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2025.08

• 2025.08.02 | US-Korea Tariff Deal Reached: 15% Tariff Agreement, $350 Billion Investment Prevents Worst Case
• 2025.08.01 | Lee Jae-myung Government's First Tax Increase: Corporate Tax and Securities Transaction Tax Restored to Raise 8 Trillion Won

2025.07

• 2025.07.31 | Korean Won Shows Highest Volatility in Asia: Shaken More Than Japan Due to US-Korea Trade Negotiation Uncertainty
• 2025.07.30 | Korea-US Tariff Talks Final Stage: Can Shipbuilding Card Find Solution? President's Direct Message Needed
• 2025.07.29 | Samsung Electronics Semiconductor Turnaround: Tesla AI Chip 22 Trillion Won Contract Proves Foundry Technology
• 2025.07.28 | Banks' Revenue Structure Innovation: Moving Away from 'Interest Games' to Corporate Loans & Asset Management
• 2025.07.27 | Banks Cut Household Loans in Half: Top 5 Banks Reduce Second-Half Targets by 50%
• 2025.07.26 | Korea's Top 4 Financial Groups Hit Record High: Over 10 Trillion Won Despite Rate Cuts
• 2025.07.25 | Korea-US Trade Talks Postponed Crisis: Tariff Bomb Looms Without Negotiation Table
• 2025.07.24 | Corporate Tax Increase Review: Companies Face Double Burden from Rising Electricity Bills and Labor Costs
• 2025.07.23 | Altcoin Rally: Ethereum ETF Effect Spreads 'Alt Season' Hopes
• 2025.07.22 | Tax Revenue vs KOSPI 5000: Lee Jae-myung Government's Stock Market Tax Dilemma
• 2025.07.21 | Volatile Green Onion Prices: Between 'Golden Onions' and '$1 Green Onions', Farmers and Consumers Are Struggling
• 2025.07.19 | Economic Downward Pressure Continues for 7th Month: Consumption Vouchers Raise Hope for Domestic Recovery
• 2025.07.18 | Platform Economy's Light and Shadow: Rural Small Business Employment Plunges, Polarization Deepens
• 2025.07.17 | New Phase in Korea-US Trade Talks: LNG Card Attempts to Solve Trade Deficit But Core Issues Remain
• 2025.07.16 | Mandatory Treasury Stock Buyback Coming Soon: Companies Worry About Losing Management Defense
• 2025.07.15 | Heatflation Warning: Government Responds with Consumer Vouchers as Heat Wave Drives Up Prices
• 2025.07.14 | Commercial Law Amendment Impact: Corporate Governance Revolution Through Minority Shareholder Rights Enhancement
• 2025.07.13 | Stock Market Cleanup for KOSPI 5000: One Strike Out Era Begins for Market Manipulation
• 2025.07.12 | US Tariff Delay and Defense Cost Pressure: Korea Faces Complex Negotiations
• 2025.07.11 | BOK Keeps Rates Unchanged: Housing Price Surge Signals Market Stabilization
• 2025.07.10 | Companies and Government Talk About Tariff Problems: Asking for Tax Help and Direct Cash Support
• 2025.07.09 | Record High Household Savings: 30 Trillion Won Surge Due to Reduced Spending, Economic Recovery Warning
• 2025.07.08 | Rice Prices Break 60,000 Won: Government Intervention Actually Caused Price Increases
• 2025.07.07 | Interest Rate Cut Dilemma: August vs October, Household Debt as Key Factor
• 2025.07.06 | Lee Jae-myung Effect Boosts Stock Market: Korean Stocks Rise 30%, Foreign Investors Take Notice
• 2025.07.05 | Climate Change Impact: The New Driver of Rising Food Prices
• 2025.07.04 | Low Service Industry Productivity: Only 40% of Manufacturing Level, Urgent Structural Improvement Needed
• 2025.07.03 | Super Budget Era Begins: National Debt Hits 1,300 Trillion Won, Fiscal Health Red Alert
• 2025.07.02 | Bank of Korea Digital Currency Test: 21 Billion Won Spent, 80,000 Digital Wallets Created, Stablecoin Competition Expected
• 2025.07.01 | M&A Market Revival: UBS, KB Securities, NH Investment Fight for Top Spots in First Half

