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Major South Korean securities firms including Toss Securities, NH Investment & Securities, and KB Securities recently launched Open API services to compete for AI trading users. Toss Securities released its Open API service on May 13. The move comes as firms seek new revenue channels after daily tra

Korea Exchange (KRX) will open a novel securities market on November 16 to enable fractional investment in diverse assets including art, real estate, and music copyrights. The exchange held an explanatory session on the new market early this month, targeting the November launch date. Novel securitie

Elon Musk posted 'I hope AI is nice to us' on August 15, 2026, responding to an AI safety debate involving Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Musk's comment came one minute after he wrote 'Interesting exchange' on a thread where Amodei defended his AI risk warnings against claims that his messaging leans t

Korea Exchange and securities firms earned approximately 117.26 billion won in commission fees from single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix between May 27 and last month's end, according to statistics submitted to National Assembly Financial

Xangle, a crypto data firm, identified two key variables shaping the crypto market this week: whether US inflation slowdown can reduce Federal Reserve tightening concerns and Middle East geopolitical tensions affecting oil prices. July Consumer Price Index rose 3.4%

The Korean government is finalizing its 2027 budget plan with total spending projected at 800+ trillion won, Finance Minister Park Hong-geun announced at a fiscal strategy meeting held on the 13th of last month. The spending level represents a 10%+ increase from the 2026 base budget of 727.9 trillio

NH Investment & Securities analyst Jung Yeo-kyung published a report on August 17 comparing South Korea's semiconductor-focused economy to three international models: Finland, Switzerland, and Taiwan. The analyst stated Korea's position would likely fall between Taiwan and Switzerland's

The Bank of Korea's Frankfurt office recently issued a report analyzing Germany's industrial competitiveness decline, attributing recent economic slowdown to structural weaknesses rather than cyclical factors. The report, published May 17, identifies energy policy failures, delayed industrial

Strategy President and CEO Phong Le stated Aug. 16 that bitcoin markets could become more active during fall as several regulatory, financial, and political developments converge. Le identified seven potential catalysts: regulatory innovation exemptions, CLARITY Act progress, broader bitcoin

South Korea's token securities market faces supply constraints ahead of its scheduled February implementation, as fractional investment operators exit the sector and new product launches slow. Casa Korea shut down its service on the 10th after selling all underlying assets, while Funble announced an

KOSPI consolidated below 7000 points for an 11th consecutive trading day after recovering the 6000 level on July 31, closing at 6977.94 on August 14 — up 2.42% but unable to sustain an intraday breach of 7000. The Korean stock market entered a consolidation phase after digesting volatility from US-I

Korean financial authorities implemented deposit requirement increases for single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds on the 31st of last month, targeting products linked to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks. Dailyan conducted an assessment on the 17th with research center heads and

BGF Retail and GS Retail reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded market expectations, with BGF Retail posting operating profit of 84.9 billion won and GS Retail achieving 109.4 billion won in operating profit. The results were driven by

APR surpassed AmorePacific and LG Household & Health Care in H1 operating profit. APR recorded 342.8 billion won in operating profit, compared to AmorePacific's 244.0 billion won and LG H&H's 210.6 billion won, according to disclosures filed with Korea's Financial Supervisory Service. The shift

Solidigm, SK Hynix's US subsidiary, may pursue a Nasdaq listing at 50 trillion won valuation with up to 10 trillion won in pre-IPO fundraising. This speculation has sparked debate among securities firms over the impact on SK Hynix shareholder value. SK Hynix clarified on the 5th that no decisions ha

Polymarket opened prediction markets on Pokémon card prices, allowing traders to wager on whether individual cards and sealed products gain or lose value. The contracts track ungraded prices from Collectr, a collectibles pricing app, with more than a dozen Pokémon markets now trading on the

Sports-focused prediction market Novig sued Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and state gaming administrator John Dillett on Friday, anticipating enforcement action after Wisconsin sued other prediction markets in April. Ludlow Exchange LLC, the Novig subsidiary operating its exchange, filed the

Nine major South Korean brokerages reported combined overseas stock commission revenue of 943.2 billion won in Q2 (April-June), a 60.7% increase from Q1's 586.8 billion won. The surge occurred despite South Korean retail investors net selling overseas stocks, driven by increased trading volumes as i

Korean bond markets are scheduled to issue approximately 4.7 trillion won in government bonds, Monetary Stabilization Bonds, financial bonds, and corporate bonds during the week of the 18th to 21st. On the 18th, auctions are planned for 3 trillion won in 10-year government bonds and 610 billion won