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  • KOSPI closes above 4,500 for first time

    South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index closed above the 4,500 mark for the first time on record on Tuesday, extending gains led by heavyweight stocks.According to the Korea Exchange, the KOSPI finished the session up 1.52 percent at 4,525.48, after moving between an intraday low of 4,395.00 and a high of 4,525.48.All of the top 10 stocks by market capitalizatio..

  • S. Korean won tumbles on U.S. inflation shock

  • AsiaToday reporter Oh Kyung-hee The South Korean financial market was shaken by the US inflation shock. The South Korean currency on Wednesday tumbled..
  • Gov’t tightens national budget spending in 2023

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Ji-hoonThe government has proposed a budget of 639 trillion won (US$473.5 billion) for next year, an increase of 5.2 percent from th..
  • S. Korean won hits 1350 level per dollar

  •  AsiaToday reporter Oh Kyung-hee The South Korean financial market tumbled after U.S. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made hawkish remarks at the U.S...
  • S. Korean won hits 1340-mark for first time in 13 years

  • AsiaToday reporter Yoon Soo-hyun The won-dollar exchange rate exceeded the 1,340 mark for the first time in 13 years. This is a result of the strength..
  • Gov’t to supply 2.7 million homes over 5 years

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Ji-hoonThe government will supply 2.7 million new homes in the next five years, including 500,000 homes in Seoul. In order to do thi..
  • Gov’t to stabilize food prices ahead of Chuseok

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Ji-hoonFood prices continue to rise significantly. Last month, the eating-out prices saw the highest increase in nearly 30 years, an..
  • Fed’s giant step puts US interest rates above S. Korea’s

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Jae-ahU.S. Federal Reserve has taken another ‘giant step’ on Wednesday, pushing the U.S. interest rates above South Korea’s benchmar..
  • Gov’t unveils tax cut plan aimed at supporting firms and people’s livelihoods

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Ji-hoonThe Yoon Suk-yeol government has decided to ease the tax burden on individuals by approximately 13 trillion won (US$9.9 billi..
  • Gov’t announces measures to tackle people’s housing cost burden

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Chul-hyunThe government has announced a package of measures to tackle people’s housing cost burden, such as freezing interest rates..
  • S. Korea to raise electricity rate next month

  • AsiaToday reporter Choi Won-youngSouth Korea’s average power bill for a four-person household will rise by 2,220 won per month and around 2,220 won will be..
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