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If you feel the market has moved but do not know which way to bet, today's market answer is actually deeply divided: CPI gave the Fed some breathing room, but the Treasury market is not buying it; AI hardware rebounded across the board, while after-hours trading following earnings reports is exposing a lack of confidence; gold skyrocketed $460 in 9 days and copper hit an all-time high, as hard assets are being repriced. All three lines are saying the same thing: “good news” is no longer good eno

On August 12, 2026, hosting provider Teraswitch experienced a routing configuration error that caused 28.83% of the staked SOL on the Solana network to go offline. Under Solana’s consensus mechanism, when the proportion of offline stake reaches 33.34%, the network will stop finalizing blocks and effectively halt, leaving Solana just 4.51 percentage points below that threshold in this incident. Teraswitch Routing Error Triggers Network Halt Mechanism According to the incident report released by T

Securitize, a US-based real-world asset (RWA) tokenization company, saw its stock plunge 16% in after-hours trading on May 13 (Korean time) following its first quarterly earnings report since going public. The decline occurred despite growth in tokenized assets under management (AUM) and

Bitcoin fell further to $63,569 on August 13, remaining trapped in the $62,000–$66,000 range for several consecutive weeks. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its July Consumer Price Index (CPI) report on August 12, and the overall data was in line with market expectations: a seasonally adjusted monthly increase of 0.1% and an unadjusted year-over-year increase of 3.4%; core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.2% month over month on a seasonally adjusted basis. Four Key U

David Rosenberg, head of Rosenberg Research who predicted the 2008 housing market collapse, highlighted that US existing home sales in July fell below early 2008 levels, according to Business Insider on the 12th (local time). The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported July existing home sal

Norway's sovereign wealth fund (NBIM) doubled its Korean stock holdings in the first half of 2026, elevating Korea to the 4th largest country by investment size in its portfolio. NBIM's Korean equity holdings surged from 278.5 billion kroner (approximately 41.6 trillion won) at year-end 2025 to 564.2 billion kroner (approximately 84.3 trillion won) in H1 2026, a 102.6% increase. The expansion coincided with a 101.12% rally in the KOSPI index during the same period, delivering above-global-averag

Daishin Securities analyst Ryu Hyung-geun stated in a report on June 13 that Korean semiconductor stocks, which experienced a sharp decline since late June, could rebound supported by structural industry strength and expanded shareholder returns. The analyst attributed the price drop to a failure to

Binance launched VIP Earn, a dedicated yield hub offering VIP users annual percentage rates 10% to 20% higher than standard retail rates across more than 20 digital assets including bitcoin, ether, USDT, and BNB. The product automatically provides eligible users across VIP Tiers 1 through 9 with

The USD-KRW exchange rate traded around the 1,410 won level on August 13, absorbing two-way supply and demand flows. While external factors supported downward pressure, strong buying support at lower levels prevented significant declines. US inflation concerns remained limited after the Labor

Gold spot prices traded around $4,400 per ounce, rising approximately 9% this month, as global gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $3 billion in net inflows last month according to the World Gold Council. European and Asian investors led the buying activity, with Europe contributing $2 billio

South Korea's Financial Services Commission met with ruling Democratic Party officials late last month to coordinate on digital asset legislation. The FSC held closed-door discussions with National Assembly Policy Committee Chairman Yoo Dong-soo and ruling party whip Park Sang-hyuk to advance the

South Korean corporations shifted to short-term borrowing through commercial paper (CP) and bank loans instead of corporate bond issuance from the start of this year to last month, with corporate bond net redemptions reaching 3.3558 trillion won compared to 13.2474 trillion won in net issuance

US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on local time (6th) introducing Minimum Import Prices for polysilicon and solar products under Section 232. Effective December 4, the policy sets MIP at $21 per kilogram for polysilicon, $100 for ingots and wafers, $0.22 per watt for solar cells, and $

The Federal Reserve faces a 59.9% probability of holding interest rates steady at 3.5-3.75% during its September 16 FOMC meeting, according to CME FedWatch data reported on August 13. The shift follows weaker-than-expected July employment figures and stabilizing inflation metrics. One month prior on

Samil PwC published a report on May 13 analyzing how AI infrastructure competition is shifting from securing GPUs and HBM to connection efficiency between these components. The report, titled 'Now the Bottleneck is Connection: Optical Communications in the AI Era and Opportunities for Domestic

Securities firms collectively downgraded target prices for Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) amid rising cost burdens and prolonged Middle East conflict driving oil price increases. The downgrades reflect concerns over short-term headwinds including oil price volatility and uncertainty

South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance briefed its 2026 tax reform plan on August 30 in Sejong, with Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yoon-chul presenting measures to increase taxes on high-value properties. The reform triggered significant public response after legislative notice on August 4, with

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plans to provide instant settlement services for some Japanese Government Bond (JGB) transactions using blockchain technology, according to Nikkei Asia on the 13th. The initiative aims to shorten settlement times in traditional securities trading by utilizing to

South Korea's asset management industry received temporary relief as the Financial Services Commission (FSC) delayed penalties for ETF tracking error violations, despite tightening standards effective August 19. Starting that date, ETF tracking error limits drop to 2% for domestic products

Trian Fund is pursuing a full acquisition of Wendy's Company (NAS:WEN) with Flynn Group and Blue Five Capital to take the fast-food chain private. The bid, led by activist investor Nelson Peltz, follows six consecutive quarters of