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The Trump administration announced new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on over 60 trading partners on the 26th (local time). The measures replace expiring temporary levies and cover more than 99% of US imports. University of Michigan Professor Justin Wolfers criticized the policy as a legal repackaging

South Korea's Democratic Party and government will hold a closed-door meeting on July 30 at the National Assembly to discuss the second-half tax reform plan, including real estate holding taxes. The meeting aims to finalize adjustments to the government's proposed tax reform measures. The session fo

AST SpaceMobile stocks (ASTS) jumped over 4% premarket on Monday as satellite analyst Tim Farrar questioned whether the company can close the gap with Starlink, arguing AST may arrive "too little, too late" in the direct-to-device race. Farrar said on X that AST SpaceMobile's low-band

Genesis Private Equity submitted a letter of intent to acquire D&T, a medical display manufacturer, joining at least six bidders in the preliminary round, with the shortlist expected to be finalized this month. The acquisition interest stems from D&T's stable cash generation capabilities and

Prediction market platform Kalshi published research positioning event-based contracts as a viable alternative to traditional insurance for corporations exposed to sports-related financial risks. In 'Hedging Sports Risk: A World Cup Case Study,' the platform argues that binary outcome markets can ma

US stock futures surged early Monday after reports that the United States and Iran agreed to pause military strikes over the weekend, triggering a sharp selloff in crude oil prices. The military pause eased geopolitical tensions and sent Nasdaq futures up 1.5%, while Dow and S&P 500 futures

iM Financial Group announced on July 27 that conditions are ready for converting iM Securities into a full subsidiary, with timing currently being coordinated. CFO Cheon Byeong-gyu stated at the Q2 earnings conference call that preparations are sufficient, as uncertainties related to preferred

Hana Securities held a board meeting on the 23rd and decided to implement an interim dividend of 559.48 won per ordinary share, totaling 45 billion won. According to industry sources on the 27th, this decision supports the parent company Hana Financial Group's shareholder return strategy and group-l

Bitcoin is trading near $65,300 as U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds posted $465 million in combined outflows on July 23 and July 24. Redemptions hit $225.1 million on the first day and $240.08 million on the second, ending a seven-session run that had pulled in nearly $1 billion over the

Dominus Investment, a South Korean private equity fund operator, recently invested approximately 100 billion won in Shinkwang Tech Mexico, the Mexican subsidiary of automotive parts manufacturer Shinkwang Tech. The investment was executed through convertible bond acquisition using a 200 million

Outlook Therapeutics, Inc. (OTLK) saw its stock rally 12% overnight heading into Monday after the FDA approved Lytenava on Friday, the company's eye drug for treating wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). The approval came ahead of the FDA's July 29 target date and followed a May ruling

iM Securities, a subsidiary of iM Financial Group, reported Q2 consolidated operating profit of 275 billion won, down 16.3% from the same period last year but up 13.7% from the previous quarter, according to a disclosure on the 27th. The decline was driven by a sharp drop in the product management s

Korean retail investors purchased a net $2.596 billion in US stocks from July 1 to 24, quadrupling June's $632.96 million and reversing two months of net selling, according to Korea Securities Depository data released on the 27th. The surge followed extreme volatility in domestic markets, where

Housing policy experts recommended easing comprehensive real estate tax and capital gains tax burdens for single residential homes at a forum held on the 27th at the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul. Professor Kang Seong-hoon of Hanyang University's Policy Studies Department st

Sixteen single-stock leveraged exchange-traded fund products in the Korean market saw trading volume fall below 10 trillion won on the 27th, dropping to 7.4464 trillion won. The decline occurred ahead of new regulatory measures set to take effect on the 31st that will raise basic deposit

MSCI announces its August Korea Index rebalancing results on the morning of August 13 (Korean time), with the Korean securities industry focusing on which stocks will be added or removed. The index, one of the world's major benchmarks, adjusts its constituents quarterly in February, May, August,

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission mandated daily leverage ratio adjustments for leveraged and inverse ETFs following overheating in single-stock products tied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. South Korean financial authorities are studying the regulation's implementation details and

IBK Industrial Bank reported a consolidated net profit of 689.5 billion won for Q2, down 0.7% from 694.4 billion won in the same period last year, the bank announced on July 27. The decline was attributed to expanded foreign exchange valuation losses due to sharp currency fluctuations and

Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $33 million net inflow last week, reversing a 2026 outflow trend that had persisted for months. The inflow follows two consecutive weeks in July with larger positive flows of $197.4 million and $75.7 million respectively, marking three straight weeks of capital returning to B

Connor Fitzgerald, head of stablecoin partnerships at Stripe, announced his departure on X after building the company's global stablecoin card program from launch to operations across more than 100 markets. Fitzgerald joined Bridge one month after Stripe acquired the stablecoin platform and