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Fuel prices in the Philippines will increase starting Tuesday, August 18, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin announced on Monday, August 17. Gasoline will rise by P2.49 per liter, diesel by P3.84 per liter, and kerosene by P5.01 per liter. The increases follow last week's rollback, when oil firms cut

A 29-year-old Queensland man lost more than $166,000 to a fake cryptocurrency trading application. The app displayed manufactured profits and directed him to an AI chatbot posing as customer support. Australians have reported more than $45 million in losses to fraudulent investment schemes so far th

10x Research founder Markus Thielen stated that Bitcoin reaching $1 million per coin by 2030 would require approximately $15 trillion in new capital, calling this target "mathematically impossible" in remarks published on 15 August. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Thielen described the

Japan's Cabinet Office reported that the country's real GDP increased 0.3% quarter-on-quarter during the second quarter, marking three consecutive quarters of growth. The growth was primarily driven by a reduction in oil imports following a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which decreased overall i

DefiLlama delayed its official mobile app launch for months while working to remove impersonator apps from Apple's App Store, founder 0xngmi said on 15 August. Apple removed one fake app within days after the DefiLlama team loaded a test wallet, installed the fraudulent app, documented the

Last week, the U.S. Treasury auctioned $42 billion in 10-year Treasuries, with the auction yield reaching 4.683%, its highest level since the eve of the 2007 global financial crisis. U.S. federal debt is approaching $40 trillion, annual interest expenses exceeded $1 trillion for the first time, and the debt-to-GDP ratio has reached approximately 100%. The Indonesian rupiah has fallen below its level during the 1997–1998 Asian financial crisis, declining 7.2% year to date. Three Historical Transm

SpaceX stock rebounded nearly 30% in August, prompting Korean retail investors to purchase $187.88 million (approximately 266.2 billion won) worth of shares between August 3 and August 14, according to Korea Securities Depository data released on August 17. The surge

Chainalysis Government Solutions officially filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Aug. 17, accusing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of bypassing the competitive bidding process that federal procurement rules are intended to protect and directly awarding its competitor TRM Labs a sole-source contract for blockchain forensics software and services. Core Claims in the Chainalysis Lawsuit: DHS and ICE Evaded Federal Competiti

Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius concluded in global macro research released on August 16 that a Fed rate hike in September is “extremely unlikely,” unless the economic data for August, released in early September, undergoes a dramatic shift—a scenario Goldman Sachs considers non-baseline. In terms of employment, both July nonfarm payroll employment and household-survey employment declined month over month, while estimated underlying trend employment growth was only about 5,000 jobs per

South Korean aesthetic medical companies Hugel and Pharmaresearch saw brokerage target price increases following their second-quarter earnings reports, according to financial data provider FnGuide on the 17th. Hugel's average target price among 14 brokerages reached 391,429 won, 52.9% above its

Japanese soccer club Kamakura International FC (Kamakura Inter FC) announced on July 24 that it had been granted a technology patent for the “Kamakura Stadium NFT Project.” The patent’s core concept is to divide the club’s 6,528-square-meter soccer field, which measures 102 meters × 64 meters, into one NFT block per square meter, for a total of 6,528 NFTs. Patent Technology Architecture: AI and Sensors Identify Event Locations, and Smart Contracts Automatically Distribute Rewards (Source: Kamaku

Jane Street, one of Wall Street's largest market-making firms, recorded a $15 billion loss in July, marking its first monthly trading deficit in 10 years. The loss stemmed from the firm's investment in the AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness (SA Fund) and direct stakes in AI companies like

South Korean government authorities are reviewing significant amendments to Individual Savings Account (ISA) regulations on the 17th, following public feedback during the tax reform proposal's legislative notice period. The review focuses on reversing two controversial restrictions: the

Online fast-fashion platform Shein plans to begin accepting subscriptions from Hong Kong IPO investors in late August, targeting a valuation of more than $30 billion. If achieved, this would surpass H&M’s market cap of approximately $26 billion but remain far below Inditex’s valuation of approximately $208 billion. Internal documents obtained by the South China Morning Post show that Shein’s FY2025–2028 net profit CAGR is projected at 12%. Shein’s LATR Model and Inventory Turnover Figures Shein

Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA) fined cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda 70,000 euros ($80,304) on August 14, marking the first penalty issued under the European Union's Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework. The fine resulted from Bitpanda's failure to comply with MiCA

Securities firms acting as liquidity providers (LPs) for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) face increased operational burdens starting May 19 as deviation rate management standards tighten. Domestic asset-based ETF deviation rate limits drop from 3% to 2%, while overseas asset-based products see limits r

Samsung SDI, L&F, and other Korean battery stocks posted sharp gains this month, with L&F rising 49.7%, Samsung SDI climbing 30%, and POSCO Future M advancing 23.8%, according to MPDoctor data. The rally reflects growing expectations that the secondary battery sector is exiting a prolonged

Baek Chan-kyu, head of NH Investment & Securities Asset Management Consulting Center, stated on August 14 that the Korean stock market (KOSPI) is expected to see reduced volatility and gradual recovery in August-September, with October earnings season serving as a potential turning point. The KOSPI

Kumho E&C recorded an operating profit of 287 billion won and revenue of 9,651 billion won in the first half of this year. Operating profit increased 30.6% year-over-year, driven by on-site cost management and selective project bidding strategies, with the operating margin improving to 3.0%. The

Seoul bond market participants will monitor US Treasury yields and curve movements during the week of August 18-21, according to market observers. The Ministry of Economy and Finance will release Q2 regional economic trends on August 19 at noon, while the Korea Development Institute will publish