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Treasury Yields Rise Sharply on Surging Oil Prices and Higher Overseas Rates; 3-Year Yield Hits 3.930% At the Seoul bond market today, the yield on 3-year Treasury bonds closed at 3.930 percent per annum, up 5.2 bps (1 bp = 0.01 percentage point) from the previous trading day. SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:26 PM

High-Speed Railway Integration Sees 213,000 Passengers on First Day, Up 7.9% From Last Year The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Railroad Corporation announced today that the number of high-speed railway passengers reached 213,000 on the 1st, the first day of the KTX and SRT integration. SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:09 PM

Revived Middle East Risks Send Global Stock Markets Tumbling Amid Surge in Oil Prices and Bond Yields The escalating armed conflict between the United States and Iran is sharply driving up government bond yields in major countries, which were already unstable. SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:00 PM

Kospi Plunges Nearly 4% to 6,500 Range Amid Escalating Middle East Tensions; Kosdaq Down 2.1% The Kospi plummeted nearly 4% to drop back into the 6,500 range today as surging international oil prices and U.S. SBS Sep 2, 2026 4:57 PM

Gold Prices Trend Downward Again Amid Rising Global Interest Rates According to the Korea Exchange and Yonhap Infomax today , the closing price of domestic gold dropped 2.79% from the previous trading day to close at 190,800 won per gram. SBS Sep 2, 2026 4:55 PM

Next Year's Cooperative Budget Set at Record 81.8 Billion Won, Up 78.9 Billion Won This is an increase of 78.9 billion won, or about 28 times compared to this year's main budget of 2.9 billion won. SBS Sep 2, 2026 4:53 PM

"Copying Others on Hagwon Forces People Not to Have Kids"… Taxing Private Education for Childbirth Subsidies? A research study has shown that the so-called "status competition" surrounding children's education drives up private education spending and suppresses childbirth. SBS Sep 2, 2026 4:25 PM

KOSPI Plummets 4% to Close in 6,500 Range... KOSDAQ Also Drops for Third Straight Day The KOSPI fell back into a decline after three days, sliding into the 6,500 range. SBS Sep 2, 2026 4:09 PM

Major Commercial Banks Provide Financial Support for SMEs Ahead of Chuseok According to the financial sector today , KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, and Woori Bank will each supply 15.2 trillion won in funds to SMEs and individual business operators. SBS Sep 2, 2026 3:20 PM

Shinsegae to Bring World-Renowned Luxury Hotel Brand 'Aman Seoul' to South Korea This move is part of Chairman Jung Yong-jin's efforts to expand the luxury business, targeting the domestic high-end lifestyle market. SBS Sep 2, 2026 2:30 PM