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Korean stock markets showed mixed trading on September 1st, with the KOSPI declining 0.40% to 6,792.62 and the KOSDAQ falling 1.81% to 819.19 as of 11:10 AM. The decline followed overnight drops in US markets amid renewed US-Iran military tensions. However, Korea's August semiconductor exports

Japanese stock markets showed mixed performance on September 1st as Middle East tensions escalated, with the Nikkei 225 falling 605.66 points (0.91%) to 65,706.27 as of 9:10 AM, while the Topix index rose 0.06% to 4,158.95. The decline followed renewed US-Iran military exchanges on the night of the

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission is conducting a plenary session on the 2nd regarding 15 financial institutions — 10 securities firms and 5 banks — accused of bid-rigging in government bond auctions between January 2020 and June 2023. The FTC's investigator alleges the firms exchanged sensitive i

Solana Mobile's SKR token ranked among the top weekly performers in the crypto top 200, according to market data from Coingecko. The token outpaced most large and mid-cap assets in the weekly gainers list, reflecting renewed attention on Solana Mobile's consumer-facing strategy. Solana Mobile

Minister Park Hong-geun of South Korea's Ministry of Planning and Budget announced on September 1 that the government has compiled a 2027 budget proposal totaling 820.9 trillion won, marking a 12.8% increase and the largest budget in the nation's history. Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Park stated t

Franklin Templeton, Northern Trust, Moody's, New York Life, and SBI Securities executives will speak at Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2026 in Seoul this month. FactBlock, the event organizer, confirmed on September 1 that Chetan Karkhanis (Franklin Templeton Senior Vice President of Digital Assets

Hanwha Group's proposed acquisition of US shipbuilder and defense contractor Austal USA for up to $1.2 billion is facing uncertainty as the Pentagon emerges as a last-minute variable in the deal. The South Korean conglomerate has engaged Morgan Stanley as its acquisition advisor and entered a

Korean bond markets lost direction following the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee meeting, contrary to expectations that uncertainty would dissipate. Three-year Korean Treasury yields rose 9 basis points to 3.840% over two trading days after the meeting, while 10-year yields climbed 8.9bp t

U.S. President Donald Trump directly contacted Apple to request changing the name of Lake Ontario to 'America Lake' in its mapping service, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed on January 31. Burgum stated during an appearance on Fox Business's 'Mornings with Maria' that the President reached ou

Hut 8 Corp. (HUT) shares jumped nearly 5% in overnight trading late Monday following reports that the company will develop a data center site as part of a $35 billion cloud-computing deal between Anthropic and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday, citing people

South Korea's National Assembly Research Service proposed digital asset taxation as a key topic for the 2026 parliamentary audit in a report released on the 27th. The taxation, which has been postponed three times, is scheduled for implementation in 2027, with tax authorities planning to utilize the

Wallets linked to North Korean hacking group Lazarus sold over $30 million worth of Bitcoin through decentralized exchange Hyperliquid on the 31st local time, according to blockchain data firm Arkham cited by CoinDesk. The hackers converted Bitcoin sale proceeds into Ethereum and Solana, then

Hyperliquid Labs is negotiating with Payward to enter the US market through a regulated derivatives exchange partnership. Bloomberg reported on local time 1일 that the talks center on using Bitnomial, a US-regulated derivatives exchange owned by Payward, to offer perpetual futures trading linked to H

Pump fun sold 132,935 $SOL for $13.75 million in a recent transaction, as reported by influencer @lookonchain. This sale contributes to a larger pattern where Pump fun has offloaded 5,110,924 $SOL, totaling approximately $834.3 million. Solana is a blockchain platform recognized for fast transaction

On May 1st, foreign exchange dealers in Seoul's forex market forecast that the USD/KRW exchange rate may test the lower end of the 1,360 won range once more despite rebound pressures. Risk-off sentiment is expected to dominate the market following a resurgence of Middle East instability overnight, w

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon delivered optimistic predictions about artificial intelligence's economic impact at a G20 meeting in North Carolina on the 31st local time. In an interview with CNBC, Solomon stated that AI adoption by businesses and individuals would generate an 'extraordinary