frozen snapshot — 2026-07-16 · see today →

What's on Lee Jae-myung's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6

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the leveraged-ETF crackdown 24% the coupang data-fine fight 19% · newthe 'inevitable failure' warning 15% · newthe AI-frontrunner pitch 12% · neweverything else 30%

Casino ETFs Get the Presidential Hammer

Lee orders regulators to swiftly rein in single-stock leveraged ETFs after a retail 'inverse bloodbath' and wild market swings.

Korean President Calls Stock Market ‘Unstable’ After Wild Swings

Bloomberg.com · 2026-07-15

our translation

the market's whipsawing and small investors are furious — he'd rather blame the casino-like product than the rally itself, so he sends the regulators in swinging

fewer outlets than 07-15 surgevery sure · 3 sources

'We're Not Targeting Coupang,' He Insists—Repeatedly

new — top fresh story todayvery sure · 3 sources

Old Ally Yoo Si-min Predicts His 'Inevitable Failure'

new — intra-party feud flaringpretty sure · 3 sources

AI Is 'Fire and Electricity,' Korea Must Lead—Lee

new — fresh signature vision speechpretty sure · 3 sources

thursday, july 16

chase the regulators again for that leveraged-ETF fix(safe bet)

insist the Coupang fine 'isn't targeted' — straight face required(reported)

sit through another ministry report and warn someone they don't know their job(reported)

peek at the 55% approval number, decide it's fine(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Lee orders measures over chip-tied leveraged ETFs amid market volatility

news.google.com · 2026-07-16

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