Market Signals

HORGOS PORT SETS RECORD FOR VEHICLE EXPORTS IN FIRST HALF OF 2026 - ECNS

📄 PHALANX ACQUISITION CORP I

S. KOREA OPENS 'K-HERITAGE HOUSE' DURING UNESCO SESSION IN BUSAN - YONHAP

N. KOREA APPEARS TO HAVE RELEASED WATER FROM BORDER DAM WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE - YONHAP

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp ($HYG) $79.68 ↑ 0.0% 87th %ile

HANWHA SOLUTIONS CONFIRMS RIGHTS OFFERING AT 1.2 TLN WON - YONHAP

FORMATION CEREMONY HELD FOR FINAL CONTINGENT OF S. KOREAN PEACEKEEPING UNIT IN LEBANON - YONHAP

CBOE Skew Index $147.28 ↑ 1.1% 90th %ile (tail_risk)

(LEAD) S. KOREA MUST BUILD OWN FRONTIER AI AS TECHNOLOGY BECOMES STRATEGIC ASSET: MINISTER - YONHAP

State Street Technology Select ($XLK) $175.59 ↓ 1.1% 31th %ile

Natural Gas Futures $2.88 ↓ 1.0% 29th %ile

US VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE AND HIS WIFE ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF FOURTH CHILD - ALJAZEERA

S. KOREA VOWS TO EASE ACCESS TO WON, EYES 'FREELY CONVERTIBLE CURRENCY' - YONHAP

FOREIGNERS OFFLOAD S. KOREAN STOCKS BUT NET PURCHASE ETFS THIS MONTH: KRX - YONHAP

AI CHIP STARTUP ETCHED IS IN TALKS FOR $20 BILLION VALUATION - YAHOO

S. KOREAN EMBASSY PROVIDES FOOD AID, RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISPLACED IN QUAKE-HIT VENEZUELA - YONHAP

EX-LAND MINISTER WON TO APPEAR FOR QUESTIONING OVER EXPRESSWAY PROJECT - YONHAP

(LEAD) NEARLY 200 MM OF RAIN HITS SEOUL, SURROUNDING REGIONS; 540 CASES OF DAMAGE REPORTED - YONHAP

S&P 500 Futures $7497.75 ↓ 1.1% 59th %ile

S&P 500 Futures $7494.75 ↓ 1.1% 59th %ile

📄 ARC GROUP SECURITIES ACQUISITION I

PRIZED JAPANESE FRUIT, VEGETABLE VARIETIES GET STRONGER LEGAL PROTECTIONS - NIKKEI

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp ($HYG) $79.80 – 0.0% 95th %ile

YIWU AIRPORT LAUNCHES PORT VISA SERVICE FOR ELIGIBLE FOREIGN VISITORS - ECNS

(EDITORIAL FROM KOREA JOONGANG DAILY ON JULY 17) - YONHAP

(EDITORIAL FROM THE KOREA TIMES ON JULY 17) - YONHAP

(EDITORIAL FROM THE KOREA HERALD ON JULY 17) - YONHAP

EGYPT SEEKS GREATER S. KOREAN INVESTMENT, DEEPER ECONOMIC TIES: ENVOY - YONHAP

WATCH LIVE: ALL EYES ON SPACEX'S FIRST STARSHIP LAUNCH SINCE ITS IPO - ZEROHEDGE

30-Year T-Bond Futures $111.19 ↓ 0.0% 14th %ile

📄 CRESTONE STRATEGIC CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP

2,667 CHINESE-MADE VEHICLES SET SAIL FROM GUANGXI TO MIDDLE EAST - ECNS

GOV'T TO CLOSELY MONITOR JOB MARKET AMID RENEWED MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS - YONHAP

State Street Utilities Select S ($XLU) $45.22 ↓ 1.0% 57th %ile

📄 MATERIAL RESOURCE ACQUISITION CORP.

CHINESE PORT HUB RISES TO SIXTH IN GLOBAL SHIPPING RANKING - ECNS

S&P 500 Dispersion Index $47.37 ↑ 1.1% 97th %ile (extreme_fear) • KXINX 9.5% — 7,825 to 7,850

(3RD LD) HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE SET AT 10,700 WON FOR 2027, UP 3.7 PCT FROM THIS YEAR - YONHAP

(LEAD) LABOR, MANAGEMENT NARROW GAP IN MINIMUM WAGE PROPOSALS TO 200 WON - YONHAP

(2ND LD) HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE SET AT 10,700 WON FOR 2027, UP 3.7 PCT FROM THIS YEAR - YONHAP

PM REAFFIRMS S. KOREA'S PUSH TO JOIN TOP 5 GLOBAL EXPORTERS - YONHAP

📄 Pelican Acquisition II Corp

LABOR, MANAGEMENT NARROW GAP IN MINIMUM WAGE PROPOSALS TO 600 WON - YONHAP

(2ND LD) SEOUL SHARES END HIGHER ON TECH REBOUND DESPITE MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS - YONHAP

(LEAD) S. KOREAN FM TO VISIT PHILIPPINES FOR ASEAN-RELATED MINISTERIAL MEETINGS - YONHAP

State Street Consumer Discretio ($XLY) $116.04 ↓ 1.0% 19th %ile

HAINAN COAST GUARD OPENS PATROL VESSEL TO PUBLIC TO MARK COAST GUARD LAW ANNIVERSARY - ECNS

NEW RAIL-SEA ROUTE LINKS GUIZHOU'S PHOSPHORUS CHEMICAL HUB TO BEIBU GULF PORT - ECNS

(LEAD) TRUMP SAYS U.S. WILL BE 'REIMBURSED' AT 20 PCT RATE ON ALL CARGO FOR ENSURING SAFE HORMUZ PASSAGE - YONHAP

APPLE SUES OPENAI OVER ALLEGED TRADE SECRET THEFT - TECH