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San Francisco Federal Reserve economists Kevin Lansing and Adam Shapiro introduced the Inflation Shock Momentum Index (ISMI) on June 6 (local time), a tool tracking monthly shocks in the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index that the Fed uses as its primary inflation benchmark. The eco

Samsung Electronics will announce its Q2 2026 preliminary results on July 7, with the market viewing this release as a turning point to gauge whether the artificial intelligence memory supercycle will continue or decline. This marks the first quarter where AI semiconductor demand surge is fully

SpaceX officially joins the Nasdaq 100 index on July 7 (local time), triggering expectations of a rebound for Korean space-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have suffered losses since the company's listing. The inclusion follows SpaceX's Nasdaq debut on the 12th of last month, making it the

NH Investment & Securities sold out its second IMA (Investment Management Account) product worth 1200 billion KRW in approximately 3 hours after opening subscriptions. Korean securities firms' IMA products are attracting renewed investor attention as stock market volatility increases and expected

Samsung Active Asset Management's KoAct KOSDAQ Active ETF closed at 9,580 won on July 6, down 5.34%, marking a 35.27% decline from its intraday peak of 14,800 won recorded on March 11, the day after its March 10 listing at 12,020 won. The fund has underperformed amid broad KOSDAQ market weakness,

Kumho Construction and other Gwangju-based stocks surged to daily limit on July 6 following government announcements on the Honam semiconductor cluster plan. Kumho Construction's stock rose 2,850 won (30.00%) to 12,350 won, while Kumho Construction preferred shares, Kumho Tire, and Kumho Electric

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper warned that governments need global agreements to manage artificial intelligence risks. In an article published on Monday, Cooper compared the challenge to nuclear safety efforts that followed World War II, stating governments risk repeating mistakes made during th

BonkDAO was hit by a malicious governance proposal that drained approximately $20 million worth of BONK tokens from its treasury, according to the project's official X account statement posted on Monday. The attack exploited the DAO's governance process rather than a wallet vulnerability, with the a

Fully diluted valuation emerged as a critical metric reshaping how investors evaluate new cryptocurrency token launches in 2026, following a structural market collapse of high-FDV tokens in 2025. FDV multiplies a token's current price by its maximum total supply, revealing potential market value

US stocks rose on July 7 (local time), with the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing the 53,000 mark for the first time on a closing basis, driven by a rebound in artificial intelligence-related technology stocks. The Dow closed at 53,055.91, up 0.29% from the previous trading day, while the

Toyota Motor announced Monday that it is investing $3.6 billion to move production of the Tacoma midsize pickup truck from a plant in Tijuana, Mexico to its San Antonio, Texas manufacturing campus. The investment is expected to create 2,000 U.S. jobs at the facility, add a second vehicle assembly li

Bitcoin and Zcash differ fundamentally in transaction privacy handling. Bitcoin operates a fully transparent blockchain where every transaction, wallet address, and amount transferred is permanently visible on the public ledger, while Zcash uses zk-SNARK zero-knowledge proof cryptography to enable o

Florida programmer Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC for two large Papa John's pizzas on May 22, 2010, in what became the first documented purchase of a physical good using Bitcoin. The transaction established Bitcoin's functionality as a medium of exchange for real-world goods beyond theoretical

The Korean won-dollar exchange rate has risen to the 1500 won range despite record export performance and upward revisions to economic growth forecasts. The exchange rate averaged 1544.50 won during the first days of the month, continuing an upward trend from monthly averages of 1456.58 won in

Samsung Electronics' Q2 earnings announcement scheduled for July 7 is expected to show operating profit reaching 85 trillion won according to market consensus, with some analysts forecasting up to 90 trillion won — a potential record-high result. The anticipated profit surge is driven by expanded

FIFA suspended US player Folarin Balogun's red card in a rare move invoking Article 27 of its disciplinary code, allowing the ban to be suspended for a year instead of being enforced immediately for the Round of 16 match against Belgium. The decision followed President Donald Trump's admission

The US Institute for Supply Management (ISM) service sector employment index rose to 51.2 in June, climbing 3.3 points from the previous month and surpassing the baseline of 50 for the first time since February. The prices index declined to 67.7 from 71.3 in May, marking the first decrease in four m

President Donald Trump's strategic bitcoin reserve plan is encountering legal and jurisdictional obstacles, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. Trump outlined the reserve early in his presidency, funded primarily by bitcoin already owned by the government

Wall Street investor Jordi Visser issued a warning on the job market on July 4 during an interview with investor and podcaster Anthony Pompliano. Visser said the warning could be positive for Bitcoin (BTC). He turned bearish on the job market, citing wide adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)

Bitcoin reached $63,900 on Monday, its highest price in the last two weeks, as Bernstein analysts maintained their $150,000 price target for 2026 year-end despite the cryptocurrency falling nearly 50% from its all-time high reached last October. The investment bank cited potential regulatory