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Foreign insurance companies are showing renewed interest in Korean government bonds as 5-year yields exceeded 4%. According to a bond market official interviewed by Yonhap Infomax on the 6th, one foreign life insurance company that previously avoided Korean bond investments is now considering

SouthKoreanmemorychipgiantSKHynixisexpectedtoofficiallylistonNasdaqinthesecondweekofJuly,withafundraisingsizeof$29billion,potentiallybecomingthelargestforeigncompanyinitialpublicoffering(IPO)inhistory.SKHynixisthegloballeaderintheHBM(HighBandwidthMemory)market,withamarketshareofabout50%,andisthemainsupplierofcorememorycomponentsforchipssuchasNvidiaH100andH200.##BackgroundbasisforSKHynix'sNasdaqIPO:$29billionscale,largestforeignissuanceinhistoryAccordingtoreports,SKHynix'sIPOfundraisingsizereache

Korea Zinc's labor union is escalating resistance against private equity firm MBK Partners' hostile takeover attempt, holding a joint press conference with the Homeplus union on January 30 at Gwanghwamun Plaza and lobbying lawmakers this month. The union intensified its campaign after a court

The international oil market is experiencing disruption as increased supply flows through the reopened Hormuz Strait, according to JP Morgan commodity strategist Natasha Kaneva. The supply surge is colliding with a market that does not currently need the oil, creating a contradiction in market

Several banks and e-wallets in the Philippines have lowered their InstaPay and PESONet transfer fees following Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Circular No. 1238, which requires financial institutions to adopt cost-based pricing by July 4. The regulatory push mandates that fees for external transfe

NikkeireportsthatAppleplanstolaunchatleastfivenewiPhonesfromthesecondhalfof2026toearly2027,withthefirstfoldablemodelpricedatapproximately$2,500.Theproductiontargetisupto10millionunits,anditexpectstoshipabout70millionunitsofiPhone18Pro/ProMax.InQ2FY2026,iPhonerevenueincreased22%toapproximately$5.7billion,withtotalrevenueofabout$111billion.Q3FY2026willbeannouncedonJuly30,withguidanceof14-17%year-over-yeargrowth.Foldablerevenueisexpectedtomaterializeinfiscalyear2027,withaP/Eratioofabout37times.Therearetechnologyandtimelinerisks,andMotleyFoolseesitasanadditionalgrowthdriver.

NVIDIA (NVDA) stock has risen only about 5% year-to-date in 2026, while the S&P 500 index has gained nearly 10% over the same period — a clear divergence. This underperformance contrasts sharply with NVIDIA's historic streak of significantly outpacing the broader market in 2023, 2024, and 2025. NVIDIA's forward price-to-earnings ratio currently stands at approximately 21.7x, roughly in line with the overall valuation of the S&P 500, marking one of the lowest valuation phases in recent years. 202

Anthropicengineer's14-steproadmap,usingathree-layerarchitectureandfour-layercompoundingstack,deconstructshowtobuildaself-improvingagentsystemaroundFable5thatcompoundsiteratively;contentsourcedfromengineeringarticlesandtheteam'spublicexperiments.Anthropic'sContinualLearningBenchexperimentshowsFable5withmemoryachieves73%verificationcoverage.##Four-LayerCompoundingStackArchitecture:Layer-by-LayerOperationfromPrimitiveLayertoSelf-ImprovementLayer (Source:AnthropicFable5)Accordingtotheoriginalframewo

President Lee Jae-myung on the 6th ordered accelerated site selection and administrative streamlining for South Korea's mega-project initiatives during a public-private joint inspection meeting at the Blue House. The directive emphasizes simultaneous processing of land acquisition procedures and

Iran'sambassadortoBeijing,Fazli,statedatthe14thWorldPeaceForuminBeijingonJuly4thatTehranwillgivedifferentialtreatmenttothelevelandnatureofStraitofHormuztollfeesbasedonthedegreeoffriendship,andexplicitlysaid"We(Iran)willdefinitelygivespecialtreatmenttoChina,becauseChinaisafriendlycountry."ThetollsaresettledinBitcoinorUSDT;IranianofficialsexplainedthereasonforchoosingBitcoin:thesefundscannotbefrozen,traced,orseizedduetosanctions.##IranianAmbassadorJuly4Statement:DifferentialTreatmentPolicyandMeeti

South Korean foreign exchange brokers expressed optimism about new market opportunities following the Ministry of Finance and Economy's decision on the 3rd to change the dollar-won exchange rate benchmark calculation to a 4 PM time-weighted average price (TWAP) method, effective January 1 next

Bitcoin(BTC)continueditsweakdecline,temporarilyreportedataround$108,880onJuly6.TheNewYorkTimesreportedthatapproximately1millioninvestorssufferedcumulativelossesof$3.81billionduetotheTRUMPmemecoin.VitalikButerinunveiled"PurgeEthereum,"a3-4yearphasedprojecttorebuildnearlyallcoreprotocolcomponents,definingitasthenetwork'sthirdmajorreform.---##MacroEvents&CryptoHighlights1.AccordingtostatisticsfromTheNewYorkTimes,asoftheendofJune2026,about1millioninvestorswhopurchasedtheTrumpmemecoin(TRUMP)sufferedc

Taiwanese investors purchased 192 new apartments in Tokyo's 23 wards during the first half of 2025, marking an 82% increase over the entire 2024 sales volume, according to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism cited by Nikkei Asia. The surge is driven by wealth

Dongkuk Holdings, the holding company of Dongkuk Steel Group, reported increased pretax profit amid high exchange rates, according to the company's business report. When the won-dollar exchange rate rises 10%, consolidated pretax profit increases 8.256 billion won, contrary to typical steel

KT announced its transformation into an 'AX Platform Company' on the 6th, with CEO Park Yoon-young unveiling the strategy at the company's first press conference since his appointment at Pullman Ambassador Seoul Eastpol Hotel in Gwangjin-gu. The telecom operator plans to invest approximately 12

JP Morgan stated that the recent stock price decoupling between hyperscaler companies and semiconductor firms cannot persist long-term. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surged 88% in Q2, recording its highest quarterly performance ever, while the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF tracking M7 stock

K-STAR, a KRW stablecoin-based digital currency infrastructure technology alliance, announced on the 6th that it successfully completed a blockchain-based payment and settlement infrastructure proof of concept (PoC) with BNK Busan Bank for local currency digital transformation. The project aimed

Nakamoto, a Bitcoin treasury company, Chairman David Bailey stated on X on July 4 that the BIP-110 proposal offensive, which he described as a "hostile takeover attempt," has failed, which is extremely bullish for Bitcoin. According to on-chain data, among the 9,066 blocks since May 1, only 38 have signaled support for BIP-110, representing only about 0.31% of hashrate. BIP-110 Proposal Design: Restrict Arbitrary Data Storage, 55% Hashrate Threshold, and August Mandatory Signaling Period Accordi

Hanwha Ocean stocks surged over 12% during morning trading on anticipation of Canada's upcoming submarine project announcement. The stock price rose 13,500 won (12.63%) to 120,400 won as of the morning session, according to Korea Exchange data. The surge reflects investor expectations for a

According to blockchain analytics firm Allium, over the past 12 months, wallets linked to the US have executed $571 million in notional trading volume on Polymarket's political trading markets. Although Polymarket is currently prohibited by law from serving US users, users can access the platform simply with a VPN and an existing crypto wallet. Geopolitical bets from US users account for 46% of their notional bet volume (36% across the entire platform). Why Polymarket's IP Blocking Is Ineffectiv