2025.06

• 2025.06.30 | Exchange Rate Crisis at 1350 Won: Trade and Fed Policy Uncertainty Spreads
• 2025.06.29 | KOSPI Breaks 3,100: Securities Firms Eye 4,000 Amid Volatility Concerns
• 2025.06.28 | Seoul Area Housing Loan Limited to 600 Million Won: Lee Jae-myung Government's First Real Estate Policy Impact and Outlook
• 2025.06.27 | Home Appliance Export Crisis: US Tariffs and Housing Market Slowdown Double Blow
• 2025.06.26 | Housing Policy Finance Dilemma: Supporting Real Buyers vs Rising Household Debt
• 2025.06.25 | Fuel Tax Cut Extended: 20-Year Band-Aid Solution, When Will Real Action Come?
• 2025.06.24 | Middle East Conflict Escalates: Financial Sector on Emergency Alert, Exchange Rate and Inflation Double Impact Feared
• 2025.06.23 | Family Unit Tax System Review: Tax Burden Reduced for Multi-Child Families
• 2025.06.22 | KOSPI Breaks 3000: Return After 3 Years and 5 Months, Samsung Electronics Challenges 60,000 Won
• 2025.06.21 | KOSPI 3000 Era Returns: Foreign Investment of 6 Trillion Won Breaks 3-Year 6-Month High
• 2025.06.20 | Lee Jae-myung Government's 34 Trillion Won Stimulus: Economic Boost vs Fiscal Health Dilemma
• 2025.06.19 | Price Stability Continues: Bank of Korea "Late 1% Range to Continue in Second Half"
• 2025.06.18 | Population Crisis Reality: Employment Drop Starting 2030, Economic Growth Crisis Accelerating
• 2025.06.17 | A New Starting Point for Pension Reform: Finding Solutions to Aging Crisis Through Housing Pension Expansion
• 2025.06.16 | Nationwide Regional Currency 250,000 Won Payment: Economic Recovery vs Effectiveness Debate
• 2025.06.15 | Ramen 2,000 Won Era: Rising Living Costs and Food Inflation
• 2025.06.14 | Labor Groups Push for Policy Implementation: Demanding 4.5-Day Work Week & Yellow Envelope Law
• 2025.06.13 | Universal 250,000 Won Payment Controversy: Economic Stimulus Effect Questioned Amid Tax Revenue Shortage
• 2025.06.12 | Lee Jae-myung Government's Dilemma: Price Stability vs Economic Stimulus, Catching Two Rabbits
• 2025.06.11 | Korea's $5.7 Billion Current Account Surplus: 24 Months of Continuous Surplus, Recession-Type Surplus Concerns Are Premature
• 2025.06.10 | 20 Trillion Won Support Program Begins: Can Second Budget Fix Food Prices and Boost Economy?
• 2025.06.09 | Deposit Interest Rates Hit 3-Year Low: The Beginning of a Great Money Migration
• 2025.06.08 | 30 Trillion Won Super Budget Plan: Economic Stimulus vs. Fiscal Health Dilemma
• 2025.06.07 | Lee Jae-myung Government Launch Honeymoon Rally: KOSPI Breaks 2800, Corporate Law Reform Expectations Rise
• 2025.06.06 | Debt Crisis Warning: Korea's Private Debt Near Japan's Bubble Peak, Urgent Reforms Needed
• 2025.06.05 | K-Stock Market Surge! KOSPI Hits 10-Month High as Political Uncertainty Clears
• 2025.06.04 | New Government Economic Policy Launch: Recovery Through Extra Budget and Trade Negotiations
• 2025.06.03 | Foreign Health Insurance Surplus 3.2 Trillion Won: 'Free Riding' Claims Proven Wrong
• 2025.06.02 | Korea's Mixed Export Results: Semiconductors Strong vs Auto·Steel Hit by Tariffs
• 2025.06.01 | Bank of Korea Shocks with 0.8% Growth Forecast: Political Instability Hurts Economy

