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Wed, October 5, 2022 | 12:23

Overseas stock dealings dip in H1 on weak equity markets

Koreans' transactions of foreign stocks fell sharply in the first half of the year from six months earlier on bearish overseas equity markets, with their bond trading edging up, data showed Monday.

2022-07-18 11:43

Korean currency falls to more than 13-year low in intraday trading

The Korean currency on Friday sank below the 1,320-won level against the U.S. dollar for the first time in more than 13 years amid concerns about global monetary tightening and an economic recession.

2022-07-15 10:16

Import prices up for 2nd month in June on high energy, raw material costs

Bank of Korea takes first-ever 'big step' to fight inflation, curb capital outflow

The Bank of Korea (BOK) took an unprecedented “big step,” Wednesday, lifting its key interest rate by half a percentage point in a preemptive move to fight runaway inflation and curb a possible capital outflow amid the U.S. Federal Reserve's faster-than-expected monetary tightening. The central bank said its monetary policy board decided during a rate-setting meeting earlier ...

Yi Whan-woo | 2022-07-13 16:53

Hot inflation fuels bets on supersized Fed rate hike

Korea's real estate transparency rises to 28th in biennial global index

Korea is ranked 28th on the Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) for this year, up two notches from 2020. The biennial index is a global benchmark of real estate market transparency, based on a combination of quantitative market data and information.

Anna J. Park | 2022-07-13 16:24

Fears of COVID-19 resurgence push up bio stocks despite KOSPI's fall

Shares of bio and pharmaceutical companies have made a solid recovery amid fears of a resurgence of the coronavirus, despite an overall worsening of stock market sentiment here. The first half of this year was a nightmarish period for players in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, as their stock values plummeted as the intensity of the COVID-19 pandemic waned.

Lee Min-hyung | 2022-07-12 17:14

South Korea's new COVID-19 cases rise to 2-month high of over 37,000

Korea's first alternative trading system to debut in 2024

The nation's first alternative trading system (ATS) will start operating in 2024 amid hopes for more capital inflow and the stabilization of the local securities market, Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) Chairman Na Jae-chul said, Tuesday. “We plan to receive a preliminary license to operate the system by the end of this year under the goal of starting operations...

Lee Min-hyung | 2022-07-12 16:01

Looming Musk-Twitter legal battle hammers company shares

Shares of Twitter slid more than 11 percent in the first day of trading after billionaire Elon Musk said that he was abandoning his $44 billion bid for the company and the social media platform vowed to challenge Musk in court to uphold the agreement.

2022-07-12 16:01

House prices fall as transactions plummet on interest rate hikes

Korea's housing market has entered a major adjustment period represented by falling apartment prices as transactions plummet due to rising interest rates. According to data from the Korea Real Estate Board, the average apartment price in Seoul dropped by 0.03 percent on July 4 compared to a week earlier. Apartment prices in the capital have been edging down for the past five ...

Lee Min-hyung | 2022-07-10 16:44

Local life insurers' profitability falls

Local insurance companies' loss ratios have risen to their highest levels in five years, indicating the deteriorated profitability of life insurance products. Loss ratio refers to an insurer's incurred losses from paying out coverage divided by the total amount earned in premiums. The figure is used to gauge insurance companies' fiscal soundness for profitability, as the firm...

Anna J. Park | 2022-07-08 15:08

Biz leaders identify data & analysis as most important tech: EY Korea

More than half of local business leaders point to data and analysis as the most important investment as well as technology that is expected to create the highest value to corporations during the next two years. This is according to “EY Tech Horizon 2022,” a global survey of more than 1,600 senior executives, including in Korea, on the role of technology in their business tran...

Anna J. Park | 2022-07-08 08:38

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