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Woori Financial Group held a second-half strategy workshop on the 16th at its Seoul headquarters, where Chairman Lim Jong-ryong emphasized profit recovery, cost competitiveness, and soundness maintenance as top priorities.

Single-person households in Korea shifted financial assets from savings deposits to stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) according to a report published on the 19th by KB Financial Group Management Research Institute. The '2026 Korea Single-Person Household Report' showed savings and deposits' sh

The Bank of Korea raised its base rate from 2.50% to 2.75% on the 16th, marking the first increase in 3 years and 6 months, according to reports on the 19th from financial sources. The 25 basis point hike is expected to push up mortgage rates across the banking sector. Governor Shin Hyun-song

France's national gaming regulator, the Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ), announced Friday it ordered internet service providers to completely block access to Polymarket on July 17, escalating a crackdown on the prediction platform over fears of rampant market manipulation and illegal gambling.

Korean individual investors' stock deposit accounts decreased by 28.4 trillion won from June 4 to July 14, but analysts from Hyundai Motor Securities and Shinying Securities interpret this as active stock purchasing rather than market exit. According to the Korea Financial Investment Association, in

South Korea's Q2 2026 employment increased by only 32,000 jobs year-over-year, marking the smallest growth in 21 quarters since Q1 2021, according to data released by the National Statistical Portal (KOSIS) on July 19. The employment rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 63.2%, the first decline for a

South Korea's Q2 employment growth reached its lowest level in nearly five years, adding only 32,000 jobs year-over-year despite a semiconductor-driven export surge. The employment rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 63.2% in Q2, the first decline for a second quarter since 2020. The slowdown

The automotive industry faces growing cybersecurity concerns as analysts warn that over-the-air technology used to update vehicle systems increases vulnerability to cyberattacks. OTA technology delivers wireless software, firmware, and data updates to internet-connected vehicles, a practice Tesla no

Fashion B2B platform operator Delicious conducts institutional demand forecast from July 23, while HLG Genomics lists on KOSDAQ on July 24 and Lemon Healthcare faces its first lock-up expiration on July 21. Delicious operates 'Shinshang Market' connecting Dongdaemun fashion wholesalers with

The Bank of Korea raised its benchmark interest rate, triggering funding difficulties for lower-rated Korean companies as corporate bond issuance became harder amid contracting institutional investor demand and rising borrowing costs. As of May 16 afternoon session, AA- 3-year unsecured corporate bo

MP Materials, a US rare earth mining company, has transformed from a bankrupt asset acquired for 28.7 billion won (20.5 million USD) in 2017 into a strategic national asset with a market capitalization of 12.3 trillion won (8.8 billion USD) as of July 2026. The company operates the Mountain Pass min

FTX announced a $900 million fifth distribution to creditors starting July 31, 2026, under its confirmed Chapter 11 Plan. The payout covers eligible holders of allowed claims in the Convenience and Non-Convenience Classes who met requirements by the June 16 Record Date, with BitGo, Kraken, and

U.S. regulators reached the GENIUS Act's one-year rulemaking deadline on Saturday without issuing the final regulations needed to implement the country's federal stablecoin framework. As of Saturday afternoon, principal rule packages issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),

Alphabet's second-quarter earnings release on July 22 will be a key focus for US stocks during the week of July 20-24, as investors assess the company's AI capital expenditure plans amid concerns over the semiconductor sector's profitability. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 9.97% last week

The won-dollar exchange rate faces directional uncertainty this week as Middle East geopolitical risks compete with domestic growth momentum. While ongoing US-Iran military confrontations sustain dollar strength pressures, robust semiconductor export performance and expectations for additional

Mirae Asset Asset Management's TIGER US Dividend Dow Jones ETF surpassed 4 trillion won in net assets as of May 15, becoming the first US dividend stock ETF listed in Korea to reach this milestone. The product's strategy of pursuing both monthly dividends and dividend growth attracted significant in

Korea's credit bond market will see KRW 2.3 trillion in issuances during the week of July 20-24, according to data from the Korea Financial Investment Association and Yonhap Infomax released July 19. The majority of this week's issuance is concentrated on July 20, when KRW 2.2 trillion+ in bonds — i

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, emphasized that self-custody is essential for scaling cryptocurrency adoption to the next billion users globally. Armstrong stated that while the Coinbase app worked well in developed countries, the U.S. represents only 4% of the global population, and self-custody

Five major South Korean defense stocks rose an average of 22.7% year-to-date through the closing on the 16th, underperforming the KOSPI index's 61.9% gain over the same period. The stocks—Hanwha Aerospace, Hyundai Rotem, Korea Aerospace Industries, Hanwha Systems, and LIG Nex1—had surged following t

Foreign investors net sold over 12 trillion won in Korean stocks during the 1st-16th while simultaneously net buying nearly 600 billion won in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Korea Exchange and KOSCOM CHECK data released on the 19th. The contrarian trading pattern occurred as the KOSPI in