposure saw its NAV drop

U.S. housing starts surged 19% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.47 million units, rebounding from May's six-year low of 1.20 million units, the Commerce Department announced on Friday. The recovery exceeded economists' forecasts of 1.31 million units, yet gold prices remained

South Korean investors redirected holiday spending from travel and shopping to stock investments during the first half of the year, according to financial sector data. The five major banks reported 3,077,529 early terminations of individual customer savings and deposits in the first half, an 11.39%

Semiconductor stocks in South Korea's KOSDAQ market increased 88% in the top 100 companies by market capitalization over one year, rising from 17 companies in late July last year to 32 companies this month. This year through the 16th, KOSPI rose while KOSDAQ fell on 32 out of 132 trading days,

Ecoanalitica, a Venezuelan economic consulting firm, reported that Binance peer-to-peer USDT trading volumes in Venezuela reached $1.389 billion between June 11 and July 13, averaging nearly $44 million per day. Alejandro Grisanti, Director and Founding Partner at Ecoanalitica, stated the firm

SK Hynix's American Depositary Receipt (ADR) began trading on Nasdaq on the 10th (local time), drawing praise from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang who called the listing 'incredibly successful.' The ADR allows global investors to trade SK Hynix shares without navigating complex procedures required for