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Three major Korean securities firms issued bullish stock analysis reports on July 15 morning, raising price targets for KT&G, Hanwha Aerospace, and Korean Air. Hana Securities upgraded KT&G's target price to 210,000 won citing strong domestic tobacco demand and favorable exchange rate effects. Korea

Homeplus will shut down on July 13 due to running out of funds, and it will be difficult to secure funds by July 20. If a related bankruptcy is triggered, the reorganization creditors’ order will be followed to avoid confusion with ordinary bankruptcy. The creditor distribution will be: operating costs, employee salaries and social insurance, followed by charitable claims of about 930 billion KRW, and then reorganization claims of 2.6691 trillion KRW. MERRITTZ has pledged collateral by placing 62 stores under trust; the bankruptcy administrator must recover funds through an auction. The government will provide affected employees with replacement subsidies and low-interest loans, and will offer emergency funding and guarantee support to partner merchants.

Hong Kong stocks extended gains as of 10:39 AM, with the Hang Seng Index rising 277 points or 1.14% to 24,618 after reaching an intraday high of 24,698. The rally followed US inflation data showing faster-than-expected cooling, which eased Federal Reserve rate hike pressures and supported US

On July 13, early morning, on X, the on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain disclosed that a Bitcoin early holder (“Bitcoin OG”) wallet that had been dormant for as long as 7 years transferred all 2,931 BTC at once to a new wallet on the evening of July 12, Eastern Time. According to Lookonchain, the funds’ destination is a new wallet rather than an exchange; this is usually interpreted as a non-immediate sell-off signal. Lookonchain reveals: 2,931 BTC moved out at once from a wallet that was i

On July 14, 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its June Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. The data showed that the U.S. June CPI fell 0.4% month over month, marking the first monthly negative growth since May 2020; the year-over-year increase dropped sharply from 4.2% in May to 3.5%, below the market’s 3.8% expectation. Core CPI was flat month over month and rose 2.6% year over year, also below expectations. This data triggered a rapid and widespread Chain Reaction in financial

Solana network is the subject of upgrade rumors focused on addressing transaction scheduling and network congestion issues. Reports point to speculation about an upcoming network improvement, though no official announcement has been made. The rumored upgrade highlights ongoing attention to

State Street warned on the 13th (local time) that emerging market (EM) stocks face significant concentration risk despite favorable conditions, with the MSCI EM index's top 10 holdings approaching 40% of total weight. Senior strategist Ying Lan identified over-reliance on Asian semiconductor

Major Korean securities firms are projected to deliver exceptional Q2 2025 earnings that significantly exceed market expectations, according to data released on July 15 by financial information provider FnGuide. The combined operating profit estimate for five major firms—Mirae Asset, Samsung, NH

South Korea's Ministry of Finance and Economy announced on the 15th a blockchain-based national treasury bond tokenization initiative, with a pilot project scheduled for 2027. The ministry aims to reduce transaction costs and prevent fraudulent payments by executing treasury funds as deposit

Singapore operates approximately 250 kilometers of rail across six MRT lines carrying more than 3 million passengers daily in a city-state of 6 million people, while Metro Manila has roughly 60 kilometers of urban rail across three lines serving more than twice Singapore's population. The contrast s

South Korea's Financial Services Commission announced a comprehensive policy package for the second half focusing on KOSDAQ market structural reform and shareholder value enhancement measures. FSC Chairman Lee Eok-won stated the commission will accelerate financial structural reforms to support an i

Top 1% performing investors at Mirae Asset Securities net-bought Samsung Electronics, Simtech, Doosan, and Samsung SDI on May 15 morning, while selling SK Hynix despite its 27% ADR surge overnight. The trading patterns emerged by 11:00 local time May 15, according to data compiled by Mirae Asset Sec

South Korea's Financial Services Commission announced stricter mortgage loan income assessment rules on the 15th during a presidential briefing. The new measures target cases where corporate employees receive large performance bonuses, requiring lenders to calculate debt service ratio (DSR) using a

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) will maintain its 1.5% annual household loan growth target despite projected GDP increases, FSC Secretary-General Shin Jin-chang stated at a presidential briefing on the 15th. The decision comes as KB Kookmin Bank autonomously reduced its mortgage

Korean retail investors purchased $690.62 million (approximately 1.04 trillion won) of SOXL, a 3x leveraged US semiconductor ETF, from the 1st to the 14th of this month, ranking it first among overseas stock net purchases, according to Korea Securities Depository data released on the 15th. KORU, a 3

The KOSPI closed at 6856.83 on July 14, returning to levels last seen on May 4 when it stood at 6936.99, according to Korea Exchange data. While the index appeared flat over the two-month period with a decline of 1.16%, non-semiconductor sectors experienced severe losses, with 21 of 24 sectors

Bitmine Immersion Technologies, in its latest submitted 10-Q filing, reported that within the three months ended May 31, it generated $45.7 million in revenue through Ethereum staking and validation, accounting for 98% of total revenue. Bitmine said it has staked 85% of the ETH it holds, about 4.9 million ETH. Bitmine Quarterly Financials: Ethereum staking accounts for 98% of revenue (Source: SEC) According to Bitmine’s 10-Q filing, the following quarterly financial data as of May 31, 2026: Ethe

As Bitcoin experienced a significant decline in 2026, the crypto community revisited Satoshi Nakamoto’s July 9, 2010, assertions on BitcoinTalk regarding the “monopoly” of scarce assets, warning that monopolistic actions could backfire on buyers. By early July, public companies held approximately 1.27 million BTC in total. Bitwise data shows that in Q1, public companies added 50,351 BTC in a single quarter, which is 2.8 times the new issuance generated by miners. Satoshi Nakamoto’s 2010 post: us