2025.05

• 2025.05.31 | April Industrial Production Plunges: Semiconductor & Auto Decline Sparks Recession Fears
• 2025.05.30 | Income Rose but Spending Fell: Why Korean Families Are Closing Their Wallets
• 2025.05.29 | Baemin Sale Rumors Return After 6 Years: What Will Delivery Hero Choose
• 2025.05.28 | Korea's Economic Growth Rate Drops to 1%: Export and Domestic Triple Crisis
• 2025.05.27 | Low-Credit Companies Face Funding Crisis: Corporate Bond Market Frozen Despite Interest Rate Cuts
• 2025.05.26 | Interest Rate Cut Coming: 90% of Experts Expect "This Week Implementation", Economic Recovery Signal
• 2025.05.25 | The Inflation Paradox: Official Numbers Say Stable, Living Costs Skyrocket
• 2025.05.24 | US Credit Rating Downgrade Impact: Burden on Korean Exports and Monetary Policy
• 2025.05.23 | South Korea Caught in Debt Trap: Household Debt Highest in OECD, Economic Growth at Risk
• 2025.05.22 | Korea's Potential Growth Rate Crisis: Finding Solutions Through Technology Innovation and Labor Reform
• 2025.05.21 | Household Debt Growth Expected to Slow in Second Half: Continued Regulation and Monitoring
• 2025.05.20 | Deposit Protection Fund Includes Foreign Currency Assets: Strengthening the Financial Safety Net
• 2025.05.19 | APEC Trade Ministers Meeting Reaffirms Multilateral Trade Principles: WTO Recovery and Protectionism Prevention
• 2025.05.18 | US-China Trade Ease Pushes Bitcoin Over $100K: Moody's Downgrade Adds Uncertainty
• 2025.05.17 | Exchange Rate Transparency Pressure and Challenges for Korean Foreign Exchange Policy
• 2025.05.16 | How to Prepare for a Super-Aged Society: Basic Pension Reform and Reverse Mortgage Activation Plans
• 2025.05.15 | Warning Signs of Recession: KDI Lowers Growth Forecast to 0.8%
• 2025.05.14 | Rising Restaurant Prices and Weak Domestic Demand: Signs of Economic Imbalance
• 2025.05.13 | Decline in Korea's Potential Growth Rate: A Warning Sign of Economic Weakness
• 2025.05.12 | Korea's Double Economic Challenges: Growth Slowdown and Weak Domestic Demand
• 2025.05.11 | Interest Rate Cut Forecast: Potential Drop to 1% Range by Year-End and Economic Impact
• 2025.05.10 | US Car Quota System Introduction: Challenges and Opportunities for Korean Auto Industry
• 2025.05.09 | Economic Significance and Future Outlook of Security Token Offering (STO) Legislation
• 2025.05.08 | Trump's Tariff Storm and the Korean Economy: New Opportunities in Crisis
• 2025.05.07 | US-Korea Tariff Negotiations and Our Economic Future: The Meaning and Impact of the Package Deal
• 2025.05.06 | Income Tax Burden and Middle-Class Struggles: The 16-Year-Old Tax Threshold
• 2025.05.05 | Price Inflation and Household Burden: Rising Dining Costs and Consumer Response Strategies
• 2025.05.04 | Tax Revenue Shortfall and Economic Recession Concerns: Government's Fiscal Dilemma and Economic Policy Direction
• 2025.05.03 | Global Expansion of Reverse Purchases Market: Tax Barriers Getting in the Way?
• 2025.05.02 | Supplementary Budget Controversy and Economic Stimulus: Impact of US Protectionism on Korean Economy
• 2025.05.01 | Semiconductor Market Recovery and Domestic Demand Slump: Unbalanced Economic Growth

