Crushed by Kospi rout, angry Koreans rip Lee and vow not to buy
South Korea’s retail traders have long built a reputation for embracing risk. Yet July’s punishing reversal in the Kospi has rattled even...
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Inside the Wildest Month South Korea’s Stock Market Has Had in Years
South Korea's stock market ended July with a historic rally, capping an extraordinary month of boom, bust, and whiplash.On Friday,...
South Korea’s Stock Market Crash Is Now Officially Worse Than 1997 and 2008
South Korea's benchmark KOSPI has plunged more than 33% in July, its worst month in history. The collapse surpasses the...
South Korea’s Stock Rout Knocks Samsung, SK Hynix Out of $1T Club
South Korea's stock market rout has rapidly taken the shine off one of this year's biggest AI success stories: Samsung...
South Korea Holds Emergency Meeting as 864 Trillion Won Leaves Its Stock Market
South Korea convened an emergency market meeting on the evening of July 29. This came as the KOSPI shed 864.5...
Stock market today: Live updates
A television station broadcasts Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)...
Stock market news for July 28, 2026
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 3, 2026.NYSEThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied on Tuesday, buoyed...
South Korea’s president invokes dramatic Japan realty crash to push domestic property agenda
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 48th session of the UNESCO...
How South Korea’s Stock Market Is Driving Wild Market Swings Globally
South Korea's stock market is becoming one of the world's most important gauges for the AI trade, with its sharp...
Korea’s AI-heavy market now sets the tone for global stocks
For fund managers in London, New York and Tokyo, a new ritual has emerged before trading gets underway: checking South...
