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On July 6, 2026, the South Korean stock market opened with significant volatility. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) widened its intraday decline to 2%, with the semiconductor sector under notable pressure. SK Hynix fell over 4% at one point during the session, and as of the intraday trading period, its stock price was temporarily reported at $1,519 (converted based on the ADR reference price), with an opening decline of approximately 3.9%. This price movement occurred at an extremel

South Korea's Financial Services Commission and Korea Exchange announced duplicate listing ban guidelines on May 6, prohibiting parent companies from listing subsidiaries that function as economically identical entities. The regulatory overhaul targets Korea's duplicate listing ratio of 11.2% of

Wood Mackenzie forecasts US natural gas prices will rise through 2035, ending a decade of low-cost supply driven by the AI boom and expanding LNG exports. The energy consultancy stated that AI data center construction and US LNG export infrastructure expansion will support strong demand. For 10

Brookings Institution researcher Robin Brooks published analysis on Substack on the 5th (local time) arguing that the Federal Reserve cannot meaningfully reduce its balance sheet without accepting higher long-term Treasury rates, casting doubt on potential Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's stated commitment t

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service reviewed voting rights exercise records from 285 public and private asset management companies covering 46,827 agendas disclosed from April last year to March this year, finding an exercise rate of 91.8% and an opposition rate of 8.2%. The improvement

A consortium of over 140 global financial and big tech companies launched the Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin on May 30 (local time), triggering a 17.5% single-day drop in Circle's stock price. The new stablecoin introduced a revenue-sharing model that distributes reserve asset interest income to

SBI Crypto, the cryptocurrency subsidiary of Japanese financial giant SBI Group, announced that it will officially close its Bitcoin mining pool on July 31, ending the service launched in 2021; according to Hashrate Index data, the mining pool currently accounts for about 2% of Bitcoin's total network hashrate. SBI Crypto Mining Pool to Stop Accepting Hashrate Shares on July 31; Miners Must Complete Hashrate Transfer Before That Date According to the official announcement from SBI Crypto, the mi

Westpac forecasts the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will hold its Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 2.25% at the July 8 monetary policy meeting. The Australian bank cited a sharp drop in international oil prices following Middle East ceasefire agreements, which significantly reduced inflation

According to CoinDesk, the CLARITY Act failed to be signed by July 4 as White House advisor Patrick Witt had targeted in May, but multiple sources familiar with the negotiations remain optimistic about passage this year. The key deadline is August 7, the last day of the Senate's current term, after which the summer and campaign season recess begins. August 7, before the Senate summer recess, is the key legislative window for the CLARITY Act According to CoinDesk, the CLARITY Act missed the July

Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik announced on the 5th at a high-level party-government meeting that the Lee Jae-myung administration will establish a Future Response Fund using additional tax revenue from the semiconductor industry boom. The fund aims to invest in future growth engines

According to a report by the Financial Times on July 2, citing two informed sources, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has proposed to the Trump administration the idea of giving up 5% of the company's equity. This framework is not limited to a unilateral transfer of shares by OpenAI; rather, it suggests that the White House, through a single government investment vehicle, simultaneously hold 5% equity in each of the major leading U.S. AI developers. Anthropic and Google could be included. Altman's Proposed

SK Hynix is listing 290 billion USD (approximately 44.2 trillion KRW) in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on Nasdaq on the 10th, challenging the record for the largest US stock market listing by a foreign company. This listing surpasses Alibaba's 2014 US listing (25 billion USD) and Saudi

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) resumed portfolio rebalancing in July, selling Samsung Electronics and buying SK Hynix as the top net sell and net buy stocks respectively during the month's opening days. From July 1 to 6, the pension fund net sold 201.6 billion won worth of Samsung Elec

Top investors at Mirae Asset Securities net-bought Korean stocks on the morning of the 6th until 11 AM. The purchases focused on Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Samsung Electronics preferred shares. Buying by the top 1% performers over the recent 1 month was driven by strong Samsung earnings

Gold futures recorded a 13.4% decline in the second quarter of 2025, marking the worst quarterly performance since the second quarter of 2013, as rate hike expectations and dollar strength weighed on the precious metal. August delivery gold futures closed at $4183.10 per ounce on July 2 (local

The Esports World Cup 2026 runs in Paris from July 6 through Aug. 23 with a $75 million prize pool, the largest in the event's three-year history. More than 2,000 players and 200 clubs from over 100 countries compete across 25 tournaments in 24 games. The global esports audience reached 640.8 millio

Many parts of Europe experienced a heatwave in the summer of 2026, driving a surge in demand for Chinese air conditioning brands in the region. Midea's PortaSplit portable air conditioner sold out in multiple offline stores and e-commerce channels, with scalpers pushing prices to €1,999. Listed company JD.com (09618-HK), through its European e-commerce platform Joybuy, saw air conditioner sales in the first week of June surge nearly 40 times compared to the same period in May. --- JD Joybuy June

In the first half of 2026, the US ETF market absorbed $852 billion, 33% higher than the same period last year. US equity leveraged ETFs reached $203 billion, surging $67 billion since the end of March. As of the end of June, the total size of US money market funds hit a record $7.92 trillion, with institutional funds accounting for $4.83 trillion; the Federal Reserve has initiated rate cuts, with the current rate at 5.5%. H1 2026 US ETFs Absorb $852 Billion According to market data, in the first

Indian stocks regained investor attention last month after being sidelined during the global artificial intelligence rally, according to a report by Bloomberg on July 5 local time. India's benchmark Nifty50 index outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets index by the largest margin since November last

Japanese stocks rose on July 6, with the Nikkei 225 gaining 482.03 points (0.69%) to 70,226.10 as of 9:14 AM, driven by strength in select semiconductor stocks. The index recovered the 70,000 level after falling to 68,000 last week. Individual investors demonstrated bargain-hunting sentiment