KOSPI Booming but Exchange Rate Hits Crisis Levels… Foreign Media Take Notice
WSJ: "Success of the Korean Stock Market Ironically Spurs Selling"Bloomberg: "Disconnect Between Stock Market and Exchange Rate Is Unusual" Recently,...
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President Lee Signals Major Investments in Super-Gap Industries… Hints at Property Holding Tax Increase
President Lee Holds First Anniversary Press Conference Excess Tax Revenue to Be Invested in Growth Potential "Property Holding Taxes Are...
If the Strait of Hormuz Reopens…The Impact [Weekend Money]
WTI Oil Prices Expected to Fall into the $70 Range Easing Inflationary Pressure and Stabilizing Bond Yields Dollar Weakens, Asian...
“Middle East War Intensifies Inflationary Pressures…Asia Faces Dual Vulnerability of High Oil Prices and Weak Currencies”[2026 Financial Forum]
Sayuri Shirai, Professor of Economics at Keio UniversitySpecial Lecture at the '2026 Asia Financial Forum'"Energy and Currency Depreciation Shocks... Serious...
Bank of Korea’s new governor signals CBDC and bank token push, skips stablecoins in key address
Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song used his first address in office to prioritize central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and...
Bank of Korea nominee backs CBDC-led system with limited stablecoin role
Shin Hyun-song, the nominee to lead the Bank of Korea, said a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and bank-issued deposit...
Dollar drops as Korea talks fuel bets Trump wants weaker currency
Daedo Kim and Jaehyun Eom | BloombergThe dollar erased this week’s gains on fresh speculation President Donald Trump favors a weaker greenback and will prod other governments to let their currencies rise in return for trade deals with the US.The US currency extended an earlier decline on Wednesday after a Bloomberg News report that South Korea and US officials discussed exchange rate policies at a May 5 meeting in Milan and will continue to do so.The won rose nearly 2% and the Japanese yen also climbed, helping to push the...