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Korea to fine Credit Suisse, Nomura $40 mn on short sales
May 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung heiress sells $326 mn worth of Samsung Elec shares
Samsung Group heiress and Hotel Shilla Chief Executive Lee Boo-jin sold 441.2 billion won ($325.9 million) worth of Samsung Electronics Co. shares in...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
HSBC faces criminal charges for naked shorting in Korea
South Korean prosecutors on Thursday filed criminal charges against HSBC and three of its traders, accusing them of illegal short selling worth 15.8 ...
Mar 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korean securities downgrades GS E&C’s investment opinion
Hyundai Motor Securities downgraded its investment opinion on GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (GS E&C) from "Buy" to "Market Perform" on ...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea set to abolish financial investment gains tax: Yoon
South Korea plans to abolish capital gains taxes on financial investments to revitalize the lackluster domestic financial market and help individual ...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean bond market squeezed by maturing debt, new issues
South Korea’s corporate bond market is saddled with a massive amount of debt due later this year and a surge in banks' new bond issues, amid he...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea markets melt as Fed officials foresee longer-than-expected high rates
South Korean financial markets lost ground on Wednesday with the 10-year government bond yield at a one-year high as US Federal Reserve policymakers ...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korean exporters jittery as China's slowdown raises red flag
South Korea’s exporting companies are increasingly feeling the heat as its top export market China is sounding alarm bells over the world&rsquo...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Yen’s plunge spurs bargain-hunting in Korea; savings fastest in 6 years
The sliding yen is prompting South Koreans to go bargain-hunting for the Japanese currency in the wobbly financial market as yen-denominated deposits...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Japanese yen near 8-year low against S.Korean won
The Japanese yen is nearing its lowest level in eight years against the South Korean won, with their exchange rate hovering around the 9.00 level.It ...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korean treasury yields top base rate on hawkish BOK
South Korea’s three-year treasury bond yield topped the base rate for the first time in two months, after the Bank of Korea (BOK) warned agains...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korea's brokerages lower stock target prices for Shinsegae Int'l
South Korea's securities companies on Thursday lowered their target stock prices for retailer Shinsegae International given its sluggish first-quarte...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean won at 1-yr low vs yen; end of boon for exporters
The South Korean won has extended its losses against the yen, with the Japanese currency highly sought after as a safe haven asset in the wobbly fina...
Apr 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean ETP market doubles amid increasing distrust of fund managers
South Korea’s exchange-traded product (ETP) market has doubled in four years as more investors preferred their own trades to discretionary inve...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Kim&Chang sets to enter Indonesia's legal market
Kim & Chang, South Korea's leading law firm, is poised to expand into Indonesia, joining the race among major legal firms seeking a foothold in S...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea Exchange, Uzbek Ministry of Finance sign agreement for cooperation
The Korea Exchange (KRX) has agreed to cooperate with the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan on the maintenance of the stock market IT system. The com...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Leading S.Korean trade body, 31 brokerages urge delay in financial investment tax
South Korea's Korea Financial Investment Association and 31 domestic securities companies on Sunday released a joint statement urging a delay in the ...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea to revise dividend policy to ease ‘Korea discount’ concerns
South Korea plans to revise its stock dividend policy as part of a broader financial market reform to help attract foreign investors and obtain MSCI&...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
HMM’s shares undervalued despite $12.5 billion in cashable assets
South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. has seen its shares trapped in a boxed range for a protracted period despite its spectacular earni...
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Stay in market despite rising interest rates: Howard Marks
NEW YORK – Investors should stay in the financial market as rising interest rates have put the values of assets such as stocks and bonds at app...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Short selling piles up on Kospi’s top three stocks
South Korea’s three largest companies by market cap -- Samsung Electronics Co, LG Energy Solution Co. and SK Hynix Inc. -- were heavily short s...
Sep 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korea to take measures to support stock, bond markets
South Korea is set to take measures to stabilize local stock and bond markets hit by global interest rate hikes amid growing risks of a worldwide eco...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Kospi hits two-year low; regulators mull short-selling ban
South Korea's stock market tumbled to its lowest level in more than two years on Wednesday, as fears of a slowing global economy and rising inflation...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Gaonchips rally on market talk of Samsung's investment in ARM
Shares in South Korea’s semiconductor chip design house Gaonchips Co. extended their rally for a second day on Friday on growing market talk th...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korea cuts US Treasury holding by $18.9 bn in Jan-July
South Korea had sold a net $18.9 billion of US Treasury bonds in the first seven months of this year, data showed, as foreign exchange authorities we...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
S.Korea plans to adopt mandatory pre-disclosure of major insider trading
Executives and major shareholders of South Korea’s listed companies will be obligated to disclose their share transaction plans at least 30 day...
Sep 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign stock buying on weaker won: Bucking the trend?
When a country’s currency weakens, foreign investors flee the local markets as a softer foreign-exchange rate usually means fragile economic fu...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Sell Korea intensifies as foreigners dump bonds for 1st time in 18 months
A selloff in risk assets in South Korea is intensifying as foreigners turned net sellers of Korean bonds for the first time in 18 months in June whil...
Jul 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korea’s DL E&C suffers from Russian war, chairman-related risk
DL E&C Co., a South Korean offshore plant and construction company, is suffering from its suspended projects in Russia, one of its key overseas m...
Jun 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korea’s retail investors put record amount in overseas stocks
South Korea’s retail investors poured 22.9 trillion won ($18.8 billion) into purchasing overseas stocks last year, according to the country's c...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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