- Trump's single remark pushes the exchange rate below 1500 won... volatile financial market
- The domestic financial market experienced a volatile trading session on March 23rd, swayed by a single statement from U.S. President Donald Trump.Amidst fears of escalating conflict in the Middle East, exchange...
- 2026-03-24
- WSJ "Global Oil Companies Expected to Suffer Billions in Losses"
- Global oil companies are expected to incur billions of dollars in revenue losses due to the war with Iran, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 22nd (local time).Over the past decade, global oil compan...
- 2026-03-23
- National Total Debt Exceeds 6,500 Trillion Won... Government Debt Ratio at All-Time High
- South Korea's total debt, including government, household, and corporate debt, has surpassed 6,500 trillion won for the first time on record.As leverage across the economy expands, the growth rate of government...
- 2026-03-23
- "Investor funds that were going overseas are returning to the U.S. due to the Iran war."
- Investor funds that were heading towards global markets are now flowing back into the United States in the aftermath of the war in Iran, according to a report by the U.S. daily Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on the ...
- 2026-03-23
- Shadow of Middle East Uncertainty Falls on the Fed… US Interest Rate Cut Moves Further Away
- The U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve (Fed), held a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the 18th (local time) and decided to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged. This decision is ...
- 2026-03-19
- Fed's Powell "Tariffs followed by energy shocks...inflation concerns"
- Jerome Powell, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), expressed concern on the 18th (local time) that rising oil prices due to the war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran could exacerbate inflationary p...
- 2026-03-19
- Wall Street Expert: "Current Financial Market Similar to Just Before the 2008 Crisis"
- Amid a surge in international oil prices and growing concerns over the default of private loans, the financial market situation is resembling the period just before the 2008 global financial crisis, Bloomberg N...
- 2026-03-14
- US Begins Imposing New Tariffs... Initiates Section 301 Trade Law Investigation into China, Japan, and South Korea
- The U.S. Donald Trump administration on the 11th (local time) initiated procedures to introduce new tariffs to cover the deficit in tariff revenue following the nullification of reciprocal tariffs by country.Ja...
- 2026-03-12
- [New York Oil Prices] Trump "War will end soon"...WTI plunges 12%
- International oil prices fell for the first time since the US airstrikes on Iran, influenced by US President Donald Trump's statement that a war with Iran would end soon.On January 10 (US Eastern Time), West Te...
- 2026-03-11
- US: "Simplified system for refunding illegally determined IEEPA tariffs to be completed within 45 days"
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will establish a new streamlined system within 45 days to refund reciprocal tariffs that the U.S. Supreme Court deemed illegal under the International ...
- 2026-03-07
- Besent "15% international tariff to be implemented from this week"
- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchen said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's newly implemented temporary import tariff rate increase from 10% to 15% is likely to be implemented this week.The new tariff rat...
- 2026-03-05
- KOSPI's decline rate higher than during 9/11 attacks... ignominious records also emerging
- South Korea's stock market plummeted on the 4th due to the fallout from the potential outbreak of war between the U.S. and Iran, leading to a string of ignominious records.On this day, the KOSPI closed at 5,093...
- 2026-03-04
- Koo Yoon-cheol: "US Rejected Korea-US Currency Swap... Exchange Rate at 1500 Won, Alarm"
- Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yoon-cheol stated that the US rejected the currency swap between Korea and the US because Korea possesses foreign exchange assets worth ...
- 2026-03-04
- White House Official: "Work is underway to raise global tariffs to 15%."
- An official at the White House stated on the 24th (local time) that the U.S. Donald Trump administration is undertaking practical work to increase a new global tariff, which replaces the "reciprocal tariffs" in...
- 2026-02-25
- Trump's 'Tariff Plan B' ... Preparing to mobilize the entire Trade Act by switching to a 15% tariff -
- Although the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on major trading partners based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the 'tariff war' ...
- 2026-02-23
- Hana Bank Becomes First in Financial Sector to Introduce 'AI Well-being Check Service' for Seniors' Healthy Daily Lives
- Hana Bank (CEO Lee Ho-sung) announced that it has introduced the 'AI Well-being Check Service,' the financial sector's first AI-based personalized phone service, and has launched a pilot program to support the ...
- 2026-02-23
- [Analysis] "The Korean government discriminates against only American companies"... Is this claim true?
- In relation to Coupang's information leak incident, there are loud voices within the United States claiming that the South Korean government is discriminating against American companies. In particular, cases o...
- 2026-02-12
- Treasury Secretary Yellen Reaffirms "Strong Dollar Policy" Support
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on Wednesday that he has always supported a strong dollar policy.Reuters reported that Secretary Bessent made these remarks during a hearing of the House Financial Servic...
- 2026-02-05
- Trump on possibility of lowering interest rates: "I think they will come down"
- U.S. President Donald Trump warned on the 4th (local time) against Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, saying, "He should be very worried."According to Reuters, President Trump made these remark...
- 2026-02-05
- 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
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
