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South Korea's Financial Services Commission is set to announce housing finance measures on the 30th of this month, exempting group loans for redevelopment and reconstruction projects from household loan total volume regulation while tightening jeonse loan guarantee ratios. The dual-track approach

South Korean President Lee met with executives from Anthropic, OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Broadcom on May 24 (local time) in San Francisco to discuss potential semiconductor and AI data center contracts, according to Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom's briefing on May 22. Kim stated that announcements could

SK Hynix stocks fell approximately 34% this month ahead of the company's Q2 earnings announcement scheduled for the 29th. The South Korean memory chipmaker is expected to report a Q2 operating profit consensus of 64.2327 trillion won, representing a 597.2% increase from the same period last year,

Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager for BlackRock Global Allocation Strategy, recommends investors maintain modest gold exposure despite the precious metal falling 25% from its all-time high in January and trading down 7% year-to-date at $4,074.70 an ounce. The decline stems from renewed U.S.

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun emphasized on the 24th (local time) at an AI Summit in San Francisco that collaboration results with BigTech companies must serve as a foundation for growth in Korea's Physical AI industry. Chung stated that partnerships with NVIDIA, Waymo, and DeepMind

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won forecast that artificial intelligence infrastructure demand will continue to grow significantly, citing global big tech companies' requests for memory semiconductors and computing resources that exceed expectations. Speaking at the AI Summit in San Francisco on

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun, and Naver founder and board chairman Lee Hae-jin visited NVIDIA headquarters in Silicon Valley on the 24th (local time), with the visit announced on the 25th. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang personally guided the

South Korean financial authorities accelerated the implementation timeline for single-stock leveraged ETF safeguards, moving key measures to March 31 from previously announced April dates, the Financial Services Commission stated on March 24. President Lee Jae-myung criticized the original

JTO, the governance token of Solana-based liquid staking protocol Jito, rose 11.69% over one week to trade at $0.62 (approximately 900 won) as of 11 AM on the 24th according to CoinMarketCap. The increase follows market expectations surrounding Jito's newly launched on-chain trading platform JTX. JT

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Mamerto Tangonan announced that local banks are preparing to launch Apple Pay in the Philippines, while a tap-to-pay system for Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT1) is awaiting a final agreement with the rail line's private operator. Earlier reports

World, the Sam Altman-backed biometric proof of human initiative, turned three and announced the start of Phase 3 in its development plan. The project emphasized that its human-certified network proposal is now stronger than ever as artificial intelligence agents are booking travel, writing code,

US biotech firm Ingenia Therapeutics is conducting retail investor subscriptions for its initial public offering on July 30-31, while automotive display specialist NeoView re-lists on the KOSDAQ market on July 27 following a spin-off, according to the Korean financial investment industry on July 25.

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks declined sharply on the referenced trading day despite positive earnings from Alphabet (Google), pressured by oil price increases, interest rate concerns, and NAND flash price slowdown fears. Samsung Electronics closed down 6.48% at 252,500 won, while SK Hynix

Bitcoin broke $66,000 on the 22nd—its highest level in one month—driven by institutional capital inflows through US spot ETFs, but retreated to the $65,000 range by the 24th as fund flows reversed and geopolitical risks intensified. The cryptocurrency started the week at $63,000 on the 20th,

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung announced on July 24 (local time) that the country will become an irreplaceable core nation in the global artificial intelligence supply chain, delivering a keynote speech at the Global AI Summit in San Francisco. The president outlined a strategic vision to

Hong Kong stocks declined on Friday following a sharp selloff in US technology stocks, with the Hang Seng Index closing down 247 points at 24,963. The downturn was triggered by Tesla and Alphabet reporting disappointing quarterly earnings on Thursday (23rd), causing their stock prices to

The Economist issued a retraction on July 2 after mocking investors in late April for predicting Brent crude oil would reach roughly $88 per barrel by year-end, as spot Brent prices fell to slightly over $70. The publication's retraction committed a new forecasting error by comparing year-end

Grayscale published research suggesting Bitcoin's bear market timing may depend more on Federal Reserve policy than on the cryptocurrency's traditional four-year halving cycle. Zach Pandl, Grayscale's head of research, outlined two competing frameworks: the historic cycle model points to a bottom in

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced a $500 billion business partnership with SK Group and confirmed a large-scale investment in Naver during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on the 24th (local time) at a hotel in San Francisco. Huang stated the partnership encompasses chip design an

The USD-KRW exchange rate closed in the late 1,450 won range on July 25 as dollar selling sentiment solidified amid thin trading ahead of the weekend. The rate finished at 1,458.50 won at 6 a.m., down 8.10 won from the previous Seoul session close of 1,466.60 won, driven by exporter negotiated dolla