2025.04

• 2025.04.30 | National Pension Fund's Overseas Investment Expansion: Concerns About Being a 'Currency Negotiation Trigger'
• 2025.04.29 | Korean Economy Faces Negative Growth Risk: Discussions on Supplementary Budget Expansion and Industry Promotion Policies
• 2025.04.28 | Foreign Capital Outflow: Semiconductor Stock Selling and KOSPI Decline Continues, Institutional Investors Begin Trend Reversal
• 2025.04.27 | US Currency Manipulation Pressure and Korean Crisis: Won Appreciation Demands Raising Concerns for SMEs and Export Industries
• 2025.04.26 | Trump's Weak Dollar Strategy: Effects on US-Korea Currency Negotiations and Korean Export Competitiveness
• 2025.04.25 | Real GDP Contraction and Economic Stimulus Measures
• 2025.04.24 | Gold Price Surge and Silver Undervaluation
• 2025.04.23 | Fuel Tax Benefits Reduction: Preparing for Rising Fuel Prices and Oil Market Outlook
• 2025.04.22 | Global Economic Challenges: US Protectionism, Interest Rate Dilemma, and Korea-US Trade Negotiations
• 2025.04.21 | Economic Stimulus Dilemma: Supplementary Budget vs Interest Rates, Effectiveness of Government Economic Policies and Fiscal Soundness Controversy
• 2025.04.20 | Dollar Weakness Not Translating to Won Strength: Analysis of Exchange Rate Stagnation at 1400 KRW Level
• 2025.04.19 | Current Account Balance Decreases by $24 Billion Due to Tariff War... Base Rate Expected to Drop to 2.0%
• 2025.04.18 | Bank of Korea Warns of Negative Growth Rather Than Growth...May Rate Cut Likely
• 2025.04.17 | Race to Cut Inheritance Tax to Win Moderate Voters
• 2025.04.16 | US-Korea Trade Negotiations
• 2025.04.15 | Explosive Growth in Defense Industry
• 2025.04.14 | US Treasury Yields Surge and Impact of Tariff Policies
• 2025.04.13 | Balancing Shareholder Return Policies and Liquidity Decline
• 2025.04.12 | Intensification of US-China Protectionism and Trade Dependency Crisis
• 2025.04.11 | Ministry of Agriculture, Cautious Approach to Wildfire Recovery and Rice Import Renegotiation
• 2025.04.10 | Impact of US Protectionist Trade Policies on Korean Industries and Strategic Response
• 2025.04.09 | Oil Prices Hit 4-Year Low: Korean Refining Industry Faces Profitability Crisis
• 2025.04.08 | KOSPI Falls Below 2400 Points as US-China Trade War Reignites
• 2025.04.07 | US Tariff Bombshell - Can a Supplementary Budget Provide a Breakthrough?
• 2025.04.06 | Rising Engel Coefficients in South Korea and Japan Signal Increasing Cost of Living Burden
• 2025.04.05 | Acting President Han Duck-soo Focuses on Election, Tariffs, and Supplementary Budget
• 2025.04.04 | South Korea's Export Competitiveness Crisis as U.S. Imposes 25% Reciprocal Tariff
• 2025.04.03 | Agricultural and Livestock Prices Remain Stable for 8 Consecutive Months... Some Vegetables Show Price Strength
• 2025.04.02 | President Trump Decides to Impose 25% Tariff on Korean Export Industries
• 2025.04.01 | Content and Selection Background of the 10 Trillion Won 'Precision Supplementary Budget'

