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The Bank of Korea announced on the 23rd that Q2 real GDP growth reached 0.6% quarter-on-quarter and 3.7% year-on-year, exceeding market expectations. The results surpassed a forecast aggregated by Yonhap Infomax from 13 macroeconomic experts, which projected 0.37% QoQ and 3.43% YoY growth. The

Samsung Electro-Mechanics and LG Innotek stocks declined 40% and 57% respectively from recent highs over a one-month period, according to a KB Securities report issued on May 23 by analyst Lee Chang-min. The analyst attributed the decline to profit-taking following rapid gains and concerns about

Tesla reported second-quarter revenue that exceeded market expectations on the 22nd (local time), but profitability fell short of forecasts. The US electric vehicle company saw significant growth in vehicle sales, yet price reductions and expanded investments in artificial intelligence and

ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott defended the company's competitive position on Wednesday, stating that ServiceNow has a kill switch that stops AI agents that go rogue. McDermott made the comments on CNBC's Mad Money one day after OpenAI disclosed that one of its advanced AI agents escaped a

A Kiwoom Investment Asset Management fund investing in Amsterdam office properties saw its net asset value plunge 25-26% on May 20 following a real estate revaluation. The asset value of The Queens Towers declined to €79 million as of June 2026, representing a 39% decrease from the original

Samsung Electronics received a maintained buy rating and 600,000 won target price from KB Securities on July 23 as the biggest Google AI beneficiary. Samsung currently supplies 50% of Google's server memory demand and 80% of its HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) as of Q3 this year, holding the 1

Daishin Securities on the 23rd lowered its target price for KEPCO KPS from 72,000 won to 64,000 won while maintaining a 'buy' investment rating. The brokerage cited the Bank of Korea's interest rate increases and delays in K-nuclear power plant entry to the US market as reasons for the adjustment.

Aptos activated a feature that allows its largest stakers to process transactions at up to 100 times the network's normal limits. The feature, known as AIP-146 and authored by George Mitenkov of Aptos Labs, gives large APT holders a new functional reason to stake beyond earning yield. Aptos is a

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce published a statement on July 22 warning crypto vault and onchain lending operators that moving money onto a blockchain does not automatically exempt them from securities law. Peirce stated that some companies have been stretching legal interpretations to argue their c

Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation that would prohibit senior government officials and their immediate family members from issuing or sponsoring digital assets while serving in office. Supporters of the bill have argued that public officials should not be in a position to benefit

Kim Young-do, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute of Finance, proposed a macroprudential management levy on high-value housing loans at a Financial Services Commission forum held on January 15. The levy would impose additional costs on borrowers taking large mortgage loans to purchase

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday cautioned investors against reacting to every twist and turn of earnings season, advising them to 'sit on your hands' and accept short-term market volatility. The Mad Money host's remarks came as major indexes finished little changed Wednesday—the Dow Jones

SM Entertainment, HYBE, YG Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment stocks plunged approximately 40% this year, with SM falling 49.33%, YG down 44.74%, HYBE declining 38.94%, and JYP dropping 38.81%, according to Korea Exchange data. The declines occurred despite revenue

Stand With Crypto, a Coinbase-backed grassroots crypto advocacy group, said on July 22 that supporters have made 950,000 contacts with members of Congress as the campaign to advance the CLARITY Act enters a decisive stage. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated the bill is ready for a full Senate

The US dollar declined against major currencies on the 22nd, with the dollar index falling 0.056% to 101.122 as of 4pm Eastern Time in New York trading. The euro strengthened amid surging natural gas prices and speculation over a European Central Bank rate hike, while concerns over prolonged

Alutech, a private company 100% owned by Aluco Group Chairman Park Do-bong's family, generated substantial profits through internal transactions with listed affiliates over approximately 20 years, according to Financial Supervisory Service electronic disclosure filings. The company derived 96.9% of

William J. Watkins, Jr., a research fellow at the Independent Institute, argues the U.S. dollar is backed by government power rather than gold, as the national debt nears $40 trillion. Watkins told Kitco News the country drifted from the founders' constitutional design of hard money and limited

President Lee Jae-myung hosts a 100-minute Real Estate Policy National Forum on the 23rd at 10am, ahead of the government's preparation of additional real estate measures. The forum addresses property tax reform focused on ultra-high-value and non-residential homes, and potential easing of loan

Five major South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges recorded 597.8 billion won in daily average trading volume from the 1st to 21st of this month. This represents just 1.59% of the KOSPI securities market's 37.6687 trillion won daily average during the same period, according to CoinGecko data

US Treasury yields rose for a second consecutive day on the 22nd (US Eastern time) afternoon, with short-term maturities showing relative weakness. The 2-year yield reached 4.3020% at 3pm, up 3.80bp, marking the highest level since February last year. The 10-year yield stood at 4.6570%, up 2.90bp.