#South Korea

📈 Stocks

Samsung AI Labor Dispute Pits Haves Against Have-Mores in Historic Showdown

May 19, 2026 (39 days ago)

Samsung's AI-driven labor dispute between high-paid tech workers and management marks the industry's first major showdown over artificial intelligence jobs, potentially impacting…

005930.KS KS11

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📈 Stocks

Korea’s Market Rally Hinges on Few Stocks as Concentration Risk Grows

May 19, 2026 (40 days ago)

South Korea’s KOSPI has delivered world-beating returns in 2026, but the gains are driven by a small group of stocks, exposing the…

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📈 Stocks

Samsung Stock Jumps as High-Stakes Union Talks Resume, Easing Production Concerns

May 18, 2026 (41 days ago)

Samsung Electronics stock rallied as union talks restarted, reducing strike threat and boosting investor confidence in South Korea's largest company during a…

005930.KS KOSPI

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📈 Stocks

KOSPI Falls 2% as 10-Year Yield Spike Puts AI Rally at Risk, Nears Correction

May 18, 2026 (41 days ago)

South Korea's KOSPI index slid 2% amid a global bond rout, with higher yields undercutting the AI-fueled rally and pushing the benchmark…

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📋 Bonds

South Korea Bond Yields Climb as Chip Boom Fuels Growth

May 17, 2026 (41 days ago)

South Korea’s bond yields gain momentum as the semiconductor boom fuels economic expansion and higher rate expectations.

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🌐 Macro

BOK Board Member Flags Inflation, Housing Risks; Korean Won Gains

May 15, 2026 (44 days ago)

Bank of Korea's new board member flagged inflation and housing risks, sparking a rally in the won and a selloff in Korean…

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₿ Crypto

Hana Financial Buys $670M Stake in Dunamu, Operator of Upbit Exchange

May 15, 2026 (44 days ago)

Hana Financial Group's $670 million investment in Dunamu, operator of Upbit, underscores accelerating institutional adoption of cryptocurrency infrastructure in South Korea and…

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📈 Stocks EWY 📉 Bearish

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

May 12, 2026 (46 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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📈 Stocks 005930.KS 📉 Bearish

Korea Roils Markets by Floating ‘Citizen Dividend’ From AI Tax

May 12, 2026 (47 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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💱 Forex USD/KRW 📈 Bullish

Goldman Sees Rates Pressure as AI Fuels K-Shaped Korea, Taiwan

May 11, 2026 (48 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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₿ Crypto BTC/USD 📈 Bullish

How this week's rout in Korean stocks might have triggered crypto's surge higher

May 2, 2026 (56 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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📈 Stocks KOSPI 📉 Bearish

The Korean stock market is a meme stock

May 1, 2026 (57 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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