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Bank of Korea's removal of 'rate hike stance maintenance' language from its monetary policy statement signals a slower pace of future rate increases, according to DB Securities researcher Moon Hong-chul on the 31st. Moon issued a report titled 'If claims are inconsistent and contradictory,

Kalshi is under increased regulatory scrutiny now that the Ninth Circuit has denied its bid to stop Nevada from enforcing its sports contract regulations. The decision will bolster Nevada’s hand as it battles a contrary opinion from the Third Circuit. The legal tussle involving Kalshi against

Barry Sternlicht, Chairman of Starwood Capital, stated that global real estate markets have passed the bottom despite high-interest-rate concerns. Starwood Capital recently raised a $100 billion fund (approximately 14 trillion KRW) targeting residential real estate, AI data centers, and logistics

SK Hynix survived a penny stock period as Hyundai Electronics that would trigger current KOSDAQ delisting rules strengthened in July. The company traded below 1000 won from April 29, 2002 to April 11, 2003, hitting 135 won on March 26, 2003, amid semiconductor downturn and financial burdens. The sur

South Korea's Supreme Court on May 28 upheld a lower court ruling that Korea Zinc illegally restricted Youngpoong's voting rights at an extraordinary shareholders' meeting held in January of last year. The restriction occurred after Korea Zinc's subsidiary Sun Metal Corporation (SMC) acquired more t

Alternative stock exchange Nexttrade (NXT) announced on the 31st that starting September 14, it will implement single-price trading for 2 minutes when stock prices rise or fall by 10% or more from the reference price. The new mechanism collects orders during the pause period and executes them at a s

Yang Ki-tae, Deputy Governor of Sh Suhyup Bank, stated on August 31 that three key US financial indicators—money velocity, credit-grade funding costs, and yield curve spreads—should be monitored together as they signal potential capital reallocation and increased market volatility. The analysis

NextTrade (NXT) announced on May 31 it will implement a static volatility interruption (VI) mechanism and call auction system starting May 14, following incidents where SK Hynix stocks opened at lower price limits during pre-market trading due to abnormal orders. The exchange will trigger a

Shinhan Financial Group held its 'Shinhan Premier Pathfinder Hyean 2026' asset management forum on August 31st afternoon at a hotel in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where financial experts advised approximately 1,000 high-net-worth individuals on Korean stocks investment strategies. Expert Oh Gang-ho stated th

SK Geocentric, a South Korean petrochemical company, plans to conduct a demand forecast on the 15th of next month for an 80 billion won corporate bond issuance, expandable to a maximum of 160 billion won. The company achieved a profit turnaround in Q1 with an operating profit of 127.5 billion won, b

South Korea's KOSPI index closed at 6,820.02 on August 31, gaining 0.46% after recovering from an intraday plunge exceeding 3%. The index opened down 2.58% at 6,613.58 and fell as low as 6,547.76 before rebounding in afternoon trading. Corporate entities purchased 1.577 trillion won in stocks,

KOSPI closed at 6820.02 on August 31, gaining 0.46% and finishing August with a 3.4% monthly increase after July's 38.6% decline from peak. The index remained within a 6000-7000 trading range throughout the month despite positive second-quarter corporate earnings and shareholder return

Medical AI company Vuno announced a paid-in capital increase of 6.3 million common shares after market close on the 28th, representing 44.99% of its existing issued shares. The company plans to raise 31.374 billion won at an expected issue price of 4,980 won per share through a shareholder

NextTrade, South Korea's alternative stock exchange, will implement a static volatility interruption (VI) mechanism on September 14 to prevent price distortions caused by minimal-volume trades in its pre-market session. The new system triggers a 2-minute call auction when stock prices

Tesla, Inc. shares climbed 0.3% overnight heading into Monday after Cathie Wood and Chamath Palihapitiya praised Elon Musk's Cybercab deployment and energy production plans, while Future Fund's Gary Black questioned the aggressive assumptions behind bullish Robotaxi valuations. The weekend

South Korean financial authorities extended the trading volume limit exemption for alternative trading system (ATS) NextTrade by one additional year, according to a response sent on May 28. The extension allows NextTrade to continue operating beyond the 30% per-stock trading volume cap mandated by t

Polygon Labs issued an urgent notice requiring all Polygon PoS node operators to upgrade their Bor and Heimdall clients following the activation of the Austin and Kyoto hard forks. The company disclosed that several previously unreported security vulnerabilities have been patched through these