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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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South Korea’s 3-Year Treasury Yield Surges Above 4% Amid Global Oil Price Surge and Spiking US Yields: South Korea’s 3-year treasury bond yield broke through the 4% threshold during intra-day trading, hitting its highest level ...; Desk 2026.09.11

Wall Street Economists Split as 70% Expect Fed Rate Freeze in September Amid Diverging Market Signals: As the Federal Reserve approaches its upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for September 15–16, f ...; Graciela Maria Reporter 2026.09.11

Seltos and Sorento Buck Used Car Market Downtrend as Polarization Deepens: While the overall used car market experiences a general decline in prices, high-demand, near-new models like the Kia Seltos and So ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2026.09.11

South Korea’s Path to $40,000 Per Capita GNI Brightens Amid Robust Economic Recovery: SEOUL — South Korea’s economic recovery is gaining remarkable momentum, with the possibility of achieving a $40,000 pe ...; Kim Sungmoon Reporter 2026.09.10

Oil Nears $100: How Long Can South Korea’s Fuel Price Ceiling Withstand Middle East Strains?: As geopolitical instability in the Middle East deepens and tensions escalate around the vital Strait of Hormuz, international crud ...; Ana Fernanda Reporter 2026.09.10

National Pension Retroactive Contributions Surge in South Korea Amid Exploitation Concerns: SEOUL — South Korea is witnessing a sharp resurgence in applications for retroactive national pension contributions, a syste ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2026.09.10

Rise of the Semiconductor Rich: How Tech Salaried Workers Are Redefining Wealth and Challenging Traditional Elites: The traditional social ladder in South Korea is undergoing a structural shift. For decades, the path to elite social status and ge ...; Desk 2026.09.09

Vanishing ATMs: South Korea's Cash Accessibility Under Threat as Convenience Stores and Banks Scale Back Machines: The physical cash infrastructure in South Korea is shrinking at an unprecedented pace. As mobile banking adoption accelerates and ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2026.09.09

National Pension Service’s Dementia-Safe Property Management Service Sees Surge in Applications: The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea announced that applications for its "Dementia-Safe Property Management Support S ...; Yim Kwangsoo Correspondent 2026.09.08

Won Falls into the 1,330-Won Range Amid Strong Exporter Selling, Rebounds Slightly Following National Pension's FX Hedging Halt: On September 7, the South Korean won-to-US dollar exchange rate plummeted to the 1,330-won range for the first time in approximate ...; Kim Young Min Reporter 2026.09.08

Nike Faces Ouster from S&P 100 as Stock Plunges 78% from Peak: Once reigning supreme as an unrivaled titan in the global sportswear industry, Nike is now facing a historic downturn. The company ...; Graciela Maria Reporter 2026.09.08

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Nears 5% Threshold: Bond Market on Edge Amid Heavy Issuance and Inflation Data: The global financial market is gripped by growing tension as the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note approaches the critical 5 ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2026.09.08

NAND Market Surges 70%... 'Samsung and Hynix' Sweep Global 1st and 2nd Places: The global NAND flash market showed a steep growth trend, surging 70% compared to the previous quarter, with Samsung Electronics a ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2026.09.05

Youth Employment Subsidies Up to 18M KRW… Self-Employed to Receive 1.5M KRW Childcare Allowances: Starting next year, eligibility for the Youth Job Leap Incentive will expand to include young job seekers in the capital region, w ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2026.09.02

South Korea Unveils Record 821 Trillion Won Budget for 2027: The South Korean government has finalized its draft budget for 2027, setting a record-high total expenditure of 820.9 trillion won ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.09.02

'Nuclear Submarine' Receives 100B Won as Defense Budget Surpasses 70 Trillion Won for the First Time: The government’s proposed defense budget for next year has surpassed 70 trillion won for the first time in history. The defe ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2026.09.02

Concerns Over Earnings Illusion: "AI Big Tech Sees $220 Trillion in Equity Valuation Gains from Stakes in Other Companies": Amid persistent criticism that US Big Tech's investments in artificial intelligence (AI) are excessive relative to their profitabi ...; Graciela Maria Reporter 2026.09.01

Seoul's Average Apartment Prices Surpass 1.6 Billion Won as Real Estate Surge Spreads from Gangnam to Outlying Districts: SEOUL — The upward momentum of Seoul's housing market is shifting its axis. While high-end apartment prices in core Gangnam ...; Desk 2026.08.28

Beyond China’s Ambition: Will YMTC’s Push to Overtake Samsung and SK Hynix Become Reality?: China’s largest NAND flash memory manufacturer, Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), has recently sparked intense global ...; Hee Chan Kim Reporter 2026.08.28

Global Financial Markets Tremble Under U.S. Treasury Yield Shock: A Debt Repayment Bill Delivered to Major Economies: As reported by the American political media outlet Axios, this sobering reality lies behind the recent weeks-long surge in long-te ...; Yongwon Ko Senior Reporter 2026.08.28

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