2025.03

• 2025.03.31 | Youngpoong Attempts to Recover Voting Rights Through Stock Dividends... Legal Controversy Intensifies
• 2025.03.30 | Pension Reform Followed by Automatic Adjustment Debate...Will Benefits Be Reduced?
• 2025.03.29 | Will Korea's Economic Growth Rate Fall to 0% Range?
• 2025.03.28 | Short Selling Returns After 5 Years, Between Foreign Capital Inflow and Market Volatility
• 2025.03.27 | Korean Retail Investors Should Heed Bank of Korea's Diversification Advice
• 2025.03.26 | KRW-CNY Exchange Rate Hits All-Time High at 202.41 won
• 2025.03.25 | Korean Government's Response Strategy to US Reciprocal Tariff Announcement
• 2025.03.24 | Korean Retail Investors Expand Influence in US Market through Quantum Computing Company Investment
• 2025.03.23 | Japan's 30-year Bond Yield Surpasses Korea...Yen Strengthening Outlook
• 2025.03.22 | Samsung SDI Stock Plunges After Announcing Large-Scale Rights Offering
• 2025.03.21 | National Pension Reform, Premium Increase and Payment Guarantee Codification
• 2025.03.20 | Korea's Low Labor Productivity, Need to Increase Productivity with Merit-Based Personnel Management and Create Flexible Employment Environment
• 2025.03.19 | KORUS FTA, U.S. Service Trade Surplus 19.4 Trillion Won... Trade Pressure Continues
• 2025.03.18 | Woori Financial Group Downgraded to '3rd Grade' After 21 Years... Will This Halt Insurance Company Acquisition?
• 2025.03.17 | Korean Steel Industry Facing Double Difficulties from Chinese Low-Price Offensive and U.S. Tariff Bombs
• 2025.03.16 | Analysis of MBK Vice Chairman's Controversial Remarks about Homeplus Rehabilitation and Accountability
• 2025.03.15 | KOSPI Slightly Down but KOSDAQ Rises... Analysis of Investment Environment Changes and Market Trends
• 2025.03.14 | Analysis of Global Market Decoupling and Korean Stock Market Outlook
• 2025.03.13 | Analysis of Trump-Triggered Global Trade War and Its Impact on Korean Economy
• 2025.03.12 | Analysis of Homeplus Rehabilitation Procedure and Risk of Principal Loss for Individual Investors
• 2025.03.11 | Analysis of Housing Mortgage Regulation Relaxation by Banks and Multi-homeowner Loan Conditions
• 2025.03.10 | Homeplus CP Issuance Controversy and Financial Market Safety Analysis
• 2025.03.09 | Major Inheritance Tax Reform After 75 Years, the Meaning and Prospects of Introducing Inheritance Acquisition Tax
• 2025.03.08 | Analysis of Korea's Export Structure Rigidity and Industrial Diversification Challenges
• 2025.03.07 | Analysis of World Bank's Revision of Korea's Effective Tariff Rate to the US and Trade Issues
• 2025.03.06 | Analysis of Financial Authority Chief's Reversal on Commercial Law Amendment and Its Impact on Financial Markets
• 2025.03.05 | Analysis of Sharp Decline in Corporate Capital Investment and Economic Uncertainty Due to Tariff Fears
• 2025.03.04 | Analysis of Widening Interest Rate Spread and Concentration on High-Interest Special Deposit Products
• 2025.03.03 | Analysis of Household Loan Increase at 4-Year High Despite Financial Authority Pressure
• 2025.03.02 | Analysis of Semiconductor Export Decline and Dual Threats
• 2025.03.01 | The Double Burden of Low Growth and High Inflation, Stagflation Risk Analysis

