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Mon, September 25, 2023 | 22:10

Financial firms to tighten monitoring on rising delinquency rate

Financial firms to tighten monitoring on rising delinquency rate

The top five financial holding firms here will focus on monitoring potential business risks in the second half, as part of a preemptive move to deal with rising delinquency rates.

Lee Min-hyung | 2023-07-05 16:25

[ANALYSIS] Why foreigners are selling Naver, Kakao stocks

ANALYSISWhy foreigners are selling Naver, Kakao stocks

The prices of two major Korean Big Tech stocks, Naver and Kakao, have continued to falter over the past few months. This is in stark contrast to the stock prices of Big Tech firms in the U.S. that have increased into the double digits, fueled by the growing artificial intelligence sector.

Anna J. Park | 2023-07-03 16:50

KONEX market celebrates 10th anniversary

KONEX market celebrates 10th anniversary

The Korea New Exchange (KONEX) market, a local securities exchange exclusive for small and medium-sized enterprises and startup companies, marks its 10th anniversary this summer. Since its establishment on July 2, 2013, the total market cap of the bourse market has grown by over tenfold to 4.2 trillion won ($3.2 billion) from 400 billion won a decade ago.

Anna J. Park | 2023-07-03 16:43

Newly listed stocks' fluctuations increase with higher price cap rule

Newly listed stocks' fluctuations increase with higher price cap rule

With the implementation of the new higher price cap rule applying to newly listed stocks starting last week, stocks that went public this past week have shown rollercoaster-like fluctuations.

Anna J. Park | 2023-07-02 16:09

[Contribution] Detailed examination of US recession risks

ContributionDetailed examination of US recession risks

We published our second-half economic outlook last month. For the U.S. economy, we anticipate that amid solid service-sector growth, the manufacturing sector will start to rebound by the fourth quarter of this year, as the Fed's rate hike pause will lead to declining real market yields, and hence, act as a tailwind for investment goods orders with a time lag. Korean exports w...

2023-07-02 14:20

Wall St rallies; Nasdaq hits 40-yr milestone, Apple scales $3 trillion

Wall St rallies; Nasdaq hits 40-yr milestone, Apple scales $3 trillion

Wall Street's three major indexes advanced solidly Friday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq boasting its biggest first-half gain in 40 years as inflation showed signs of cooling while Apple closed with a $3 trillion market valuation.

2023-07-01 08:51

Korea Exchange urged to beef up monitoring of unfair trading

Korea Exchange urged to beef up monitoring of unfair trading

The Korea Exchange is being urged to bolster the monitoring of unfair trade practices, as it investigated only 27 cases involving such violations in the first half of this year, data showed Friday. According to data compiled by Rep. Yoon Young-deok of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, the exchange operator monitored a total of 109 unfair trading practices in 2021...

Lee Min-hyung | 2023-06-30 16:25

Will KOSPI continue downward spiral?

Will KOSPI continue downward spiral?

The benchmark KOSPI is on track to enter an adjustment period amid a selling spree by foreign investors seeking to take profits sparked by a weakening valuation of the Korean won against the U.S. dollar. According to data from the Korea Exchange, foreign investors net sold 893.2 billion won ($677.64 million) worth of Korean shares between June 1 and 29.

Lee Min-hyung | 2023-06-30 16:16

Wall Street edges higher, rally in banks offsets jitters about hawkish Fed

Wall Street edges higher, rally in banks offsets jitters about hawkish Fed

U.S. stock indexes ticked up on Thursday as bank shares rose after major lenders cleared the Federal Reserve's annual stress test, while strong economic data stoked expectations of further interest rate hikes from the central bank.

2023-06-30 09:57

Legal barriers impede expansion of Korea's pet insurance market

Legal barriers impede expansion of Korea's pet insurance market

One in four Korean households include pets and that number is only expected to grow. Yet, unlike other relevant markets showing continuous growth, insurance firms are struggling to expand the pet insurance market.

Lee Yeon-woo | 2023-06-30 09:20

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