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XRP traded at $1.01 on May 13 at 9 AM, according to blockchain technology firm Cobot Labs, as the cryptocurrency faced pressure near the $1 level. The decline began on May 5 from $1.08, with a brief rebound attempt to $1.045 on May 9 before dropping to the $1.00 vicinity on May 11. Technical chart a

Gold prices rebounded on May 12, with December gold futures closing at $4467.5 per ounce, recovering from a recent correction. The price had peaked at $5354.8 on January 29 before declining to $3992.1 on April 16, then stabilizing around $4000 before the recent upturn. Analysts attribute the rebound

The cryptocurrency market failed to respond to positive economic indicators including easing inflation pressure and falling oil prices this month. Bitcoin remained at 89 million won on domestic exchanges, near its yearly low, while trading volumes across global cryptocurrency exchanges fell to a

Foreign and institutional investors bought Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to drive a KOSPI rally from the 10th to the 14th, while retail investors bet on individual stocks including Korea Electric Power, Jeju Semiconductor, and Alteogen. The divergent strategies split investor groups during a

NH Investment & Securities published a Brazilian bond investment strategy report on the 15th, recommending investors currently focus on dollar-denominated bonds for interest income while waiting until after the October election to enter real-denominated bonds. The report attributes this timing strat

TPG acquired a 61.17% stake in Lotte Rental, South Korea's largest car rental company, through a stock purchase agreement signed on the 11th, with the transaction valued at 1.3105 trillion won. The deal follows Affinity Equity Partners' acquisition of SK Rent-a-Car, the country's second-largest

Dalba Global stocks fell 3.18% on August 15, closing at 228,500 won despite posting record-high Q2 2024 results with revenue of 186.9 billion won and operating profit of 47.2 billion won. The decline followed a 9.9% drop the previous day as the company's Q3 guidance — revenue of 170 billion won and

Ether.fi's ETHFI token rose 21.59% over one week ending 9 AM on the 14th (Korean time), following the company's announcement of a next-generation crypto neobank and a programmatic buyback policy. On the 13th (local time), Ether.fi unveiled expanded services enabling users to earn, trade, borrow, and

SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won filed a Supreme Court appeal against a remand court ruling ordering him to pay 944 billion won in cash to Roh So-young, director of Art Center Navi, in their divorce asset division case. Choi's legal team submitted the appeal document around midnight on the previous

Ingenia Therapeutics and Gido Industrial will list on the KOSDAQ market next week (18th-21st), while digital healthcare company Skylabs conducts institutional demand forecasting. Ingenia Therapeutics, a U.S.-based biotech company developing kidney disease treatments, lists on the 18th with a

Korea Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association announced on the previous day a KRW 460 billion investment plan for domestic private equity funds and venture capital firms, marking a 48% increase from last year's allocation. The total allocation comprises KRW 270 billion for PE and KRW 190 billi

Korean financial authorities' decision to raise the minimum deposit requirement for single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to 30 million won in cash on July 31 has triggered a sustained collapse in trading activity. Daily trading volume for 16 single-stock leveraged and inverse ETFs

The KOSDAQ index surged nearly 35% over a two-week period, closing at 864.65 on the 14th after starting from 644.78 on the 30th of last month, according to financial investment industry data released on the 15th. The sharp rebound followed widespread recognition that the index's previous decline

NH Investment & Securities analyst Na Jung-hwan forecasts the KOSPI will attempt to reclaim the 7,000 level next week, projecting a trading band of 6,200 to 7,200. The expectation reflects easing concerns over artificial intelligence front-end demand as US AI data-related stocks and neo-cloud

Bitcoin remained range-bound between $63,000 and $65,000 through May 14 despite continued catalysts including US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows and easing monetary policy expectations. The cryptocurrency reached a weekly high of $65,362 on May 10 before retracing gains, failing to break out of its

Jung Yong-taek, an economist at IBK Securities, stated in a report on the 15th that the appropriate level for the US 10-year Treasury yield is around 4.2%, with a critical threshold around 5.2%. Jung analyzed that if the 10-year yield exceeds 5.2% in this economic cycle, economic downturn and

Over 270 Korean listed companies executed reverse stock splits between February 12 and August 12 to avoid strengthened delisting requirements, but more than 80% saw stock prices decline after new shares listed, according to Hanwha Investment & Securities analysis released on August 15. The Korea

Berkshire Hathaway loaded on selective technology names while pruning financial holdings in the second quarter, according to the company's latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm sharply boosted its Alphabet holding by roughly 48 million shares, making it the No. 3

Korean government bond futures rose in overnight trading on August 15, with the 10-year contract gaining 3 ticks to close at 105.70 and the 3-year contract up 1 tick at 103.25, driven by foreign investor net buying of 32 contracts and 19 contracts respectively. The gains occurred despite weakness in

South Korea's Seoul forex market recorded a 10.1% increase in daily average spot trading volume following the launch of 24-hour operations on July 6. Daily average interbank spot forex transactions rose to $19.14 billion from $17.39 billion in the first half of 2026, according to data from the