Self-Employed Delinquency Rate Hits 0.86% in August, Highest Since May 2013 [1-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]
1. [Markets] Self-Employed Borrower Delinquencies Hit 13-Year High
2. [Commodities] U.S. Trade Pressure on China Creates Uncertainty for Korean Exporters
3. [Defense] HD Hyundai to Build New U.S. Shipyard, Targeting 2029 Opening

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- Delinquency rate among self-employed borrowers hits 13-year high... High interest rates and oil prices raise fears of a domino effect of defaults

- Overall delinquency rate across the banking sector also reaches 0.69%, the highest since 2016
- High oil prices and rising global market interest rates increase repayment burdens
- Concerns grow that delinquencies and defaults will spread, particularly among vulnerable borrowers

- After tariffs, now origin rules... U.S. crackdown on transshipments puts Korean exporters on high alert

- Chinese materials and processing could affect origin determinations
- Exporting small and midsize businesses face a greater burden to prove origin
- Tariffs can vary by as much as eightfold depending on origin

- HD Hyundai to build new shipyard in U.S. with Kiewit... Targeting 2029 start of operations

- Signs agreement to establish shipbuilding joint venture HD Kiewit Shipbuilding
- Construction to begin in 2027, using digital and automated production technologies
- Seeks opportunities in U.S. Navy support ships and commercial vessels

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