South Korea's consumer inflation grew 3.1% year-on-year in August, which was less than the expected 3.2% according to the country's Ministry of Statistics. ^[1] The Bank of Korea raised interest rates to 3% in August, marking its second such move this year. ^[2] OpenAI is facing a U.S. criminal investigation regarding its potential involvement in a mass shooting. ^[3] The wife of a businessman killed in a Florida shooting last year has sued OpenAI on behalf of the bereaved family. ^[4] Core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, grew 3.4% in August, accelerating sharply from 2.6% in July. ^[5] Wednesday's inflation print indicated that South Korean inflation remained largely sticky, a trend expected to give the Bank of Korea more impetus to hike interest rates further. ^[6] OpenAI stands accused of failing to inform the police about ChatGPT use by potential mass shooters. ^[7] Two mass shootings, one in the U.S. in 2025 and one in Canada in 2026, have brought to light the use of OpenAI's technology in public killings. ^[8]