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1 In 30 Koreans Margin-Called As Kospi Crashes, Regulator Suspends New Levered ETFs, Hikes Margins For the first time in over three years, South Korea’s central bank raised its policy interest rate by 0.25% points to 2.75%, inline with expectations, and kicking off a monetary tightening cycle aimed at containing inflationary pressures spurred by the AI-driven semiconductor boom. It also helped spark a fresh rout in Korean stocks whose daily volatility has become borderline farcical with daily 5% swings having become the norm.  The move on Thursday was the Bank of...

Supreme Court Again Rejects Missouri Congressional Map Backed By Republicans The Supreme Court on Friday refused to let Missouri Republicans run November's House races on the 2025 map that would have given them a 7-1 edge in the state's delegation, leaving in place the 2022 lines, which split the eight seats 6-2. The Supreme Court in Washington on Sept. 14, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe court's unsigned, five-page opinion in People Not Politicians v. Onder drew no dissents. "In short, as a matter of state law, the 2022 map - not...

Trump Orders Review Related To Climate Guidance For Federal Judges Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump has ordered federal officials to review conduct related to climate guidance included in a scientific reference manual for federal judges, which he described as politically biased and based on discredited science. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on July 6, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images "These Manuals have been totally discredited," Trump said in a June 19 post on Truth Social. He was referring to a February decision by the...