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July Money Supply Rises by KRW 12.7 Trillion; Demand Deposits See Record Drop According to the "Money and Liquidity" statistics released by the Bank of Korea today , the average broad money supply (M2 basis, average balance) stood at KRW 4,225.6 trillion in July this year, up KRW 12.7 trillion from the previous month. SBS Sep 15, 2026 2:28 PM

Labor Minister Proposes Social Dialogue for Labor Exemptions in Mega Special Zones The government publicly proposed today to hold a "one-point social dialogue" involving labor and management to discuss special exemptions, such as exceptions to labor regulations, under the Mega Special Zones Special Act. SBS Sep 15, 2026 2:26 PM

FSC to Switch Merger Pricing from Market Value to Fair Value; Expands External Evaluation and Disclosure The Financial Services Commission announced today that it will begin legislative notice starting on the 16th for revisions to the Enforcement Decree of the Capital Markets Act and the Regulation on Securities Issuance and Disclosure containing these measures. SBS Sep 15, 2026 2:24 PM

Shrinking Deposits and Rising Rollovers: Bank Bond Issuance Expected to Grow in Q4 This is because low-cost deposits such as demand deposits, which serve as core funding sources for banks, have shrunk—worsening the funding structure—while a record-scale volume of bank bonds is approaching maturity. SBS Sep 15, 2026 2:24 PM

Crackdown on Voice Phishing That Induces Direct Card Payments... Enhanced Credit Card Fraud Detection Today , the FSS announced consumer alerts and institutional improvement measures aimed at enhancing card user protection. SBS Sep 15, 2026 2:24 PM

"Delivery App Transaction Costs Account for 26.2% of Monthly Sales... Up 5.2 Percentage Points YoY" According to the 2026 Online Platform Vendor Transaction Survey released by the Korea Federation of SMEs , transaction costs associated with platform dealings—such as brokerage commissions, advertising fees, and information utilization fees—accounted for the highest share of monthly average sales among delivery app vendors at an average of 26.2%. SBS Sep 15, 2026 2:21 PM

September Housing Business Outlook Index for Capital Area Improves Driven by Rising Home Prices The Korea Housing Industry Research Institute announced today that a survey of housing builders showed the housing business outlook index for the metropolitan area in September rose by 3.1 points from the previous month to 89.2. SBS Sep 15, 2026 2:17 PM

Government Proposes Social Dialogue on Labor Exemptions for Mega Special Zones The government has officially proposed a social dialogue involving both labor and management regarding labor regulation exemptions under the Mega Special Zone Special Act. SBS Sep 15, 2026 2:13 PM

KakaoTalk Updates Feature to Collapse and Expand Friend List, Gather Channel Messages at a Glance Kakao announced today that it has implemented its 8th regular KakaoTalk update . SBS Sep 15, 2026 2:11 PM

Lee Hyung-il: "Per Capita Income Projected to Reach $40,000 Range This Year... Economic Team Will Do Its Best as One Team" ▲ Nominee for Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyun… SBS Sep 15, 2026 1:51 PM