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Korean banks are tightening lending standards in the third quarter, primarily in the household sector, according to a Bank of Korea survey released on the 20th. The composite lending attitude index fell to -7 in Q3 from -2 in Q2, indicating stricter lending conditions. Banks cited rising credit

The Korean government announced on the 20th the selection of 547 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies as 'Innovation Premier' companies for the second round this year, to receive concentrated policy financing and non-financial support. The Financial Services

The 2026 World Cup final has ended. Spain scored the only goal of the match in extra time at the 106th minute through Ferran Torres, beating defending champions Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup for the second time in their history. Canadian singer Drake placed a bet worth 1.5 million USDT on Argentina to win in regular time via the crypto platform Stake before the match, but the entire wager failed. Ferran Torres Breaks Through at the 106th Minute of Extra Time Spain’s only goal came at the 10

The Taipei City Department of Legal Affairs issued a consumer warning on July 18, explaining that consumer protection officers, together with the Taipei City Department of Commerce, conducted a joint inspection at the registered address of HOMEE 合宜家居 (HOMEE AI, 睿締國際科技股份有限公司). At the scene, the main entrance was locked and shut; the building’s caretaker said the company has had no personnel entering or leaving recently. Consumer orders for furniture have been stuck in shipment; the customer servi

Launched by the grassroots organization Humans First, protests were held simultaneously on July 19 across at least 42 U.S. states and 142 locations to oppose the disorderly expansion of AI data centers. According to a Reuters report, this was the first nationwide, coordinated protest action in the United States targeting AI data centers. Humans First posted the participating cities and activity schedule on its official event page. A record of protest scale: synchronized action in 42 states and 1

South Korean courts convicted 94 of 95 defendants across 52 virtual asset foreign exchange violation cases from 2017 to 2026, with illegal transactions totaling approximately 3.1 trillion won. The cases involved unregistered foreign exchange operations using digital assets to facilitate

Motorists in the Philippines face steep fuel price increases starting July 21, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin announced at a press conference on July 20. Diesel will rise P10.68 per liter, gasoline will increase P3.65 per liter, and kerosene will jump P11.77 per liter. The price hikes stem from

Seven of the world’s largest music industry organizations jointly launched a voluntary AI tagging system on July 20 to indicate whether generative artificial intelligence was used in recorded music. The tags are divided into two specifications: AI-Generated and AI-Assisted. The promoting organizations include IFPI, RIAA, and seven other major bodies, and they have also been recognized by independent music organizations such as A2IM, WIN, and IMPALA. Streaming platform AI music ratio: Deezer 44%

BCA Research recommends selling the US dollar and buying currencies of current account surplus countries including the Korean won, citing parallels between today's macroeconomic environment and the late Bretton Woods era. The independent research firm warns that the dollar is transforming into a

On June 12, 2026, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) listed on the Nasdaq at an IPO price of $135, setting a record for the largest IPO financing in history at $86 billion. On its first day of trading, the stock surged 19% to $161, and subsequent trading days quickly pushed it to a historical high of $225.64. However, as of July 20, 2026, SPCX has already fallen by more than 40% from its IPO peak. On July 17, it closed at $123.99, and during the day it briefly touched $122.12, a 52-week

Jason Oxman, CEO of the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), which represents payment giants such as Visa, MasterCard, Amazon, and PayPal, said in an interview with CoinDesk that the traditional electronic payments industry is seeing Bitcoin’s disruptive potential, and collaboration with startups will only increase. Oxman said ETA’s role is to facilitate electronic transactions, which will be adopted in whatever form customers or merchants consider most suitable. BitPay became the first Bi

San Francisco AI safety startup Andon Labs builds an AI agent called “Mona” using Google Gemini. With a reserved $20,000 principal, it sets up Andon Café in Stockholm, Sweden, and handles all tasks—such as procurement, hiring, and contracting—entirely by issuing commands via Slack. Nearly three months after the opening, Mona burned through more than $16,000 and generated revenue of only $5,700. Andon Café burns $16,000 in three months, revenue $5,700 According to an Andon Labs experimental repor

Kwon Dae-young, Vice Chairman of South Korea's Financial Services Commission, defended the government's long-term overdue debt restructuring policy on the 20th, rejecting accusations of populism and asserting the initiative fills a 20-year institutional gap to modernize the financial system.

DS Securities analyst Lee Su-rim stated on the 20th that concerns over DRAM oversupply are excessive despite aggressive capital expenditure announcements by memory semiconductor companies. The analyst's mid-to-long term supply-demand analysis through 2035 projects that even if all currently announce

Yoo Seung-min, former Future United Party lawmaker and economist, criticized the introduction of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix on May 19, attributing responsibility to the Blue House. Yoo stated on Facebook that "countless retail investors a

Foreign investors net sold Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks while concentrating purchases on semiconductor value chain stocks during July 1-16. According to Korea Exchange data, foreign investors net sold 6.67 trillion won of Samsung Electronics and 7.00 trillion won of SK Hynix, ranking

Korean retail investors shifted from domestic semiconductor leveraged ETFs to US index ETFs during May 10-16, according to ETF CHECK data. The move followed a sharp KOSPI decline that saw the index fall 19.53% month-to-date through May 16. Individual investors net purchased 161.1 billion won of

U.S. stock index futures for the three major indexes fell on July 20: S&P 500 index futures and Nasdaq 100 index futures each dropped about 0.1%, while Dow Jones index futures fell nearly 0.2%. The trigger was the eighth consecutive day of U.S. airstrikes on Iran. The U.S. Central Command said the operation was intended to weaken Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and to quickly punish Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces that attacked U

Alibaba (09988-HK) stock has recently seen two developments unfolding in parallel: first, China’s version of Apple Intelligence has been filed with the Cyberspace Administration of China, and Apple will integrate Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen large model to deliver core AI capabilities for users in China; second, as the largest industry investor in Chinese DRAM maker CXMT (ChangXin Technology), Alibaba holds nearly 5% of its shares, and based on the market-expected market cap, its investment return r