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Aug. 11, 2026
Coway logs record half-year earnings on robust rentals, overseas growth

Coway on Friday reported sales of 1.44 trillion won ($1.02 billion) and operating profit of 253.2 billion won in the second quarter, setting a new record for half-year earnings on the back of strong demand for its premium home appliance lineup, accelerating rental account growth and solid performances across its overseas markets. For the first half of 2026, the Korean home appliance maker's revenue increased 13.9 percent from the same period last year to 2.77 trillion won, while operating profit
Aug. 11, 2026
Investors unlikely to go 'all-in' even if Kospi rally resumes: Bloomberg analyst

South Korean investors are unlikely to repeat excessive leverage use after experiencing a severe unwinding of leveraged positions — even if the benchmark Kospi resumes its rally, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst said. Rena Kwok, a senior credit analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, projected leveraging would not be as "severe" as the first half of this year, even if the market regains its upward momentum, in a recent online interview with The Korea Herald. "Some investors were overly bullish and to
Aug. 11, 2026
KRX seeks clarity on ETF after-market participation amid industry pushback

The Korea Exchange will urgently convene officials overseeing exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes from major asset managers and securities firms next week to reassess demand for after-market trading, after the exchange and financial regulators put the application process on hold amid continued market volatility. According to financial industry sources Friday, the KRX will gather major asset managers and securities firms on Monday to discuss plans for operating the after-market. The m
Aug. 11, 2026
[Contribution] Why South Korea is losing the struggle against smoking

By Marewa Glover Every year, smoking kills more than 68,000 South Koreans. Yet instead of making it easier for people to move away from cigarettes, South Korean policy continues to make that transition harder. It taxes some safer nicotine products more heavily than cigarettes, tells people who smoke that all nicotine products are equally harmful and regulates lower-risk alternatives as though they were combustible tobacco. The result is predictable: progress against smoking has stalled. A new re
Aug. 11, 2026
Fitch sees limited credit fallout from Korea stock rout

Fitch Ratings sees little sign that South Korea's stock-market rout is spilling into broader credit stress, but says the turmoil has exposed vulnerabilities stemming from market concentration and the rapid growth of leveraged products. "Market concentration does amplify sensitivity to sentiment-driven swings, and this warrants monitoring," Rowena Chen, director of APAC nonbank financial institutions ratings at Fitch, told The Korea Herald Friday. Leveraged products could also increase "the speed
Aug. 11, 2026
Won nears 1,400 after sharpest swings since financial crisis

The South Korean won is on its way to breaking past the 1,400-per-dollar mark after weakening to 1,550 in just over a month, underscoring the currency’s sharpest volatility since the global financial crisis. During trading late last week, the won strengthened to 1,407.3 per dollar, the strongest level recorded against the US currency since Oct. 2, 2025, when the won stood at 1,399.5. If the currency strengthens by roughly 10 won, the exchange rate will be pushed into the 1,300-won range for the
Aug. 7, 2026
KRX seeks clarity on ETF after-market participation amid industry pushback

The Korea Exchange will urgently convene officials overseeing exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes from major asset managers and securities firms next week to reassess demand for after-market trading, after the exchange and financial regulators put the application process on hold amid continued market volatility. According to financial industry sources Friday, the KRX will gather major asset managers and securities firms on Monday to discuss plans for operating the after-market. The m
Aug. 6, 2026
Korea’s ETF curbs push leveraged trading overseas

South Korean investors are moving into US leveraged ETFs after tighter domestic rules pushed them away, raising questions over whether efforts to curb speculative trading are shifting risk-taking activity overseas. Trading in locally listed single-stock leveraged and inverse ETFs plunged following financial regulators' introduction of tighter measures on single-stock leveraged ETFs, according to data from the Korea Exchange. The combined trading value of the 16 single-stock leveraged and inverse
Aug. 6, 2026
Did NPS rebalancing delay amplify Kospi volatility?

The National Pension Service rode the Kospi above 9,000 to record returns. Its decision not to rebalance aggressively during the rally, however, is now under scrutiny for potentially amplifying the market’s violent reversal. The world’s third-largest pension fund posted a 26.18 percent return through May, surpassing its previous full-year record of 18.82 percent in just five months. Assets under management jumped by more than 340 trillion won from the end of last year to a record 1,848.7 trillio
Aug. 6, 2026
Foreign banks warn Korea is rushing T+1 shift

South Korea’s plan to shorten its stock settlement cycle to T+1 is drawing warnings from global investment banks, which say the proposed eight- to nine-month preparation period is too short for an overhaul that typically requires at least 18 months. T+1 requires stock trades to be settled one business day after execution, compared with Korea’s current T+2 system. The Financial Services Commission is consulting foreign investment banks on issues including foreign exchange transactions, settlement

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