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According to the Financial Services Commission, South Korea will raise the minimum cash deposit requirement for single-stock leverage exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and notes on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to 30 million won from 10 million won, effective July 31. The measure, originally scheduled to be implemented in two phases on August 5 and August 19, will now take effect simultaneously. Additionally, securities held as collateral will no longer be accepted as deposit assets, and deposit p

On July 24, President Trump stated at the White House that the U.S. and Iran continue to hold talks, despite recent mutual airstrikes between the two nations. When asked whether he had decided on a large-scale military strike against Iran, Trump said, "We are still in dialogue with them," and noted that Iran appears "serious this time," though he cautioned that this does not guarantee a deal will be reached.

On Friday, July 24, the U.S. Semiconductor Storage and Hardware Supply Chain Index fell 7.29% to close at 200.25 points. Despite the daily decline, the index gained 5.74% for the week.

On July 24, Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated that the CLARITY Act is unlikely to receive a final Senate vote before the chamber's August recess, citing unresolved disputes over ethics rules, stablecoin rewards, and Democratic support requirements. The bill needs 60 votes to advance, meaning Republicans must secure Democratic backing; however, a group of Senate Democrats said the current draft falls short on ethics, consumer protection, and illicit finance controls. While Thune express

According to Venezuelan Foreign Minister Plasencia, today (July 24) Venezuela formally notified UN Secretary-General Guterres of its decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. The withdrawal follows the directive of Acting President Rodriguez and is executed under Article 127 of the Rome Statute, with the process deemed firm and irrevocable.

According to Korean Exchange data, KOSPI market activated 41 sidecar trading halts (buy-side 20, sell-side 21) between January 2 and July 24, 2026. This surpassed the full-year 2008 global financial crisis record of 26 activations within just six months. Circuit breaker halts, a more severe measure, were triggered 7 times during the same period. Since the mechanism's introduction in 2000, circuit breakers have activated 13 times over 26 years; more than half occurred in 2026. Increased market vo

According to Korean Economic TV, on July 24, the New York stock market closed mixed amid Middle East uncertainties and semiconductor stock declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 235.60 points, or 0.46%, to close at 51,947.25, while the S&P 500 gained 3.68 points, or 0.05%, ending at 7,411.98.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency, the U.S. Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain came under attack from missiles and unmanned aircraft today.

Today, Anthropic rolled out Opus 5, according to its official announcement. The model performs at roughly the same level as Anthropic's Fable model on coding tasks while costing approximately half as much, and it outperforms Opus 4.8 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6-Sol across most benchmarks. However, the performance gains are incremental rather than a major leap. Anthropic intentionally limited Opus 5's training on cybersecurity tasks, leaving it substantially behind Fable and Mythos in vulnerability expl

According to Money Today, South Korea's stock market declined during the week of July 20-24, with the KOSPI index falling 1.91% to close at 6,690.62. On Friday, July 24, the index plunged 5.72% in what traders dubbed a 'Black Friday,' driven by escalating Middle East tensions and concerns over hyperscaler profitability. The conflict between the U.S. and Iran intensified as Houthi forces attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, elevating geopolitical risk. Rising oil prices fue

According to Yahoo Finance data, Strive's SATA preferred shares rebounded from a June low of $83.30 to approximately $97 as of July 24, recovering most of the selloff and trading within roughly 3% of their $100 par value. The variable-rate perpetual preferred stock adjusts its dividend rate to maintain value near par, enabling Strive to raise capital for its Bitcoin treasury without issuing additional common shares.

Amkor Technology announced a $1.5 billion multi-year agreement with Nvidia on Friday, sending shares up more than 10% in extended trading to $73.30. The deal covers advanced semiconductor packaging and testing for artificial intelligence and accelerated computing platforms. Nvidia will provide a $1.5 billion prepayment to fund Amkor's expansion of packaging and test operations at its Arizona campus to meet growing AI hardware demand. The arrangement includes coordinated technology development an

According to India's Cybercrime Coordination Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the agency ordered the removal of three Bitchat repositories from GitHub. Bitchat, developed by Jack Dorsey, is a messaging app that transmits encrypted messages over Bluetooth mesh networks without requiring internet or accounts. The app has been used by protesters in Delhi to communicate during government-imposed internet blackouts.

U.S. equity index futures closed with mixed performance on Friday, July 24. The Dow Jones futures rose 0.38%, while the S&P 500 futures gained 0.02%. In contrast, Nasdaq-100 futures fell 1.08%, and Russell 2000 futures declined 0.17%.

On Friday (July 24), New York close (Saturday 04:59 Beijing time), the offshore yuan (CNH) strengthened to 6.7718 against the US dollar, gaining 57 points from Thursday's close. The pair traded within a range of 6.7789 to 6.7698 during the session. Throughout the week, offshore yuan pulled back, hitting a low of 6.7635 in the Asia-Pacific close on July 21.

According to Wall Street Journal, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Rollins announced today that the United States will resume importing beef from Mexico.

According to Korean Economic TV, South Korea's KOSPI index plunged over 30% within a month after surpassing 9,000. Foreign investors led the selloff, withdrawing net 160 trillion won from the domestic market this year.

On Friday (July 24), spot gold closed at $4,052.96 per ounce, rising 0.09% for the day and 0.89% on a weekly basis, with earlier intraday highs near $4,166.05 on July 21-22 followed by a significant pullback on July 23. Spot silver gained 1.08% to $58.2223 per ounce, up 3.99% weekly after peaking at $60.9270 on July 22. COMEX copper futures rose 1.17% to $6.3365 per pound this week, having climbed from July 20-21 with earlier highs around $6.5670. COMEX gold futures gained 0.95% to $4,056.90 per

On Friday, Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, IBM, and approximately 24 other technology companies and industry organizations jointly submitted an open letter to the U.S. Congress calling for protections against premature or overly broad restrictions on open source AI models. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang led the effort, warning that excessive regulations could stifle competition and drive AI innovation overseas. The signatories argue that open source models enable broader security research and reduce

Vitol paid $5.9 billion to traders in 2025 as the energy trading company's annual profits fell by half compared to the previous year. The substantial bonus payout reflects the company's strong trading performance despite the overall decline in profitability.