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Argentina's Central Bank on Friday issued Communication A 8460 directing private banks to process salary payments in U.S. dollars. The directive titled 'Savings, Salary, and Special Accounts. Adjustments' instructs financial institutions to include USD as an accepted currency for

South Korea's Return to Domestic Market Investment Accounts reached 313,594 as of the end of last month, according to the Financial Supervisory Service on July 26. The account total represents a 3.8-fold increase from 83,035 accounts at the end of March. The RIA program offers tax deductions to

KODEX Consumer Cyclicals ETF recorded a 28.32% return over 3 months as of the 23rd, showing strength amid Korean stock market volatility. The performance emerged as AI and semiconductor stocks underwent corrections while consumer cyclical stocks reflecting domestic consumption recovery maintained st

Energy Investors Forum panels concluded that Bitcoin mining sites cannot automatically transition to AI infrastructure despite controlling grid connections. The forum brought together generators, utilities, data-center developers, miners, investors and policymakers who identified that sites may

XRP faces a critical test at the $1.08 support level as selling pressure mounts, according to market analyst Diana. Trading at $1.10 per CoinCodex data, the token has maintained this threshold while bears target a potential breakdown toward $0.86. The short-term technical outlook remains fragile as

South Korea's top five banks saw demand deposits plunge over 40 trillion won this month as of May 23, while time deposits surged by 22 trillion won, according to data reported on May 26. The shift follows a month-long stock market correction and the Bank of Korea's decision to raise its base rate

President Lee Jae-myung directed South Korea's Financial Services Commission to ease loan restrictions for young and ordinary homebuyers after a participant at a real estate forum last week complained about blocked down payment loans preventing apartment move-ins. The directive followed multiple com

National Tax Service Commissioner Lim Gwang-hyun posted on social media advocating for a reduction of the long-term capital gains tax deduction for high-value property sales. The current policy allows single-homeowners selling properties valued over 1.2 billion won to receive up to 80% tax deduction

Bitcoin is trading around $64,500 to $66,000 with little change over the past 24 hours, as Grayscale's head of research Zach Pandl argued the bear market may already be over. The firm's bullish outlook depends on Federal Reserve policy remaining stable. Spot Bitcoin ETFs continue attracting

Korean retail investors purchased over 700 billion won of SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADR) within one week, according to data from Korea Securities Depository dated the 26th. The buying surge was driven by expectations of AI semiconductor growth, with domestic active ETFs also

Want Want China (00151) announced on July 26 that its profit attributable to equity holders for the three months ending June 30 is expected to decline approximately 38% year-on-year. Revenue for the quarter is projected to decrease about 6% compared to the same period last year due to weakened

SK Securities analyst Han Seung-han issued a report on the 26th projecting that Korean shipbuilding stocks will gain additional upward momentum as MASGA, the US-Korea shipbuilding cooperation project, enters full implementation phase. The Korea-US Shipbuilding Cooperation Center (KUSPC) officially l

Korean pharmaceutical companies submitted clinical re-evaluation results for choline supplements last month, with the trial failing to meet its primary endpoint for mild cognitive impairment treatment. The failure threatens a 26-year-old market valued at 500-600 billion won annually, as companies ha

Nineteen of 20 securities firm reports on Hyundai Motor stocks issued in the recent month lowered target prices, with six firms downgrading targets on July 24 following the company's Q2 earnings announcement. The downgrades came as Hyundai Motor reported Q2 revenue of 49.2153 trillion won, up 1.9% y

Sean Assaf, Head of Business Development at Telebiz, outlined how local-first artificial intelligence brings customer relationship management tasks directly into Telegram without compromising user conversation privacy. Telebiz runs locally in the browser as a client, connecting directly to Telegram'

A 60-year-old investor in South Korea sought tax advice on gifting stocks and financial products to family members. On July 26, KB Securities published guidance explaining how gift tax is calculated for stocks versus cash, and key regulatory considerations. The investor's portfolio had appreciated s

Korean investors moved 723.9 billion won into parking-type and dividend-type exchange-traded funds during a week of heightened stock market volatility, according to data from KOSCOM ETF CHECK reported July 26. The fund inflows occurred as the KOSPI index fell 21.07% from 8476.48 at end-June to 6690.

Global financial institutions are conducting climate vulnerability assessments on assets as this summer's extreme heat accelerates asset value deterioration. Private equity firms managing over $700 billion doubled their mentions of 'physical risk' in reports year-over-year, according to Bloomberg an

Samsung Electronics and Alphabet both reported record quarterly results in July but saw their stocks plummet, driven by investor concerns over Big Tech's AI infrastructure spending and its impact on semiconductor demand. Samsung Electronics announced Q2 operating profit of 89.4 trillion won on July

Hwang Seong-yeop, Chairman of the Financial Investment Association, will lead a delegation of Korean securities and asset management CEOs to Tokyo in November. The group will study Japan's value-up programs and stock market innovations. Approximately 10 CEOs have confirmed participation, marking the