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Seoul's Housing Market Enters a Cooling Phase, Yet Rental Strains and Skyrocketing One-Room Rents Deepen Urban Housing Anxiety

SEOUL — While Seoul’s apartment sales market is showing initial signs of taking a breather after a prolonged rally, the city's rental sector is moving in the opposite direction, intens
Japan’s Three Megabanks to Skip Third Batch of U.S. Semiconductor Investments Amid Dollar Funding Squeeze

TOKYO — In a notable shift in cross-border financing, Japan’s three major financial institutions have decided to step back from participating in the upcoming wave of U.S.-bound investments

Companies Stating Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plans Borrowed Money Cheaper

As global greenhouse gas emissions show little sign of slowing down, the United Nations has warned that the global average temperature could rise by 2.8°C compared to pre-industrial levels. The 1.

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Traffic Congestion Levy Stifles Support for Small Businesses: Seoul — The "Happy Department Store" (Haengbokhan Department Store), established by the South Korean government to support s ...; Desk 2025.10.22

South Korea's Per Capita GDP Slump: Taiwan Expected to Overtake for the First Time in 22 Years: SEOUL—South Korea's economic standing is facing a potential setback as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects a sign ...; Desk 2025.10.20

South Korea 'Trapped': OECD Shock as Tax Revenue Plummets: SEOUL—South Korea faces a dire economic warning, with its ratio of tax revenue to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) plummeting to ...; Desk 2025.10.19

Samsung Heiresses to Sell $1.3 Billion Worth of Samsung Electronics Shares for Inheritance Tax: SEOUL – The controlling family of Samsung Group is set to dispose of a massive block of Samsung Electronics shares, valued a ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2025.10.19

The Shadow Banking Nexus: A New Crisis Epicenter: The IMF identifies the non-bank financial sector (NBFI)—or 'shadow banking'—as the most significant structural threat ...; Eugenio Rodolfo Sanabria Reporter 2025.10.19

REGIONAL BANK STOCKS REBOUND AS MOODY'S DISMISSES 'SYSTEMIC RISK,' YET OPAQUE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKET CONCERNS PERSIST: U.S. regional bank stocks, including Jefferies, Zions Bancorp, and Western Alliance, staged a significant rebound on October 17 fo ...; Ana Fernanda Reporter 2025.10.19

S. Korea and U.S. Near Trade Deal: Currency Swap with Treasury Eyed to Cushion $350 Billion Investment: SEOUL/WASHINGTON D.C. — South Korea and the United States are reportedly in the final stages of negotiations over a trade ag ...; Desk 2025.10.17

U.S.-Korea Tariff Talks Near Conclusion as Seoul Mobilizes Top Economic Team: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The protracted trade negotiations between the United States and South Korea appear to be nearing a breakt ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2025.10.16

KOSPI Soars to Record High, Market Cap Breaches KRW 3,000 Trillion for the First Time: SEOUL – South Korea's benchmark stock index, the KOSPI, achieved a historic milestone on Wednesday, October 15, surpassing t ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2025.10.16

OpenAI's $7 Trillion Vision Becomes Reality: Altman's Mega-AI Infrastructure Drive: What was once dismissed as a flights of fancy has rapidly materialized into one of the most significant industrial projects of the ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2025.10.15

KOSPI's Unexpected Resilience: A Silver Lining in Global Trade Storm: Seoul, South Korea - Global financial markets experienced a sharp sell-off following a significant escalation in the U.S.-China tr ...; Eugenio Rodolfo Sanabria Reporter 2025.10.13

Cocoa Futures Plunge 50% from Peak, Signaling Potential Chocolate Price Relief: SEOUL, South Korea—The international market price for cocoa beans has plummeted, dropping by nearly 50% from its peak and re ...; Desk 2025.10.12

New York Stock Market Plunges on Trump's Threat of Tariffs on China... Tech Stocks Crash, International Oil Prices Hit a 5-Month Low: Major indices on the New York stock market fell across the board on the 10th (local time), expressing concern over the re-ignition ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2025.10.11

Bitcoin Plummets Below $110,000 Mark, Hit Directly by 'Escalating US-China Trade Tensions': Bitcoin, the market leader in the cryptocurrency market, has dropped significantly below the $110,000 mark due to the escalating t ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2025.10.11

Trump's Tariff Scare Reignites Financial Market Panic as Won/Dollar Exchange Rate Breaks 1,430 Again: The warning from U.S. President Donald Trump about a massive increase in tariffs on China immediately sent a shockwave through the ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2025.10.11

South Korea's Foreign Reserves Top $422 Billion, Maintain 10th Global Ranking: SEOUL – South Korea's foreign exchange reserves have climbed back above the $420 billion mark, rising for the fourth consecu ...; Kim Sungmoon Reporter 2025.10.10

Commodities Soar: Gold Nears $4,000 as ETFs Heat Up: The commodity market is experiencing a significant boom, driving up the value of related Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and signalin ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2025.10.10

Vietnam, 'Asia's Powerhouse' Amidst Global Uncertainty, Records High 8.23% GDP Growth in Q3: Hanoi - Despite global trade conflicts and the spread of protectionism, the Vietnamese economy showed a clear recovery, recording ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2025.10.09

World Bank Forecast: Will Brazil's Economy Drive Latin American Growth in 2025?: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The World Bank, an international financial institution, projects that the Brazilian economy will grow by ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2025.10.08

TARIFF 'BOOMERANG' HITS U.S. CONSUMERS: IMPORT PRICES SURGE: WASHINGTON D.C. – The ripple effects of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariff hikes are now demonstrably impactin ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2025.10.06