Dollar-won one-month NDF falls 10.75 won to 1,488.10 won in New York trading as Trump postpones Iran attack and announces serious negotiations, while Japanese finance minister signals readiness to counter speculative forex movements amid oil price volatility
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NDF at 1,487.90/1,488.30 Won - Down 10.75 Won

Dollar-won one-month NDF falls 10.75 won to 1,488.10 won in New York trading as Trump postpones Iran attack and announces serious negotiations, while Japanese finance minister signals readiness to counter speculative forex movements amid oil price volatility

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Muir Woods Ventures, a rising venture capital firm known for global deals, appoints veteran investor Min-ui Jung as CIO to strengthen investment capabilities, particularly in bio sector, while expanding team with talent from BNK Securities as part of growth strategy.
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South Korea's cryptocurrency industry faces severe contraction as trading volumes plunge 60% year-over-year, pushing all major exchanges except Dunamu's Upbit into losses and threatening the broader virtual asset ecosystem's survival.
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Crypto 'Ice Age' Hits as Trading Volumes Plunge - All Loss-Making Except Dunamu

South Korea's cryptocurrency industry faces severe contraction as trading volumes plunge 60% year-over-year, pushing all major exchanges except Dunamu's Upbit into losses and threatening the broader virtual asset ecosystem's survival.

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Federal Reserve's reverse repo facility balance surged to $7.193 billion on May 18, the highest since April 30, as ample liquidity in US money markets following tax season end pushed funds into the facility despite non-month-end timing, with SOFR narrowing to just 5 basis points above the reverse repo rate at 3.55%.
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Morgan Stanley CIO Mike Wilson warns equity markets face first meaningful correction since March lows if Treasury yields continue surging, with 10-year yields hitting 4.6% and strategists citing Fed's hawkish pivot driven by oil prices and economic overheating as key risks to stock valuations.
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Morgan Stanley Warns of 'Meaningful Correction' in Stocks if Bond Yields Surge

Morgan Stanley CIO Mike Wilson warns equity markets face first meaningful correction since March lows if Treasury yields continue surging, with 10-year yields hitting 4.6% and strategists citing Fed's hawkish pivot driven by oil prices and economic overheating as key risks to stock valuations.

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Wall Street strategist Jay Woods predicts Nvidia's upcoming earnings report will be the market's biggest tailwind this week, with the stock's $235 resistance level being key to watch as Treasury yields threaten to pressure equities if they approach 5%.
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Iran launches Bitcoin-based maritime insurance service for Strait of Hormuz transit vessels, potentially generating $10 billion in revenue as cryptocurrency adoption reaches 14 million users representing 2.2% of GDP
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Iran Introduces 'Bitcoin Insurance' for Vessels Transiting Strait of Hormuz

Iran launches Bitcoin-based maritime insurance service for Strait of Hormuz transit vessels, potentially generating $10 billion in revenue as cryptocurrency adoption reaches 14 million users representing 2.2% of GDP

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South Korean economic ministries announce daily schedules including Deputy Prime Minister's G7 meeting attendance, supply chain fund agreements, and various policy briefings scheduled for May 19, 2026
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Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama states G7 nations will not pursue coordinated response to global bond market selloff, emphasizing individual country responsibility while acknowledging consensus on oil price impacts and Strait of Hormuz closure as key triggers for market turbulence.
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Japan Finance Minister Says G7 Not Considering Joint Action on Global Bond Selloff

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama states G7 nations will not pursue coordinated response to global bond market selloff, emphasizing individual country responsibility while acknowledging consensus on oil price impacts and Strait of Hormuz closure as key triggers for market turbulence.

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IMF raises UK growth forecast and backs Reeves’s deficit reduction plans; bonds recover after sell-off – as it happened
By Graeme Wearden

International Monetary Fund says ‘Staying the course on deficit reduction will be important’ for the UK, in annual assessment of the economy

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/may/18/bond-market-rout-inflation-fears-gilts-yields-burnham-imf-reeves-live-updates

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