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The 8th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Ministerial Meeting is being held from the 8th to the 11th at the Grand Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul, marking the largest gathering in the forum's history with over 800 participants from 45 African countries. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of

FRONT experienced a sharp price decline of 14.49% in the past hour, dropping from $0.01535573 to $0.013131. The rapid decline reflects heightened selling pressure as the token recorded just $77.73 in trading volume over the last 24 hours. The broader cryptocurrency market is displaying mixed

Sarah Hunter, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), stated on local time that the central bank may need to implement a fourth interest rate increase this year if inflation proves higher than expected. Speaking at the AFR Property Conference in Sydney, Hunter indicated the

The USD-JPY exchange rate fell 0.53% to 153.508 yen as of 1:48 PM on September 8th in the Tokyo forex market. The decline was driven by growing expectations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will accelerate its interest rate hikes, prompting speculative traders to unwind accumulated yen-short and

Bitcoin fell to $78,393 at 06:43 UTC on 8 September 2026, down 1.60% per CoinGecko, as Polymarket and fed funds futures split on September FOMC rate hike odds. Polymarket's event showed a 51.5% probability of a 25 basis point hike versus 47.5% for no change at 06:40 UTC, while CME fed funds futures

South Korea's KOSPI index failed to reclaim the 7000 level on the 8th, closing at 6954.52 after surrendering all intraday gains in late trading. The index opened 0.72% higher on semiconductor sector optimism linked to OpenAI developments and surged past 7100 during the session as institutional and f

Bitcoin's 90-day correlation with gold has reached +0.56, the highest level in roughly nine years of comparable data, according to figures reported by Protos on September 7. The cryptocurrency's relationship with U.S. technology stocks has moved in the opposite direction, with its 90-day correlation

Korea Zinc's extraordinary shareholders meeting on September 9 will see Hanwha Group and LG Chem emerge as decisive casting voters in the audit committee member election. The National Pension Service announced it would vote in favor of both candidates two days before the meeting. The shift

Capital B, the Paris-listed Bitcoin Treasury Company, completed a 10-for-1 reverse stock split effective September 8, 2026, consolidating 382,506,040 old shares into 38,250,604 new shares on Euronext Growth Paris. The company said the regrouping is designed to attract institutional investors and

Bitcoin formed a golden cross technical pattern as its 50-day exponential moving average crossed above its 200-day EMA, with full confirmation projected around September 11. This marks the first appearance of this bullish signal since November 2025. The formation coincides with US spot Bitcoin

VeChain's VET token is testing descending resistance on the four-hour chart for the third time, a critical technical pattern that traders are monitoring closely. The token trades near $0.00484 after recovering from weakness seen in early July. Repeated tests of resistance can gradually weaken

Yuamco, the largest shareholder of STX Engine, is replacing CEO Lee Sang-soo. The company plans to hold a board meeting this month, with a shareholder meeting likely scheduled between mid-to-late October. The decision comes six months after Lee was re-elected at the March shareholder meeting.

Korean stock market investor deposits declined by 43 trillion won over four months from May 7 to September 4, dropping from 137 trillion won to 93.5499 trillion won, according to the Korea Financial Investment Association. The decline occurred as KOSPI approached the 7000 level, with the index

Matthew Tuttle, CEO of Tuttle Capital Management (TCM), stated on May 8 that he disagrees single-stock leveraged ETFs caused market volatility during a press conference held in Seoul Yeouido. Tuttle explained that leveraged ETFs are created based on stocks that already attract significant investor i

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service is investigating Bithumb cryptocurrency exchange after the platform terminated its API trading fee waiver on the 6th at 6PM. The FSS initiated the probe following concerns that top 10 accounts reached 70% of Bitcoin trading volume during last month's

Matthew Tuttle, CEO of Turtle Capital Management (TCM), stated at a press conference in Yeouido, Seoul on the 8th that he does not view bonds as an investment target at current interest rate levels, citing unsustainable government debt globally and expectations that inflation will push rates

Nvidia Corp. announced the acquisition of open-source AI company Hugging Face on Sept. 3 for $12.93 billion, while NextEra Energy Inc. and Dominion Energy Inc. shareholders approved their merger the same day, and Vertiv

South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance and Moody's held a meeting on the 8th to discuss the country's budget plan and economic outlook. Moon Ji-seong, Director General for International Economic Affairs at the Ministry, and Park Chang-hwan, Budget Review Officer at the Ministry of Planning an

Republican Rep. Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania recently said lifting the Social Security payroll tax cap could stabilize the program. The 2026 trustees' projections show the trust fund will deplete in Q4 2032, forcing a 22% benefit cut without action. Smucker's statement reflects concern over

Korean investors shifted 1.5 trillion won into covered call ETFs in one month as the KOSPI entered September, historically the weakest month with an average -0.68% return since 2000. The move toward income-generating products reflects growing demand for stable cash flow amid