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The US dollar edged higher on the 20th at 4pm Eastern Time, driven by a rebound in US Treasury yields and rising international oil prices amid yen weakness. USD-JPY climbed 0.971 yen (0.614%) to 159.118 yen, reversing the previous session's decline as Brent crude surged 2.36% to $93.78 per barrel. T

The US dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen and other major currencies during the New York trading session. The dollar faced sustained upward pressure as US Treasury yields rebounded and international oil prices climbed, with the yen weakening back to the 159 yen per dollar range. Treasury S

President Lee Jae-myung and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won held a private dinner meeting the day before this article's publication, according to the Blue House and industry sources. The meeting occurred 2 hours after SK Hynix labor and management reached a tentative agreement on a 6.3% wage

XRP rallied 22% in the last 24 hours to hit $1.26 following two major announcements on Aug. 19. The U.S. Treasury announced it is at least doubling the amount of longer-term government bond buybacks, and President Donald Trump reiterated his vision to turn the U.S. into a Bitcoin superpower,

NVIDIA's earnings report scheduled for May 26 (local time) is drawing heightened market attention as persistent interest rate concerns weigh on investor sentiment despite the US Treasury's announcement of expanded long-term bond buybacks. Minutes from the July Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) me

Securities industry experts in Korea are cautioning investors against relying solely on dividend yield as an investment metric. The warning comes as Korean companies announce increased shareholder returns under the government's 'Value-Up' initiative. Experts emphasize that high dividend yield

JYP Entertainment stocks declined 24% in the second half of the year, underperforming competitors in the K-pop entertainment sector. The drop followed second-quarter earnings that fell below market expectations, compounded by uncertainty over individual contract renewals for members of TWICE, the co

JYP Entertainment stocks declined 24.62% from July 1 to the previous trading day, closing at 40,100 won on August 20 with a 0.38% gain. The decline followed a second-quarter earnings miss, with revenue of 183.1 billion won

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on the 20th (US Eastern Time) that the United States will implement what he described as the largest coordinated economic isolation in world history targeting Iran, triggering a surge in international oil prices. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for S

Stanley Druckenmiller's Duquesne Family Office completely exited its Broadcom position and opened a $120 million stake in Alphabet during Q2 2026, according to 13F filings. The billionaire macro investor established approximately 336,300 Class A Alphabet shares in the same quarter that Warren

Ethereum broke through a key resistance zone at the 2000.00 level, accelerating its short-term rally and targeting the next resistance at 2400.00. The breakout occurred at the intersection of the round resistance level 2000.00 and the 50% Fibonacci correction of the previous downward impulse wave

Defillama data showed decentralized finance total value locked jumping 9.15% to $83.216 billion on Aug. 20, 2026, as decentralized exchange volume hit $10.886 billion. The surge marked the first time spot DEX volume broke above $10 billion since June 5, coinciding with a broader cryptocurrency

Crypto analyst Ansem predicted that an equal-weighted portfolio consisting of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid, and PUMP tokens could yield 3 to 5 times returns within the next two years. The prediction came in a post from Ansem's X account following a significant surge in the cryptocurrency m

Korean company owners and executives increased personal purchases of their own company stocks as the market experienced sharp fluctuations in recent months. According to the Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system on the 21st, cases where chairmen, CEOs, and presidents

US semiconductor firms Micron and SanDisk announced expanded shareholder return policies in June and on August 13 respectively, triggering significant stock price increases, while Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix faced criticism for lacking concrete return plans. Micron's Chief

SpaceX (SPCX) saw 319 million shares held by employees and early investors released from trading restrictions on August 20, marking the second tranche of the company's staggered post-IPO lockup expiry schedule. This unlock follows the first tranche on August 6, when more than 911 million shares

SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics stocks rebounded sharply on the 20th following SK Hynix's announcement of a large-scale treasury stock buyback and cancellation program. The rally came after domestic semiconductor large-cap stocks had been shaken by a surge in US long-term Treasury yields. The buyba

Domestic banks in South Korea posted a 0.56% loan delinquency rate at June-end, down 0.11 percentage points from May's 0.67%, according to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). The two-month decline resulted from quarter-end management practices, with banks clearing 5.3 trillion won in

Gold prices rebounded on Thursday morning after the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's manufacturing sector survey for August exceeded expectations, rising to 47.4 from 41.4 in July. The reading marked a five-year high and surpassed economist forecasts of 25.0, driving spot gold to $4,470.09 per ounce d

Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, is exploring full banking licenses outside the United States, co-CEO Dave Ripley stated at Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026. Ripley said the company is pursuing banking status in other geographies, though he did not specify which