#South Korea — FinScans

News 📈 Stocks EWY 📉 Bearish

Korea’s Massive AI Boom Triggers Call for Tech Tax, Roiling Market

May 12, 2026 (137 days ago)

Korea’s massive AI boom triggers a tech tax proposal, roiling the KOSPI, chip stocks, and the won as investors price in a…

▼ South Korean lawmakers propose a windfall tax on tech profits from AI

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News 📈 Stocks 005930.KS 📉 Bearish

May 12, 2026 (137 days ago)

Korea floats a citizen dividend funded by taxing AI profits, pummeling Samsung and the KOSPI while the won weakens.

▼ Korea floats citizen dividend plan from AI profit tax

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News 💱 Forex USD/KRW 📈 Bullish

May 11, 2026 (138 days ago)

Goldman Sachs sees AI deepening a K-shaped divide in Korea and Taiwan, forcing central banks toward rate hikes that could strengthen currencies…

▲ Goldman’s warning on AI-driven inflationary pressure triggering rate-hike expectations

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News ₿ Crypto BTC/USD 📈 Bullish

May 2, 2026 (147 days ago)

Korea's Kospi crash of 20% in two sessions may push retail traders back into crypto, fueling a surge in Bitcoin and altcoins.

▲ Kospi 20% plunge in two sessions

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News 📈 Stocks KOSPI 📉 Bearish

May 1, 2026 (148 days ago)

The Korean stock market is displaying dangerous, meme-stock-like volatility as the KOSPI swings 11% daily, driven by a retail mania and leverage,…

▼ Retail trading mania with leverage

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