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According to South Korea's central bank, household money supply (M2) declined 1.6% year-over-year in July, marking the largest drop since data compilation began in 2003. This represents only the fourth month on record when household M2 contracted compared to the previous year, following January and February 2008 during the global financial crisis, plus June and July 2026. The steeper-than-expected decline in July contradicts the central bank's earlier explanation that household M2 reductions in

According to Yonhap Infomax, Hyundai Motor Securities and IBK Investment Securities have been excluded from the Bank of Korea's list of eligible institutions for monetary stabilization securities auctions effective August 2026. The number of participating securities firms has decreased from 15 to 14, with Woori Investment Securities newly selected. The exclusion was based on relatively low trading performance in monetary stabilization securities and minimal activity in KOFR (Korean Overnight Rat

According to @tokenterminal, Aave's V4 platform reached a significant milestone as deposits surpassed $1 billion, doubling within approximately a month. The platform currently reports $300 million in active loans, reflecting growing interest in decentralized onchain lending solutions.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, U.S. Treasury market trading volumes have increasingly concentrated around 4 PM instead of the traditional 3 PM benchmark pricing time, according to research by Michael Fleming and Or Shahar released on September 22. The shift began after Bloomberg Barclays, a major bond index provider, changed its benchmark pricing time to 4 PM on January 14, 2021. End-of-month trading activity near the 4 PM benchmark pricing time rose sharply, with the proport

According to Reuters, the U.S. Export-Import Bank plans to finance a $7 billion critical minerals and energy project in Argentina to deepen economic cooperation between Washington and Buenos Aires. The financing will be announced as part of a broader package during the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, according to sources familiar with the matter. The move aligns with U.S. efforts to expand access to Western Hemisphere energy and critical mineral resources, including Argent

According to CryptoTwitter analyst @tokenterminal, over the past week, Ethereum's market cap in tokenized ETFs grew by $9.4 million, emerging as the leader in this sector. X Layer and Arbitrum One also experienced notable increases, with market caps rising by $6.5 million and $5 million respectively during the same period.

According to @tokenterminal, Ondo Finance and xStocks led tokenized ETF market cap growth over the past week, with Ondo adding $12.3 million and xStocks contributing $11.5 million. Reality increased by $3.5 million in the same period, bringing total market growth to approximately $23.8 million.

According to the financial investment industry on September 23, Hanwha Asset Management's assets under management surpassed 130 trillion won in the first half of 2026. The company's exchange-traded fund (ETF) net assets have tripled to 11.7 trillion won since rebranding from ARIRANG to PLUS in July 2024, growing four mega-ETFs with over 1 trillion won each, including PLUS High Dividend (2.34 trillion won) and PLUS Global HBM Semiconductor (1.70 trillion won). Hanwha expanded its global presence

According to Korea Exchange, the KOSPI index rose 1.13% to 7098.92 on September 23 as foreign and institutional investors drove buying before a two-day Chuseok holiday break closes the domestic stock market. Historical data from Korea Investment Securities shows trading volume typically declines ahead of the holiday, with this week's average daily volume falling 3.7 trillion won from the previous week. Analysts noted internal risks remain contained, with the KOSPI 200 volatility index (VKOSPI) d

According to CFETS-NEX, the CNEX market-wide fund sentiment index reported 49 at 10:15 on Sept 23, unchanged from 8:45. By institution type, the index for large banks, mid-sized banks, and non-bank institutions stood at 47, 50, and 49, respectively, all stable. The index tracks funding market sentiment on a scale of 0–100, with 50 representing equilibrium and readings above 50 indicating fund tightness.

According to Korean Investment & Securities, minor accounts reached 8.6% of new stock accounts opened this year through September 16, up from 5.6% in 2024 and 5.5% in 2025. The daily average number of minor account openings increased 3.6 times compared to last year. The firm attributed the surge to parents' growing interest in long-term savings investing for their children and early financial education. In response, Korean Investment & Securities launched integrated minor account management feat

According to Yonhapnews, South Korea's KOSPI index opened on September 23 morning with strong gains amid U.S. tech stock strength, rising 136.08 points (1.94%) to 7,153.99, but gains narrowed significantly as the session progressed. By 10:50 a.m., the index had pared back to 7,040.78, up just 22.87 points (0.33%) from the previous day. Domestic institutional investors supported the index with net purchases of 418 billion won, while foreign investors reversed three days of consecutive buying to t

According to KB Securities analyst Kang Sung-jin, Korean Air hit a new 52-week high above 32,000 KRW today (Sept 23), with the brokerage raising its target price 5% to 42,000 KRW. Despite headwinds from high exchange rates, oil prices, and interest rates, the airline is demonstrating strong profit resilience. Operating profit for 2026 is expected to decline 5% year-over-year to 1.1 trillion KRW; however, 2027 connected operating profit is projected to surge to 2.7 trillion KRW, exceeding market

According to Calcalist, Chamelio, an Israeli startup building AI software for corporate legal departments, has raised $26 million in Series A funding led by Entrée Capital. Work-Bench, Emerge Ventures, and Bright Pixel Capital also participated in the round. The company plans to use the funding to develop its proprietary legal action model, onboarding technology, and expand its legal engineering and product teams. Founded in 2024, Chamelio provides software that enables in-house legal teams to d

According to spokesman Zhu Fenglan of China's Taiwan Affairs Office, on Sept 23, peace, development, exchange and cooperation represent mainstream opinion in Taiwan society and reflect consensus across the island. The office will continue implementing more beneficial policies for Taiwan residents and strengthen institutional support for cross-strait exchange and integration. The office also announced plans to actively promote cross-strait personnel exchanges and cooperation across all sectors, w

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a warning that prediction contracts settling on whether specific individuals mention certain words or attend events face elevated market manipulation risks and can only be approved in limited cases by designated contract markets. The CFTC recommended that platforms assess whether persons capable of influencing contract outcomes are bound by legal, professional, contractual, fiduciary, or confidentiality obligations, and implement proact

According to SoSoValue data, the NFT sector rose 8.85% in 24 hours on September 23, with Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) up 13.68% and SuperVerse (SUPER) up 10.14%. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) were little changed, rising 0.76% and 0.21% respectively, holding above $86,000 and $2,700.

According to Jin10 Futures, styrene opened lower in Jiangsu's early trading on September 23. Current spot prices stood at 10,020–10,050 yuan/ton, with October contracts at 9,870–9,890 yuan/ton and November contracts at 9,520–9,550 yuan/ton. The decline was driven by weakness in crude oil and a slight drop in pure benzene, keeping styrene trading in a narrow range with subdued activity.

According to UBS Asset Management on September 22, personal AI agents will lead the next phase of AI investment. The firm noted that Meta's Muse provides early evidence of widespread consumer adoption of individual AI agents. Unlike previous consumer AI models focused on subscriptions and ads, personal AI agents can execute transactions—such as purchases, travel bookings, bill payments, and service management—creating new revenue streams. UBS projects this monetization model will expand from "at