South Korea faces a dense run of economic releases, with the Korea Development Institute expected to lift the 2.5% annual growth forecast it issued in May and markets looking for the Bank of Korea to move its own 2026 outlook toward 3% later this month. At the same time, preliminary second-quarter household credit is expected to surpass 2,000 trillion won for the first time after debt stood at 1,993.1 trillion won at the end of March and lending accelerated on mortgage demand and stock-linked unsecured borrowing. Investors are also watching July FOMC minutes for clues on how U.S. Federal Reserve officials view inflation and rates amid Middle East and oil-price uncertainty.