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The Korean government upgraded its economic assessment on August 14, stating that the recovery trend is strengthening as exports surged and domestic demand improved, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance's August Green Book report. June data showed industrial production rose 2.3% month-ov

Twelve Kakao Bank executives purchased 21,100 shares from June through August 12, totaling 446.83 million won. The South Korean internet-only bank disclosed the transactions via the Financial Supervisory Service's DART system on August 14. Company officials stated the purchases demonstrate

Korean securities firms showed divergent investment banking (IB) performance in the first half, according to financial industry data released on the 13th. While rising interest rates and dual listing regulations contracted the traditional IB market, firms that expanded revenue sources through

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk disclosed beneficial ownership of 6.42 billion shares representing 48.4% of SpaceX as of June 30, a stake worth more than $900 billion, according to a filing on Thursday. Musk clarified that a significant portion of his shares will vest only if SpaceX delivers extraordinary

US stock index futures traded near flat during Asian hours on August 14 morning, following the S&P500's record closing high the previous session. The S&P500 futures rose 0.02% to 7,823.75 while Nasdaq100 futures slipped 0.03% to 30,179.75 as of 9:40 AM Korean time, according to Yonhap Infomax future

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael S. Selig announced the agenda for the first meeting of the Innovation Advisory Committee (IAC) on August 14. The meeting is scheduled for August 20 and will be livestreamed on the CFTC website. The agenda covers three main topics: the digital asset regulatory framework, the impact of AI technology on financial markets, and the development of prediction markets. IAC’s First Meeting Agenda: Three Main Topics and Public Comment Deadl

Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake stated on August 14 that the Foundation plans to abandon the Poseidon hash function in its post-quantum architecture and instead adopt mature hash algorithms such as SHA or BLAKE. Drake pointed out that breakthrough advances in SNARK technology have enabled traditional hash algorithms to achieve performance comparable to Poseidon in SNARK environments. Poseidon's Positioning and Reasons for Deprecation The Poseidon hash function emerged in 2019 and was

Bitcoin (BTC) was trading weakly around $63,500 on Aug. 14, down approximately 50% from its October 2025 all-time high of $126,080. CryptoQuant research stated that long-term holders’ unrealized losses are greater than those of the overall market. Analyst MorenoDV said this dynamic has appeared at every major historical cycle bottom, but has not yet reached an extremely negative level, so a bottom should not be declared prematurely. VanEck Halving Cycle Report: Readings for the Three GEO Framewo

Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, announced on the 14th that its digital finance education program for youth, Upclass Junior, achieved 96% on-site satisfaction in the first half of the year, with second-half classes set to begin on the 18th. The program, rebranded from Duniverse which launched in

Park Jae-man, Head of AI Digital Division at KB Securities, is leading the company's artificial intelligence transformation after joining in early 2024 from Samsung Electronics where he spent 14 years in Gen AI and big data services. KB Securities launched its internal AI agent '깨비AI' in May,

The USD-KRW exchange rate's sharp decline paused this week after dropping approximately 150 KRW from recent highs over a six-week period. Bargain buying inflows and unresolved Middle East tensions supported the exchange rate's lower boundary. According to Yonhap Infomax trading data, USD-KRW

South Korean financial authorities expanded the real estate project financing (PF) syndicated loan program from 1 trillion won to 5 trillion won. The Financial Services Commission announced the expansion on the 14th as part of comprehensive measures to stabilize the real estate market and resolve PF

Korea Investment Management's foreign currency money market fund (MMF) recorded 889.7 billion won in assets as of the previous day, marking a 646.7 billion won increase in one month. The fund grew 3.6 times in a single month, with total class assets reaching 1.256 trillion won, setting a record as t

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance reported a Q2 net profit of 391.8 billion won, up 58.2% year-over-year, the company announced on the 14th. The surge was driven by growth in long-term and general insurance segments, with long-term insurance profit rising 89% to 348 billion won due to narrowed loss

Western countries face high dependence on Chinese antibiotic supply chains, according to commentary published in the Financial Times by Ara Darzi, Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London. A report released this year by the US Council on Foreign Relations

South Korea's Financial Services Commission will require banks to hold up to 1% additional capital based on their mortgage loan ratios starting next year. The 5 major banks (KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, Woori, NH Nonghyup Bank) held combined risk-weighted assets of 1,050 trillion won as of the first h

Ukraine sent a truce proposal to Russia on August 13, calling for both sides to stop attacking civilian targets in the Black Sea, with the offer relayed through a third party. The proposal arrived after weeks of escalating strikes turned the region into a conflict zone, directly impacting one of the

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix led Korean semiconductor stocks sharply higher in early trading on August 14, driven by easing US inflation pressures and positive news from SanDisk. As of 9:15 AM, Samsung Electronics rose 1.12% to 272,750 won, while SK Hynix surged 5.71% to 1,684,000 won. The

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched a missile at an ADNOC-affiliated vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz on August 8, 2026, according to the UAE Foreign Ministry, which condemned the attack as an act of piracy and a breach of international maritime law. No injuries or casualties

Tokenized stocks increased their share of the real-world asset market to over 15% by July 2026, up from approximately 1.4% in July 2025, according to data from rwa.xyz. The growth was driven by regulatory approvals from Nasdaq in March 2026 and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's