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Youngpoong and MBK Partners issued a statement on the 6th alleging that director Choi Yun-beom's family at Korea Zinc engaged in a pattern of investing personally in unlisted companies before Korea Zinc deployed large capital into the same firms during 2019-2023. The allegations stem from an

South Korean retail investors sold over $100 million in Micron Technology and other individual semiconductor stocks during Sept 1-4, while simultaneously purchasing $430.95 million in SOXL, a 3x leveraged ETF tracking the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, according to data from the Korea

Korean banks maintained restrictive household loan measures three weeks after financial authorities expanded the annual loan growth target from 1.5% to 3%. Shinhan Bank reopened loan applications through brokers on the 1st but suspended them again two days later after allocated quotas were

Hyundai Capital reduced its delinquency rate to 0.82% as of June-end, down 0.01 percentage points from the previous quarter's 0.83%, according to financial sector sources on the 2nd. The company has maintained a sub-1% rate for one year since recording 0.94% in Q2 last year, attributing the

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin highlighted significant progress on EIP-8141 in a recent tweet. The update focuses on improving privacy solutions and broadening functionality within the Ethereum network. Buterin encouraged the community to review the updated Ethereum Improvement Proposal

Multiple companies are conducting initial public offering (IPO) activities during the week of Sept 7-11 in the Korean stock market. AI voice technology company NeosapienS, KB No.34 SPAC, and Korea No.17 SPAC will proceed with public subscriptions for general investors. WisePlanet Company, BigWave

Major South Korean insurers recorded insurance contract loans totaling 47.9 trillion won at the end of July, according to data from the Financial Supervisory Service submitted to National Assembly member Lee Jong-wook of the People Power Party. The 3.9% increase from the end of last year was

Five major South Korean banks accumulated a record $76.983 billion in dollar deposits as of September 3, the highest level since May 2021, as the won-dollar exchange rate fell to a 23-month low. Companies are holding onto dollar reserves rather than converting to won, with exporters delaying

US high-income consumers sustained robust spending in Q2 even as household financial stress indicators worsened, according to Hana Securities analysis. US real GDP growth slowed to 1.5% QoQ annualized in Q2, but personal consumption growth accelerated to 3.4%, despite credit card and auto loan

South Korean retail investors incurred over KRW 120 billion in currency losses on SpaceX and SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) through August due to won appreciation against the dollar, according to data from the Korea Securities Depository released on September 6. Despite net

Korean retail investors poured funds into unhedged overseas ETFs over the past month despite currency-hedged versions outperforming by approximately 5 percentage points amid sharp won appreciation. The performance gap stemmed from won strengthening reducing dollar-denominated asset values for unhedg

NH Investment & Securities forecasts the Korean stock market index KOSPI will trade between 6200 and 7300 during the week of September 7-11, with direction determined by US inflation indicators and Middle East developments. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix retain approximately 38.3 trillion won in r

Solana's tokenized stocks have accumulated $79.1 million in decentralized finance (DeFi) deposits, according to data cited by @tokenterminal. Robinhood Chain holds $73.1 million in deposits. Together, these two platforms account for 79% of the total $192.6 million in the tokenized stock category,

Robinhood's tokenized stocks account for $73.1 million in decentralized finance deposits, while xStocks contributes $63.9 million, according to Token Terminal. Together, these two platforms represent 71% of the tokenized stocks category's total $192.6 million in total value locked in DeFi. The depos

BigWave Robotics is conducting institutional investor demand forecasting from the 7th to 11th after multiple IPO postponements, having lowered its offering price range by 25% to 15,000-18,000 won per share and reduced share count by 20% to 1.6 million shares. The robotics automation platform

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated on Sept. 3 that America's goal of becoming the crypto capital of the world is within reach, referencing an Aug. 19 White House meeting attended by financial and technology executives. In a post on X, Garlinghouse wrote: 'Proud to be in the room. Making America the

Investors are turning to gold investment as domestic and international stock market volatility increases. Gold prices rose nearly 10% over the past month, drawing investor attention. Domestic and international investment institutions forecast continued gold price increases in the near term. The pric

South Korea's parliamentary audit is set to begin next month on the 6th, with real estate tax reform and cryptocurrency taxation emerging as central controversies. The government recently adjusted its tax reform plan, maintaining the comprehensive real estate tax basic deduction for non-resident

The New York stock market will focus on inflation indicators during the week of September 7-11, with August Producer Price Index (PPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) data scheduled for release. This follows a flat previous week where the S&P 500 rose 0.09%, Nasdaq gained 0.40%, and Dow fell 0.27%

Korean stocks rose on September 4 but failed to hold the 7000 level, with the KOSPI closing at 6687.21, up 107.73 points or 1.64%. Foreign and institutional investors returned as net buyers after six trading sessions, purchasing 503.4 billion won and 1.669 trillion won respectively, while the