#USD/KRW — FinScans

📈 Stocks

Samsung Workers Demand Share of AI Profit Surge, Sparking Labor Battle

May 20, 2026 (38 days ago)

Samsung's AI-fueled profit surge triggers a labor clash in South Korea, as workers demand higher pay and better conditions, raising risks for…

005930.KS KOSPI EWY +1

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🌐 Macro

May 15, 2026 (43 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…

USD/KRW KR10Y KOSPI

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📈 Stocks EWY 📉 Bearish

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

May 12, 2026 (46 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

May 11, 2026 (47 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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📈 Stocks KOSPI 📉 Bearish

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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