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Gibraltar's Ministry for Justice, Trade and Industry launched the Prediction Market Regulations 2026 on July 13, establishing what officials describe as the world's first dedicated regulatory framework for prediction markets. The regime exempts prediction-market operators from certain provisions of

Nvidia cut its Asian AI chip customer whitelist by over half after stricter compliance reviews conducted in recent months under US government pressure to prevent products from reaching China, according to unnamed sources cited by the Financial Times on July 14. The crackdown targeted so-called

KOSPI recovered the 6800 level on July 14, closing at 6856.83, up 49.90 points or 0.73% from the previous trading day. The rebound followed bargain-hunting attempts in semiconductor stocks after the previous day's selloff. Institutions purchased 3.8443 trillion won worth of stocks through Korea

Housing industry experts proposed easing loan-to-value (LTV) regulations and restoring tax benefits for rental business operators at a Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport housing supply forum held on

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon criticized the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 14th for causing delays in Seoul's redevelopment and reconstruction projects due to insufficient cooperation. Oh attended a Cabinet meeting where President Lee Jae-myung requested a report on why Seoul's rede

Korea Investment & Securities released a report on the 14th analyzing single-stock leveraged ETF trading volumes amid recent KOSPI volatility concerns. The report, titled 'Understanding Leveraged ETFs: Examining the Impact on Volatility Expansion,' found that Korea's single-stock leveraged ETF tradi

Robeco Asset Management held a briefing on the 14th in Seoul, where executives forecast that Korean stocks will face continued volatility due to high artificial intelligence (AI) exposure. Joshua Crabb, Asia Pacific Equity Head at Robeco, and Chris Berkouwer, Global Equity Portfolio Manager,

Overseas crypto exchanges listed SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics stock-based tokens for trading on May 13, with Binance supporting the SK Hynix token (SKHYB) for trading against Tether (USDT). The listings followed strong demand for SK Hynix and Samsung stock-linked perpetual futures products,

OpenAI and Anthropic are creating a new generation of billionaires as their initial public offerings approach, with the seven co-founders of Anthropic estimated to become billionaires and 50 early employees projected to hold assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to stock tracking p

Startale launched Onchain Finance Kits and Startale Card at WebX 2026 in Tokyo on July 13, 2026, expanding its strategy beyond blockchain infrastructure into regulated financial services and consumer payments. The Onchain Finance Kits provide modular software infrastructure for financial

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted critical remarks on X on Monday, days after Apple sued his AI startup alleging trade-secret theft. Altman wrote 'Come for the best model, stay because we don't treat you with contempt' and separately called Anthropic's new Claude advertisement 'satire,' without naming

The Blue House stated on July 14 that Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Governor Lee Chan-jin's recent remarks about difficulty finding clear solutions to single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reflect ongoing deliberations on

An individual investor holding SK Hynix leveraged ETF shares posted an online account screenshot on May 13 showing an unrealized loss of approximately 2.1 billion KRW. The post gained attention as SK Hynix stock fell over 13% intraday on May 13, breaking below the 1.9 million KRW level. The investor

US investors' margin debt surged over 54% year-over-year as of May, according to data from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) reported by MarketWatch on local time. The sharp increase reflects heightened borrowing from brokerages to bet on continued US stock market strength.

Korea Investment Corporation will expand into domestic strategic investments within this year, the government announced on July 14. The sovereign wealth fund will create a separate strategic investment account for domestic strategic and infrastructure industries, ending its 21-year

Japan's Ministry of Finance held a 20-year government bond auction on the 14th, drawing demand that exceeded the 12-month average as high yields attracted strong investor interest. The bid-to-cover ratio reached 4.52 times, surpassing both the prior auction's 2.97 times and the 12-month average of 3

The Hang Seng Index reversed a 311-point intraday drop to close up 159 points at 24373 (0.66%) today, recovering from a low of 23902 points. The afternoon session saw strong buying pressure that erased morning losses and pushed the index nearly 200 points higher from its trough. Middle East

Lord Harris of Haringey, chair of the National Preparedness Commission, warned on July 14, 2026 that the UK should prepare for food and medicine supplies to be 'shut off' in the event of conflict. The warning stems from the UK having the most open economy among G20 nations, making its food supplies,

Chris Berkouwer, Deputy Head of Global Stars Equity Strategy at Robeco Asset Management, stated at a conference on the 14th that the exceptional surge in US corporate profits occurring without a recession is accompanied by inflation pressure, and that scenarios of the Federal Reserve raising

HMM and other Korean shipping stocks rose on the 14th after the United States decided to control the Strait of Hormuz. HMM gained 2.30% to 20,000 won as of 2:25 PM, while STX Green Logistics hit the daily trading limit and Heung-A Shipping climbed 2.92%. The rally followed President Donald Trump's a