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Energy Secretary Sharon Garin announced on July 28 that fuel prices in the Philippines will increase sharply, with gasoline rising by P6.80 per liter, diesel by P7.32 per liter, and kerosene by P4.22 per liter, effective the same day. The price adjustments stem from renewed volatility in the

Listed REITs in South Korea are pursuing asset sales and new property acquisitions following the JR Global REITs incident that weakened investor sentiment across the market. The REIT index declined approximately 15% after the JR Global incident, prompting companies to restructure portfolios

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated that any firm surrendering control of its AI data will not remain a firm. The remarks extend a July 12 blog post where Nadella described the reverse information paradox, arguing companies pay for intelligence twice: first with money, then with proprietary

South Korean retail investors known as 'Seohaggaemi' shifted their focus back to US stocks this month as the domestic KOSPI index experienced a prolonged correction. From July 1 to July 27, Korean investors recorded net purchases of $3.589 billion (approximately 5.2762 trillion won) in US stocks, ac

Samsung Securities Investment Information Team Leader Shin Seung-jin stated on the 28th that the KOSPI index sharp decline stemmed from weakened investor sentiment compounded by China-related concerns. The decline occurred as China's CXMT listing and deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography equipment

The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee raised the base interest rate from 2.50% to 2.75% in July, marking the first rate hike in 3 years and 6 months. The decision came as June consumer prices rose 3.2% year-on-year following a 3.1% increase in May, while the USD-KRW exchange rate traded at 1

The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee raised the base interest rate from 2.50% to 2.75% at its regular meeting in July, marking the first rate increase in three years and six months. The rate hike signals the central bank's shift to monetary tightening amid persistent inflation pressures,

Lee Jin-woo, Research Center Director at Meritz Securities, stated on the 28th that the KOSPI index decline threatening the 6,000 level already reflects a worst-case scenario despite overlapping concerns about AI investment sustainability and China's technology catch-up. Lee attributed the market

Hanwha Systems announced second-quarter earnings showing significant year-over-year growth, with revenue reaching 1.1176 trillion won and operating profit of 103.7 billion won on the 28th. The results represent increases of 45% and 219% respectively compared to the same period last year. The

KG Mobility reported Q2 operating profit of 8.8 billion won, down 50.8% year-over-year, while revenue increased 14.1% to 1.1823 trillion won, according to a disclosure on the 28th. The profit decline resulted from pre-reflecting wage increases related to ongoing labor negotiations and increased

Hong Kong Telecom (HKT, stock code 06823) announced the launch of HKT.AI, a self-developed integrated AI platform designed to provide enterprises and individual customers access to multiple global AI resources through a single, user-friendly interface. The platform aims to accelerate AI adoption in

KOSPI fell 682.59 points (10.10%) to 6,073.16 as of 1:10 PM, threatening to break below the 6,000 level after plunging over 10% intraday. The sharp decline resulted from accumulated negative factors including concerns over semiconductor leaders' earnings slowdown and US Treasury yield pressures.

Strategy Inc. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor announced on July 27 that future repurchases of the company's Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC) may be funded through either bitcoin sales or MSTR stock sales, depending on market conditions. The financing choice

WealthCraft Capital, Inc. (OTC PINK: WCCP) announced that XLabs has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of intellectual property covering an untethered, multi-shot electric shock projectile engineered for law enforcement, military, homeland security, correctional, and allied g

The USD-KRW exchange rate rose 0.70 won to 1,469.20 won as of 11:09 AM on May 28, compared to the previous Seoul session close of 1,468.50 won. The increase occurred as the KOSPI index plunged and foreign investors dumped stocks. The KOSPI market activated a circuit breaker, temporarily halting

US prediction markets assigned a 71.2% probability to the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady in July, according to Polymarket data reported on the 26th. The betting odds marked a sharp shift from the 16th, when the likelihood of a rate hold stood at 96.5% and a 25 basis point hike at

The Trump administration published a final regulation limiting F-visa international students to a maximum 4-year stay in the United States, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posting the rule in the Federal Register on the 16th. Michael A. Clemens, economics professor at Johns Hopkins

The Zimbabwe Securities and Exchange Commission (SECZ) approved seven fintech projects to enter its regulatory sandbox on July 24, including four projects that directly focus on tokenization. The remaining projects cover blockchain-based financing, crowdfunding, and synthetic trading. These seven approved projects represent an important step for Zimbabwe in digital finance regulation, but SECZ’s regulatory sandbox guidelines clearly state that entering the sandbox mechanism only allows for contr

According to Protos, the agricultural technology startup Cowmed planned a viral marketing campaign: Brazilian rancher João Guilherme Brenner tokenized 10 head of Holstein dairy cows to obtain about $19,700 in credit notes. But the report emphasized that Brenner is the president of the Holstein dairy cattle breeding breeders’ association in Paraná, and that his family has full ownership of more than 360 hectares of land. The background that was overlooked: rancher is the association president and