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Korean Treasury futures declined on the morning of August 10, with foreign investors selling 3-year contracts for the first time in 13 trading days despite weaker US employment data that pushed US Treasury yields lower. The 3-year futures dropped 5 ticks to 103.34 and 10-year futures fell 8 ticks to

White House crypto adviser Patrick Wyatt publicly accused Democrats of “pulling out all the stops” to deliberately obstruct a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act before the August recess. He said that if the Senate cannot vote on the bill by September 15, its prospects of passing this year may come to an end. Senate Majority Leader John Thune moved on August 8 to invoke cloture on the bill. Thune Files Cloture Motion on the CLARITY Act The motion submitted by John Thune on Saturday called for end

KB Financial Group published its 'KB Commercial District Revitalization Insight' report on the 10th, revealing that regional commercial districts' monthly average sales per store stand at only one-third of Seoul's level. The report analyzed over 1,200 commercial districts across 3,555

Lynn Martin, President of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced on May 10 that NYSE is developing an on-chain settlement platform for tokenized securities. Speaking at a seminar titled 'Advancement of Korea's Capital Markets and Enhancement of Global Competitiveness' held at the National

According to an Aug. 8 report by U.S. technology media outlet The Information, NVIDIA (NVDA) plans to invest up to $3 billion in power infrastructure developer Lancium. An initial investment of $2 billion would give NVIDIA a 20% stake in Lancium, and NVIDIA plans to provide up to an additional $1 billion if Lancium subsequently meets specific conditions, such as grid interconnection. NVIDIA’s $3 Billion Investment Structure According to The Information, NVIDIA’s investment in Lancium is structur

Bae Jae-kyu, CEO of Korea Investment Trust Management, spoke at the 'ACE ETF New Listing Investment Seminar' on the 10th at 10am at Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, where he criticized single-stock leveraged ETFs and urged investors to focus on long-term investment strategies. During his welcoming re

Lotte Card issued bonds at rates significantly above benchmarks on the previous trading day, reflecting persistent investor caution despite regulatory penalty reduction announced on January 31. The Financial Services Commission imposed a 1.5-month business suspension and 5 billion won fine on Lotte

The Korea Exchange (KRX) issued a trading inquiry to SK hynix on Aug. 10, asking about reports that it plans to sell part of its stake in a NAND flash semiconductor packaging and testing plant in Chongqing, China. The immediate trigger for the inquiry was a Bloomberg News report on Aug. 7, citing multiple sources, that SK hynix was considering selling its stake in the Chongqing plant. SK hynix is evaluating multiple options, including bringing in investors to accelerate the plant’s expansion. Ba

The New York Times (NYT) reported on Aug. 8 that the funds for World Liberty Financial’s (WLFI) largest publicly disclosed governance-token purchase to date—a $100 million investment—came from Chinese businessman Guren Bobby Zhou, who is currently under investigation for money laundering by UK law enforcement agencies. Up to $75 million flowed directly to entities controlled by the Trump family. Guren Bobby Zhou’s Background: Timeline of His Arrest in the UK and $100 Million WLFI Purchase Accord

South Korea's KOSDAQ market triggered its 31st buy-side circuit breaker of the year at 9:50 AM on the 11th as the index surged over 6%, according to the Korea Exchange. The KOSDAQ150 futures rose 6.05% and the KOSDAQ150 index climbed 6.25% from the previous trading day's close, sustaining this

Gold futures surged nearly 7% last week, recovering the 50-day moving average and breaking a downtrend that had dominated prices since March, according to Yahoo Finance. The 4% single-day jump on the 5th marked the largest daily gain since February and lifted gold futures to a 7-week high. The

SpaceX (SPCX) stock rose 15.83% on August 7 to $133.11. CNBC’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer called SpaceX “the investment of the next century.” Veteran investor and former Peter Lynch partner George Noble believes SpaceX’s fair value is just $30 per share, approximately 72% below its current trading level. SpaceX Stock Market Background: Q2 Capital Expenditures Exceed Expectations as Lock-Up Period Ends Reports indicate that SpaceX stock fell 13.61% on August 5, following five consecutive weeks of

South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan and Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon have engaged in repeated public disagreements over semiconductor industry policy. The disputes began in May when Kim Young-hoon raised questions about distributing semiconductor companies' excess profits among

The Bank of Korea's monetary policy advisory committee meeting on the morning of August 7 reportedly produced hawkish signals, intensifying market confusion over a potential back-to-back rate hike in August. The signals emerged despite recent stabilizing factors including international oil prices, t

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of Bitmex and chief investment officer at Maelstrom, warned that bitcoin may fall to $50,000 before eventually reaching $1 million in an essay published on Aug. 4. Hayes argued that the multitrillion-dollar artificial intelligence infrastructure boom resembles a real

The AI video generation platform Higgsfield recently open-sourced all the prompts, character models, and scene assets for the 95-minute AI film “Hell Grind,” along with a 19-minute behind-the-scenes breakdown and a set of prompt tools packaged as a Claude Skill that can be deployed in about 30 seconds. “Hell Grind”: Production Scale and Cost Structure According to Higgsfield’s official statement, “Hell Grind” was produced by a 15-person team in Almaty, Kazakhstan, over 14 days, at a total cost o

Korean securities firm employees are expecting higher performance bonuses this year as firms report record profits driven by a strong stock market rally. Front-line staff in branches handling stock trading and wealth management report bonuses increased approximately 1.5 to 2 times compared to last y

Korea Investment & Securities rapidly narrowed its net profit gap with Nomura Securities, Japan's leading brokerage, during the first half of this year, driven by a domestic stock market boom led by semiconductors. The firm posted net profit of KRW 1.7311 trillion in H1, a 68.9% increase from the

The Korean won appreciated 1.49% against the US dollar last week, marking the strongest performance among major currencies, according to data from Yonhap Infomax. The won's strength resulted from a combination of improved domestic foreign exchange supply and easing dollar strength. However,

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest bought approximately $15 million worth of NVIDIA (NVDA) stock on July 28, distributed across 5 of its ETFs; on July 29, it bought approximately $14.7 million worth of TSMC (TSM) stock, distributed across 4 ARK ETFs. Market data shows that NVIDIA and TSMC currently both have forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios of approximately 25x. Ark Invest’s Two-Day Trading Details: ETF Allocation of NVIDIA and TSMC Based on Ark Invest’s daily trading disclosures, as required by U.S