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South Korea's KOSDAQ market closed at 837.43 on July 10, up 42.42 points (5.47%), yet the index remains below the 1,000-point threshold investors have sought, as the market marked its 30th anniversary on July 1. The small- and mid-cap stock index has underperformed while the main KOSPI board broke t

The Korean IPO market contracted sharply in the first half as regulatory審査 tightening and KOSDAQ weakness combined to reduce new listings. According to Korea Exchange and the financial investment industry, 17 companies completed general IPOs (1 KOSPI, 16 KOSDAQ) in the first half, a 55.3% decline

Kiwoom Asset Management launched bond-hybrid exchange-traded funds (ETFs) designed to maximize equity exposure within Korean retirement pension accounts, which currently restrict risky asset allocation to 70% under existing regulations. On the 7th, the firm introduced the 'KIWOOM US Space Tech

Korean retail investor deposits in brokerage accounts fell to 107.1279 trillion won on July 9, marking the lowest level since February 20 when deposits stood at 104.1291 trillion won, according to the Korea Financial Investment Association. The decline followed eight consecutive trading days of

The US dollar rose slightly on the 10th as US Treasury yields climbed following Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki's statement encouraging the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to increase domestic asset investments, while President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the US

Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, is accused of refusing to cooperate with law enforcement efforts to help scam victims recover stolen funds, according to a report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Unnamed law enforcement officials have raised alarms over

Korea Investment & Trust Management launched the 'ACE K방산TOP5+' ETF on the 7th at the Korea Exchange. The exchange announced this on the 11th. The passive ETF invests in 10 Korean defense companies, allocating 80% to top 5 holdings with individual stock caps at 20% and a 0.45% annual fee. The launch

President Donald Trump refused to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan housing bill that passed the House and Senate in June, but the legislation is set to become law without his signature under a constitutional process. The bill includes a provision barring the Federal Reserve

The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee is expected to raise the base rate at its July regular meeting, but Samsung Securities researcher Kim Ji-man stated that the tightening itself may struggle to drive bond yield increases. Kim noted in a July meeting preview report that if the monetary

Korean retail investors purchased $1.5538 billion in the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (SOXL) during the 3rd-9th period, according to Korea Securities Depository's Seibro portal. The leveraged semiconductor ETF ranked first in net purchases by domestic investors in US stocks, far e

Poland's National Bank (NBP) purchased 82 tonnes of gold so far this year, taking advantage of recent price declines, Governor Adam Glapiński said at a press conference on Thursday. The central bank has been buying gold as prices fell nearly 30% from record highs in late January, with June posting a

Korean retail investors faced losses as KOSPI semiconductor stocks Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix corrected following a rally that drove expectations for 'KOSPI 10,000 points' to peak late last month, with buy-side circuit breakers triggering on May 10. The correction occurred after investors

South Korean regulators announced a policy review of single-stock leveraged ETFs on July 10, one and a half months after the products launched on May 27. The four most actively traded leveraged ETFs tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix declined between 21.7% and 25.8% from their listing-day

The Ethereum Foundation deployed AI agents to audit its codebase and uncovered CVE-2026-34219, a remotely-triggerable bug in libp2p's gossipsub networking layer, according to a blog post published July 9 by Nikos Baxevanis of the foundation's protocol security team. The testing revealed that one age

US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran ended on July 10, yet international oil prices closed lower. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for August delivery fell $0.67 (0.93%) to $71.41 per barrel, while Brent crude for September delivery

Japanese lender CRYL launched Bitcoin-backed loans of up to 1 billion yen, or approximately $6.2 million, allowing individuals and businesses to access fiat currency without selling their BTC holdings. The product provides borrowers access to funds between $6,200 and $6.2 million at annual

AI companies are shifting competition focus from model size to cost-effective routing systems as enterprises move from testing to production deployment. Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas told CNBC that the model alone is no longer the product, emphasizing orchestration systems that pair models with to

S-Oil surged 19.87% this week (6-10) as Middle East tensions escalated, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 11th. The stock rally occurred while the KOSPI index fell over 7%, positioning S-Oil as a defensive play amid market volatility. The price surge reflects investor expectations

Samsung Electro-Mechanics, the top-performing Korean stock in the first half with a 756.47% gain, swung nearly 30% over the past week between profit-taking and rebounds. The stock peaked at 2,205,000 won on July 1 before dropping 33% to 1,479,000 won by July 8, then recovering 6.1% to close at 1,584

Gold and silver prices softened ahead of the North American market open Friday, as traders balanced last week's weaker payrolls report against Wednesday's Fed minutes, steady Treasury yields and renewed Strait of Hormuz uncertainty. Spot gold was trading near $4,104.30 an ounce, down 0.44%, while