2025.02

• 2025.02.28 | Analysis of Price Perception Polarization and Continued Upward Pressure
• 2025.02.27 | Wall Street's S&P 500 Index 6,500 Points Forecast and Market Impact Analysis
• 2025.02.26 | Analysis of Bank of Korea Interest Rate Cut and Economic Growth Rate Decline
• 2025.02.25 | Analysis of Market-Wide Short Selling Allowance and Its Market Impact
• 2025.02.24 | Analysis of Construction Industry Employment Falling Below 2 Million and Household Income Decline
• 2025.02.23 | Samsung Electronics Stock Rebound and Future Outlook Analysis
• 2025.02.22 | Effectiveness of Foreign Asset Investment and Currency Hedging Strategies
• 2025.02.21 | Bank of Korea's Interest Rate Cut Forecast and Economic Implications
• 2025.02.20 | Trump's Reciprocal Tariff Policy and Korean Economic Outlook
• 2025.02.19 | Lotte Group's Financial Structure Improvement Strategy and New Business Investment
• 2025.02.18 | Economic Significance of Corporate Tax Decrease and Income Tax Increase
• 2025.02.17 | US Automobile Tariff Announcement and Impact Analysis on Korean Automobile Industry
• 2025.02.16 | The Perception Gap and Optical Illusion Controversy of Gasoline and Diesel Price Decreases
• 2025.02.15 | 35 Trillion 'Super Supplementary Budget' Announcement and Government Bond Issuance Controversy
• 2025.02.14 | Trump's Reciprocal Tariff Announcement and Possibility of Korea-US FTA Renegotiation
• 2025.02.13 | Safe Haven Preference, Gold Price Truly Becomes Worth Its Weight
• 2025.02.12 | Korean Automobiles' Price Competitiveness Plummets...
• 2025.02.11 | Trump's Second Term Brings Back 'Steel Tariffs
• 2025.02.10 | Pay Tax Based on What You Inherit, Not the Total... 'Inheritance Acquisition Tax' Gains Momentum
• 2025.02.09 | Warning of a 'Perfect Storm': Low Growth, Export Decline, and High Exchange Rate
• 2025.02.08 | ETF Market Fee War and Changes in Asset Management Industry Landscape
• 2025.02.07 | Analysis of Trump Tariff Policy and Gold Price Breaking Record High
• 2025.02.06 | Expansion of SOC Projects Passing Preliminary Feasibility Study and Analysis of Economic Stimulus Effects
• 2025.02.05 | Gas Price Decline Forecast and Analysis of Influencing Factors
• 2025.02.04 | Lotte Non-Life Insurance Capital Soundness Deterioration and Subordinated Bond Issuance Analysis
• 2025.02.03 | Trump's Tariff Implementation and US Capital Market Shock
• 2025.02.02 | Strengthening Loan Negotiation Power of Reconstruction Associations and Market Changes
• 2025.02.01 | Korean Won Weakness Continues and International Oil Price Trend Analysis

2025.01

• 2025.01.31 | Insurance Companies' Capital Securities Fundraising Trend and Background Analysis
• 2025.01.30 | Morgan Stanley's Korean Economic Growth Forecast and Policy Challenges
• 2025.01.29 | China's DeepSeek Shock and Global AI Market Ripples
• 2025.01.28 | Foreign Investors' Government Bond Investment Trends and Purchase Timing Analysis
• 2025.01.27 | Trump Tariff Concerns Easing and Exchange Rate Decline
• 2025.01.26 | Korean Economic Growth Forecast and Interest Rate Cut Possibility
• 2025.01.25 | Metropolitan Jeonse Loan Regulation Plan
• 2025.01.24 | Metropolitan Jeonse Loan Regulation Plan
• 2025.01.23 | December Producer Price Increase
• 2025.01.22 | December Producer Price Increase
• 2025.01.21 | Restriction on Monthly Rent Deduction for Homeowners
• 2025.01.20 | Exchange Rate Increase and Construction Material Cost Rise
• 2025.01.19 | New York Stock Market Rises on Trump Administration Expectations
• 2025.01.18 | US Mortgage Rate Surpasses 7%
• 2025.01.17 | Pension Fund-Led Market Rebound
• 2025.01.16 | Downward Trend in Mortgage Variable Interest Rates
• 2025.01.15 | Real Estate PF Loan Fraud Investigation
• 2025.01.14 | Market Outlook, Divergent Betting Between Individual and Institutional Investors
• 2025.01.13 | Market's 'Surprising Rebound' and Increased 'Debt Investment'
• 2025.01.12 | US Employment Strength and Retreating Rate Cut Expectations
• 2025.01.11 | Emerging Markets Enter Correction Phase
• 2025.01.10 | Financial Institutions Lower Prepayment Penalty Rates
• 2025.01.09 | Asian Markets 'Panic Selling'
• 2025.01.08 | Trump's Universal Tariff Application Reduction
• 2025.01.07 | Dunchon Jugong Balance Payment Loan Limit Increase
• 2025.01.06 | Recession-Type Loans, Insurance Policy Loans
• 2025.01.05 | Seoul-Regional Household Loan Differentiation
• 2025.01.04 | KOSDAQ Index, Undervaluation, Buying Pressure, Price-to-Book Ratio
• 2025.01.03 | Korea Exchange, Stock Market Stability
• 2025.01.02 | Bonds, Interest Rates, Money Move