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NH Investment & Securities analyst Kang Seung-won revealed that historical Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) dissenting votes on rate hikes took an average of 224 days to translate into actual rate increases, based on analysis of policy decisions since 1990 when the Fed transitioned from

The Federal Reserve's July FOMC meeting is drawing Wall Street's focus as markets assign a 71% probability to a rate hold, according to FedWatch data reported on the 28th (local time). Analysts are concentrating on the potential intensity of hawkish messaging from the Fed rather than the rate

SK Telecom announced its proprietary AI foundation model A.X K2 on the 29th, stating the launch will support AI transformation across daily life and industrial settings in Korea. The model demonstrates improved mathematical and scientific reasoning capabilities as well as enhanced Korean language an

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang said in a speech at Y Combinator’s Startup School that AI will replace individual “tasks,” not entire job roles, and that it will ultimately increase demand for hiring. He directly called Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s claim that “AI may replace 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs” “total nonsense.” Jensen Huang at Y Combinator: the core distinction between tasks and jobs Based on Huang’s public remarks at Y Combinator’s Startup School, his core logic is: “t

On July 29, 2026 (Beijing time), Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX) closed down 8.53% in regular trading, at $747.30. However, the company’s 2026 fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report, released after the market close, completely flipped market sentiment—both revenue and adjusted earnings per share substantially beat expectations. In after-hours trading, the stock surged by more than 10% at one point, and as of press time, the gain was still maintained above 5%. {currencycard:stock}(ST

Hanyang Securities released an analysis on the 29th showing that single-stock 2x leveraged ETFs tracking SK Hynix suffered average losses of 49.4% from May 27 to the 22nd, while the underlying SK Hynix stock declined only 18.4% during the same period. The disproportionate loss occurred due to

Zcash’s Tachyon project was announced on July 29. It completed formal verification of the Ironwood shielding pool and released a machine-verified proof containing more than 2,700 theorems written in the Lean programming language. The verification establishes a security property called “Balance Integrity,” effectively ruling out the possibility of an undetectable forgery vulnerability existing in Ironwood under its established cryptographic assumptions. Tachyon Project Formal Verification Complet

South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Koo Yun-chul announced on the 29th that the government will unveil its 2026 tax reform plan next week, designed to enhance economic vitality, tax equity, and sustainable fiscal foundations. Speaking at the National Assembly's Finance and

Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Lee Eok-won and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Governor Lee Chan-jin announced on May 29 plans to review additional regulatory measures for single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The

According to reporting by Myanmar’s official media outlet, the Global New Light of Myanmar (GNLM), the Union Parliament (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) on July 28 has fully approved the anti-cybercrime law. The law provides for 10 years to life imprisonment for cryptocurrency scams and for operating online scam centers. For offenses that use violence, torture, unlawful arrest, or detention to force others to participate in cyber scams, the punishment can be 10 years to life imprisonment or the death penalt

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) on the 29th submitted Capital Markets Act amendment plans to the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee, introducing four major reforms to protect minority shareholders. The proposals include reintroducing mandatory tender offers during

Shinhan Investment & Securities announced on the 29th a partnership with TogetherArt, an art fractional investment platform, expanding its account management services to four fractional investment platforms. Shinhan will provide account opening and integration services for TogetherArt users

US 30-year Treasury yields remained at 5.09% in overnight trading, marking 17 consecutive trading days above the 5% threshold according to Yonhap Infomax. This represents the longest such streak since July 2007, with the 30-year yield crossing the 5% mark 32 times this year alone—the most

SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won faces a court-ordered payment of 944 billion won in cash following a divorce settlement ruling on May 24, while SK stocks declined 18.32% over three consecutive trading days through May 28. The ruling requires payment to Noh So-young, director of Art Center Nabi,

Citigroup estimates Korean retail investors lost approximately $38.7 billion (56.3 trillion won) from leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) investments during the recent market correction, according to analysis released on the 29th. The investment bank's Asia Pacific Trading Strategy Head Mohamed

Seoul foreign exchange dealers on May 29 forecast range-bound trading for the USD-KRW exchange rate around 1,450 won, driven by competing forces of dollar selling pressure and renewed Middle East tensions. The forecast follows Iran's ballistic missile launch at a US military base in Jordan on May 28

South Korea’s Presidential Office Policy Office Director Kim Yong-beom announced on July 29 at a press conference in São Paulo, Brazil, that he has asked the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service to investigate structural factors behind the significantly higher volatility in South Korea’s stock market—such as the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI)—than in other markets. The scope of the assessment will cover not only leveraged ETFs but also the entire market

Caixin net published an article on July 29 titled “The Boxer’s Collapsed Balance Sheet,” disclosing the financial situation of former Chinese boxing champion Zou Shiming and his wife, Ran Yingying. For six natural-person creditor friends, the funds they put into P2P and virtual currencies represent the only remaining losses that may still be recoverable, compared with other losses. According to relevant reports and public discussion, the couple’s virtual-currency investments either incurred loss

The South Korean government is pursuing real estate tax reforms to reduce tax benefits concentrated on single ultra-high-value homes, while protecting average-priced primary residence owners. The reforms under review would differentiate comprehensive real estate tax and capital gains tax burdens