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SK Telecom reported Q2 operating profit of 566 billion won and revenue of 4.3591 trillion won, meeting market expectations. The South Korean telecom operator's AI data center (AI DC) business drove growth, with Q2 AI DC revenue reaching 136.2 billion won, a 92.5% increase year-over-year. CFO Park

Predictions of an imminent dollar collapse have repeatedly failed to materialize despite years of warnings. The persistence of dollar strength coexists with dollar strain and record stock market valuations as separate but interconnected phenomena. Global capital continues flowing into US assets,

Eugene Investment & Securities analyst Heo Jae-hwan observed clear signs of market breadth expansion in global equity markets recently. The S&P500 Equal Weight Index reached an all-time high this week, gaining 14.9% year-to-date and outpacing the standard S&P500's 13.5% return, while the Dow Jones a

USD/JPY has decoupled from its traditional correlation with US-Japan 10-year yield spreads since April 2025. The yen continues weakening despite the yield differential narrowing by 1.0 percentage point to approximately 2.0 percentage points, near its lowest level since 2021. Analysts attribute the d

Market analysts expect US July consumer price index (CPI) data, scheduled for release on the 12th, to rebound from June's unexpected decline. Vanguard economist Adam Sickling stated the unusually large declines seen across multiple sectors in June will likely return to recent trend levels in July. S

Options market participants are positioning defensively as the S&P 500 trades at historical highs, with heavy Call selling emerging near the 7900 level and VIX holding at 16.39 despite index gains. Dealers face concentrated Gamma exposure in the 7500-7800 range, requiring increased hedging

Sam C&S, KG Financial, and YMC announced their Q2 2026 earnings results on August 5, 2026, with all three Korean stocks delivering revenue and profit growth that exceeded market expectations. Sam C&S reported the strongest performance among the three companies, with Q2 revenue of 31.3 billion

Korean stock markets KOSPI and KOSDAQ posted strong relief rallies on the morning of August 5, with KOSPI rising 3.74% to 6,596.62 points and KOSDAQ climbing 2.62% to 801.16 points as of 10:00 AM. The rally was triggered by an overnight surge in US stocks, particularly semiconductor shares, with the

Seven KOSDAQ active exchange-traded funds posted positive returns during the Aug 3-10 trading period, with performance gaps reaching 11.36 percentage points between top and bottom performers. The rebound followed a broader KOSDAQ market recovery, with fund differentiation driven by varying

South Korean financial regulators raised minimum deposit requirements for single-stock leveraged ETFs from 10 million won to 30 million won effective July 31, triggering an 81.2% collapse in trading volume within ten days. The stricter cash-only deposit rule aimed to limit retail investor access to

Since the U.S.-Israeli joint military strikes on Iran in late February 2026, the status of passage through the Strait of Hormuz has become one of the most important indicators for global energy markets and geopolitics. This strategic waterway, which carries approximately one-quarter of global seaborne oil trade and about one-fifth of liquefied natural gas shipments, is experiencing its most serious transit crisis since the Iran-Iraq War. Alongside changes in shipping volumes, the Event Contracts

South Korea's Cabinet approved amendments to crypto Travel Rule regulations on Tuesday, removing the existing 1 million won (approximately $700) threshold for transfers between registered virtual asset service providers (VASPs). The changes require all VASP-to-VASP transfers to comply with Travel Ru

Trump Media & Technology Group posted a $238.1 million net loss for the second quarter of 2026, with $190.4 million in unrealized losses on digital assets and equity securities accounting for most of the shortfall. The loss stemmed from accounting rules requiring companies to mark down holdings

Companies across industries from medical devices to automotive and electronics are actively lobbying the US government to secure memory chip supplies as AI-driven demand intensifies shortages and price increases. According to 18 anonymous sources cited by The New York Times on August 10,

Dallas, Texas, is emerging as a new U.S. financial capital nicknamed 'Y'all Street' on local time May 9, according to the Washington Post. Major financial institutions including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Bank of America are rapidly expanding large-scale campuses and offices in the city. The

Tether issued $1 billion worth of USDT on the Tron blockchain on August 10, 2026, pushing the total supply of the stablecoin on the network above $91 billion. The mint reflects the continued expansion of stablecoin activity across blockchain ecosystems. Stablecoins increasingly serve as a

Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor preferred stocks demonstrated stronger defensive performance than their common shares during the recent market decline from July 13 to August 10, according to Korea Exchange data released on August 11. The resilience stems from the preferred shares' lower

Hankook Tire & Technology announced on the 11th that its Q2 operating profit surged 58.09% year-over-year to 559.1 billion won, exceeding market consensus of 527.7 billion won. The performance was driven by increased sales of high-value products including 18-inch and above high-inch tires and

Seoul forex market participants are focusing on foreign dividend payment schedules as supply-demand factors drive currency movements. This month, listed Korean companies will pay a total of 2.3 trillion won in quarterly dividends to foreign investors, equivalent to

Decta announced Tuesday it will use USDC stablecoins to settle its own funds internationally through OpenPayd's financial infrastructure, bringing stablecoins into its back-end treasury operations. The payments platform will convert company funds into USDC via OpenPayd's over-the-counter