- USA overtakes Japan in steel production for the first time since 1999
- As a result of President Donald Trump's tariff policies, U.S. steel production has surpassed Japan's steel production for the first time in 26 years.In 2025, U.S. steel production overtook Japan's to become the...
- 2026-01-31
- Kim Gwang-guk meets Rutnik; tariff negotiations '1st agreement fails'
- Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jung-kwan met with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Rutnik in Washington D.C. on the 29th (local time) to discuss the issue of re-imposing tariffs, but no agreement w...
- 2026-01-30
- The Path for a Worker's Child to Become a Millionaire Announced: 'Trump Account'
- Bank of America (BofA) announced on the 28th (local time) that it would provide an amount equivalent to the federal government's $1,000 support for the children of its 165,000 U.S. employees for a Trump Account...
- 2026-01-29
- US Federal Reserve, First Interest Rate Freeze Since July Last Year as US Economic Growth Improves
- The Federal Reserve (Fed), the central bank of the United States, held a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the 28th (local time) and decided to keep interest rates unchanged, which is inter...
- 2026-01-29
- Iranian currency, shredded pieces of paper... one month into protests, surpassing 1.6 million rials per dollar
- Iran's rial exchange rate is hitting new highs day after day amid the chaos caused by protests against economic hardship and the authorities' violent crackdown.According to AP on the 28th (local time), the exch...
- 2026-01-29
- “Kim Min-seok has guts”… Did the tariff hike measure turn out to be the price for the U.S. Vice President's 'Don't discriminate against Coupang'?
- There are indications that the reason US President Donald Trump announced an increase in tariffs on Korean cars and medicines from 15% to 25% is related to the Coupang issue. The US Wall Street Journal (WSJ) re...
- 2026-01-28
- Trump's single remark breaks through 5100... Nothing has been resolved, yet stocks are up and the exchange rate is down.
- The domestic stock market reacted significantly to a single remark from U.S. President Donald Trump. On the 28th, the KOSPI surpassed the 5,100 mark for the first time in its history during trading hours, and t...
- 2026-01-28
- "Won-Dollar Exchange Rate Rises Further Despite US-Japan Joint Intervention"
- In mid-January, U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held a summit meeting at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. At this meeting, the U.S. and Japan reached a full agreement on ...
- 2026-01-27
- NVIDIA invests an additional 3 trillion won in CoreWeave… supporting data center construction
- Nvidia, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker, has invested an additional $2 billion (approximately 2.9 trillion won) in data center operator CoreWeave.Nvidia announced in a press release on the 26th...
- 2026-01-27
- Trump files $5 billion lawsuit against JP Morgan, which had previously closed his accounts
- President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday, seeking at least $5 billion in damages, alleging the bank closed his long-standing accounts for political reasons...
- 2026-01-23
- "GM to Shift Production of Certain SUVs Made in China to U.S. Plants"
- General Motors (GM), an American automaker, has decided to shift production of its Buick Envision model from China to the United States, Reuters reported on the 22nd (local time).According to the report, GM pla...
- 2026-01-23
- Jensen Huang "Need trillions more in AI infrastructure... jobs will increase"
- Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, predicted that trillions of dollars more will be needed in the future to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.Speaking in a dialogue with Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, ...
- 2026-01-22
- US Treasury "Trump to decide next Fed chair as early as next week... four candidates"
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant predicted on the 20th (local time) that U.S. President Donald Trump will announce his nominee for the next chairman of the U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve (Fed), as ...
- 2026-01-21
- Gold price, breaks through $4,700 per ounce for the first time in history
- Gold prices surged to a record high of $4,700 per ounce for the first time on Tuesday, as escalating global tensions renewed a preference for safe-haven assets. Silver prices also traded just below their own al...
- 2026-01-21
- Hong Ra-hee's Samsung Electronics stake decreased by 0.25%
- The protracted payment of inheritance tax, amounting to approximately 12 trillion won, by the Samsung owner family, which has been ongoing for five years since the passing of the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee, will...
- 2026-01-20
- Potential change in the next US Federal Reserve chair selection landscape... Hassett loses ground, Washburn rises
- An investigation into U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell is shaking up the landscape for the next Fed chair appointment, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 16th (local time).The WSJ di...
- 2026-01-17
- Pizza Hut, 21.5 billion won in difference franchise fees to be returned confirmed... Supreme Court final ruling
- The Supreme Court has issued a final ruling ordering Pizza Hut Korea to refund 21.5 billion won in difference-based franchise fees to its franchisees. The court determined that collecting these fees, which were...
- 2026-01-15
- Jerome Powell, Fed Chair, Takes Strong Stance on Federal Prosecutor Investigation
- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced Sunday night that federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into his actions.In a video statement posted on the Fed's official X (formerly Twitt...
- 2026-01-13
- "Hedge funds explore investment opportunities in 'drug cartel' economies in Latin America, including Venezuela"
- Hedge fund investors are beginning to explore the investment opportunities in Latin America that could arise from U.S. President Donald Trump's military action in Venezuela, driven by what is being called "Trum...
- 2026-01-12
- U.S. Energy Secretary "We will expand U.S. intervention in Venezuela's oil industry to increase production."
- U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced on November 11 (local time) that the United States would increase oil production through its intervention in Venezuela's oil industry.Speaking on CBS television on the...
- 2026-01-12
Iranian Foreign Ministry: "Continuing Message Exchanges with the U.S. and Activities of Mediating Countries"
Esmaeil Baghaei, Spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs [Xinhua, Yonhap News file photo]Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on the 26th
President Yoon: "Do You Think You Are Safe from the Special Counsel?"... Final Statement Video Released
President Yoon Suk Yeol rebuking the special prosecutor on the 24th. [Court video / @birds_justice X account subtitle GIF] A video of President Yoon Suk Yeol's closing statement at his trial rega
President Yoon, regarding the first-instance ruling on the Public Official Election Act: “An excessive political verdict that distorts the facts… We will appeal immediately.”
The first-instance sentencing hearing for President Yoon Suk Yeol regarding violations of the Public Official Election Act is being broadcast live at Seoul Station on the 27th. [Photo=Yonhap News]Pres
WSJ: "SK Hynix ADR Premium Is a Sign of AI Trading Overheat"
Advertisement for SK Hynix ADR listing in New York's Times Square [Reuters=Yonhap News file photo]The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has pointed out that the price of SK Hynix’s American Depositary Recei
'Godfather of Japanese Mystery Novels' Keigo Higashino Passes Away After Battle with Cancer at 68
Famous Japanese mystery novelist Keigo Higashino [AFP=Yonhap News]It has been belatedly reported that Keigo Higashino, the "godfather of Japanese mystery novels" and author of bestsellers such as "The
[Park Pil-kyu Security Column] To the Ignorant Trying to Clothe a Beast in Sheep's Clothing
Rep. Kim Byung-joo of the Democratic Party of Korea [Photo=Yonhap News]“The Air Force Academy doesn't teach you how to fly a plane!” “The Army, Navy, and Air Force academies are exactly the
[Issue Diagnosis] Two Effects of the Election Petition Review
[Photo] Evidence of Election Fraud Flooding U.S. Media… Trump Had 2.7 Million Votes Stolen
[Video] U.S. Semiquincentennial Air Show... 'Art in the Sky' streaks across New York
[Editorial Cartoon] A Draconian Law That Undermines Freedom of Expression
