SBS News

Concerns Mount Over Rising Interest Rates and Increased Debt Burden With an interest rate hike expected, there are growing concerns that rising loan rates will further increase the interest burden on households. SBS Jul 15, 2026 10:31 AM

Import Prices Fall 4.4% in June, Ending Upward Trend Due to Lower Oil Prices Import prices fell by 4.4% in June compared to the previous month, marking the largest decline in three years and six months. SBS Jul 15, 2026 10:26 AM

Subtitled News: "Lethality of Korean Leverage Proven," "Terrifying"... Global Markets Reel While We "Surrender" Hsieh Chin-ho, chairman of Taiwan's Wealth Magazine and a prominent economic commentator, recently posted a sharp critique on social media, stating, "The leverage of SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics has snapped." On July 13, the Taiwanese stock market was expected to rise due to strong earnings from TSMC. SBS Jul 15, 2026 10:23 AM

KOSPI and KOSDAQ Trigger Buy Sidecars Following Sharp Surge Program buy order sidecars were triggered in both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets today as stock indices surged. SBS Jul 15, 2026 9:58 AM

June Import Prices Fall 4.4% on Stable Oil Prices, Marking Largest Drop in 3.5 Years Import prices fell by the largest margin in three and a half years last month as international oil prices, which had surged due to the war in the Middle East, declined. SBS Jul 15, 2026 9:57 AM

Number of Employed People Up by 63,000 in June; Employment Rate Falls for Third Consecutive Month According to the June Employment Trends report released by the National Data Agency today , the number of employed people aged 15 and older stood at 29.154 million in June, an increase of 63,000 compared to the same month last year. SBS Jul 15, 2026 9:54 AM

KOSPI and KOSDAQ Trigger Buy Sidecars Following Sharp Surge Program buy sidecars were triggered on both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets today as stock indices surged. SBS Jul 15, 2026 9:54 AM

Korean Retail Investors Buy Over 300 Billion Won of SK Hynix ADRs on Debut Day stocks, net purchased over 300 billion won worth of SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts on July 10, the day the company entered the Nasdaq market. SBS Jul 15, 2026 9:52 AM

Electronic Registration of Bonds and CDs Reaches 328 Trillion Won in First Half, Up 4.6% Year-on-Year Compared to the previous half , the figure decreased by approximately 100 billion won, showing little difference. SBS Jul 15, 2026 9:50 AM

SK Hynix Surges 11% to Reclaim 2 Million Won, Samsung Electronics Up 6% Following ADR Rally As of 9:16 a.m. today, Samsung Electronics is trading at 278,000 won, up 5.70% from the previous trading session. SBS Jul 15, 2026 9:39 AM