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The Bank of Korea's Regional Economics Division published an updated manufacturing production and supply chain map on May 27, marking the first revision in three years since August 2023. The report tracks structural shifts across 11 major manufacturing sectors, including semiconductors and

Korea Development Institute (KDI) researchers Lim Hee-hyun and Jung Sung-hoon published policy recommendations on May 27 addressing renewable energy expansion challenges. The report highlights that domestic power generation facilities increased 154% over the past 20 years while transmission

AMD and South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT signed a memorandum of understanding for AI semiconductor ecosystem cooperation on July 23 (local time) in San Francisco. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon met with AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su at the 'AMD Advancing AI

A primary school art teacher surnamed Chen in Taiwan, in 2017, opened accounts and managed trades on behalf of a former student surnamed You by using You’s assistance. The trades involved ETH, BTC, Bitcoin Cash, and XRP. In 2017, You’s account received 11 transfers from Chen totaling NT$7.83M. When the market surged in 2017, Chen’s paper gains exceeded $1 million. You suggested withdrawing, but Chen refused, saying, “Hold on until I have assets worth over 72k, then stop.” After the market revers

Goldman Sachs predicts US stock market volatility will increase ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, according to a recent report cited by Investing.com on local time. The investment bank noted that historically, US stocks have shown no clear directional trend in the months leading up to midterm

Five major South Korean securities firms—Mirae Asset Securities, Korea Financial Group, Samsung Securities, NH Investment & Securities, and Kiwoom Securities—are projected to achieve record Q2 earnings, with combined operating profit consensus reaching 5.1278 trillion won. The surge follows

Goldman Sachs released a deep-dive commodities report on July 27, laying out three clear oil-price scenarios, covering the full range from a baseline neutral outcome to an extreme upside. The report’s core conclusion is that the risk of oil prices rising is significantly greater than the room for downside; in the short term, summer inventory drawdowns will support oil prices trading at elevated levels. In an extreme upside backdrop, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted until 2

The SCAN 2026 cryptocurrency tracking competition preliminary registration opens July 27 at noon Korean time, with a total prize pool of 2 BTC (Bitcoin). The competition serves as a side event of the blockchain conference KBW2026 with Upbit. SCAN (Secure Crypto Asset Network) is a practical competit

Japan's Marine Research and Development Organization (JAMSTEC) announced on July 24 analysis results showing rare earth mud recovered from waters near Minamitorishima contains approximately 54% medium-heavy rare earth elements including yttrium, gadolinium, and dysprosium. The samples were recovered

Cryptocurrency exchange BitMart issued an abrupt announcement on July 26, saying it will wind down operations of its trading platform. The official timeline is that spot, futures, and other trading services will cease on August 26. Global CEO Nenter Chow later posted on a community platform, saying that on July 24 the company informed him that his employment relationship would be terminated, and he only learned the news after the stop-operations announcement was made public. The decision was nev

The five largest technology companies this week will release their Q2 earnings in succession, as the market closely scrutinizes returns on AI capital expenditure. On Tuesday, SK Hynix released its first financial report since listing on Nasdaq; on Wednesday, Microsoft and Meta published their reports on the same day; on Thursday, Apple and Amazon released their reports on the same day—this is also Tim Cook’s last earnings call as Apple CEO. This week’s top five tech earnings calendar: SK Hynix,

Alphabet reported Q2 net income of $112.1 billion, a fourfold increase year-over-year, but recorded its first negative free cash flow in 22 years since its 2004 initial public offering, posting a $5.8 billion deficit. The company's net income surge was driven largely by $98 billion in unrealized

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced on July 25 that it issued an aggregate anti-monopoly fine totaling RMB 5.18B to Trip.com Group (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 09961-HK), China’s largest online travel platform. Trip.com Group is under the umbrella of a company that owns brands including Trip.com, Skyscanner, and Qunar. Trip.com Group is a Hong Kong-listed company, and this penalty is only second to Alibaba in China’s history of anti-monopoly enforcement. State Administrati

Mirae Asset Consulting recently completed its acquisition of Korbit, securing a 97.15% stake in South Korea's first cryptocurrency exchange and rebranding it as 'Digital X'. The acquisition marks the first case of a traditional Korean financial group subsidiary securing management control of a crypt

The KOSPI reversed from morning gains to trade at 6,603.61 as of 11:06 AM, down 87.01 points (1.30%) from the previous session, as foreign investors sold 1.5848 trillion won worth of shares while retail investors bought 1.4678 trillion won. The intraday decline followed the Shanghai listing of

US asset managers including Corgi Strategies, GraniteShares, and Tuttle Capital are preparing leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking Kioxia, a Japanese memory chipmaker, according to Bloomberg. At least nine products — including 2x leveraged and inverse ETFs — are under review by US

Nomura Securities raised South Korea's base rate forecast to 3.50% from 3.25% in a report on the 23rd. The brokerage now projects rate hikes this month and next month, reversing its previous expectation of a freeze in August. Nomura cited strong first-half growth and the possibility of

Economist Peter Schiff warned this week that Japan's bond market crisis could trigger selling pressure on the country's $1.1 trillion holdings of US Treasuries, describing the situation as a potential pin that pricks the larger US economic bubble. Schiff made the comments on The Peter Schiff Show

AI image-generation company Midjourney announced it has acquired social astrology app Co-Star. This is Midjourney’s first acquisition since it was founded. Specific deal terms have not been disclosed yet. All 24 employees at Co-Star have joined Midjourney. Founder Banu Guler is now serving as Midjourney’s Chief Design Officer. Co-Star basics: 4.3 million monthly active users, 20 million cumulative downloads Based on the acquisition announcement and reports, Co-Star’s key background information i

Private equity firm Entrada has been designated as the preferred negotiator for the acquisition of global golf brand TaylorMade by seller Centroid Investment, according to investment banking sources. Entrada formed a consortium with U.S. sports investor Dave Checketts for the bid, with the acquisiti