Economy
Macroeconomics
Phrase ‘interest rate hike stance’ omitted… Bank of Korea eases pace after consecutive hikes
The Bank of Korea, which has raised the benchmark interest rate twice in a row, is expected to begin “slowing the pace” of hikes going forward. Since the central bank raised the benchmark rate to 3% t…
Financing
[Market In] Under the Wing of an ‘AA-’ Rated Parent Company… SK Advanced Sees ‘Green Light’ for Rating Upgrade
Korea Ratings Corporation announced on the 27th that it has maintained SK Advanced’s senior unsecured bond credit rating at BBB and its commercial paper rating at A3, while changing the outlook from “…
Financing
[Credit Checkpoint] Earnings Beat Expectations, but… Hanwha REIT Faces Growing Debt Burden Due to ‘Orange Center’
“Credit Checkpoint” is a column that assesses the credit risk of companies preparing to issue corporate bonds by examining their financial structure and cash flow. It evaluates a company’s short- and …
M&A·IB
[Market In] Homeplus Stakeholders' Rally D-6… Outcome of ‘Bankruptcy’ to Be Decided
The creditors’ meeting that will determine Homeplus’s fate is just six days away. This meeting is the final one to be held, taking place a mere two days before the deadline for the court-approved exte…
Business·Industry
Samsung INICS Corporation 'Great, Great, Great'… Following NVIDIA, 'Small-Cap' Companies Receive a Flurry of Offers
Following NVIDIA, AMD and Qualcomm are now adopting SOCAMM—a low-power DRAM (LPDDR)-based memory expansion solution—leading to the expansion of the related market. As the application of SOCAMM, develo…
Finance
“I Don’t Think of It as Work”… A Guide Dog That Stays by a Visually Impaired Person’s Side 24 Hours a Day
"Miso," a Labrador Retriever who completed training at the SamsungFire&MarineInsurance Guide Dog School and became a guide dog about a month ago, sits quietly under the guidance of Yoo Seok-jong, a pr…
Banks
Is the Era of 8% Mortgage Rates Upon Us? Red Flags for "All-in" Borrowers
With household loan interest rates soaring, the Bank of Korea has implemented another hike in the benchmark interest rate, and those who have taken on debt to invest in real estate and stocks—known as…
Financing
[Credit Checkpoint] Faded Strong Earnings… SAMYANG PACKAGING: Cash Reserves Dry Up, Debt Rises
“Credit Checkpoint” is a column that assesses the credit rating risks of companies preparing to issue corporate bonds by examining their financial structure and cash flows. We evaluate a company’s sho…
Business·Industry
LG Corp. to Pay an Interim Dividend of 1,000 Won per Share… Totaling 154.2 Billion Won
LG Corp. announced on the 27th that it will pay a cash dividend of 1,000 won per common share. It will also pay a cash dividend of 1,000 won per preferred share.The total amount of this interim divide…
Business·Industry
LGELECTRONICS Extracts Rare Earth Elements from Discarded Appliances… Building a Circular Economy for Critical Minerals
LGELECTRONICS has developed a technology to recover and recycle rare earth elements—key minerals—from discarded home appliances. The company plans to utilize waste home appliances as a new source of r…