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S&P500 Plunges 5%…Entering Correction Phase Market Cap Leader Apple 9%↓·NVIDIA 8%↓ U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of mutual tariffs against global trading partners led to a sharp decline in the three major indices of the New York Stock Ex
◆ The Day of Fate for President Yoon Suk-yeol The Constitutional Court will deliver its verdict on the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk-yeol at 11 a.m. today. The political upheaval triggered by the December 3 martial law declaration last year
S&P500 Index Closes Down 4.84% at 5,396.52 Investors Flock to Safe-Haven Treasury Bonds Trump: "Stocks Will Surge…Tariffs are a Surgical Procedure" On the 3rd (local time), the day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 10% base tariff and rec
Rollercoaster Ride in the Foreign Exchange Market Dollar Value Falls Amid Concerns of 'US Self-Inflicted Wounds' Volatility Likely to Increase Ahead of Individual Negotiations The won-dollar exchange rate experienced a rollercoaster ride all day on t
One Week Until US Reciprocal Tariffs Begin... Urgent Negotiation Strategy Needed Top Priority is to Resolve Trade Deficit with the US Swift Negotiations are the Top Priority Korean Companies Should Participate in US Supply Chain Reconstruction Emphas
Trump says "25%" White House says "26%"…Reciprocal Tariff Q&A On the 2nd (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs targeting major surplus countries with the U.S., along with a basic tariff (10%), causing confusion among
As US President Donald Trump declared a 'global tariff war,' export-oriented Asian stock markets collectively slumped. Concerns that a global economic recession might become a reality swept over the Asian stock markets as tariff rates much higher tha
Announcement of Emergency Support Measures for the Automotive Industry Next Week Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo stated on the 3rd regarding the US's imposition of reciprocal tariffs, "We will immediately promote the visit of the Tra
US Enacts High Tariffs with Past Smoot-Hawley Act Trade Volume Decreases, Deepening Global Depression Concerns Over US Economic Growth Slowdown if Reciprocal Tariffs Implemented US President Donald Trump announced on the 2nd (local time) the impositi
Trump criticizes unfair trade of Japanese cars and rice Japan "Extremely Regrettable... Responding with Exclusion Request" The Japanese government protested on the 3rd against the Donald Trump administration's decision to impose a 24% reciprocal tari
Financial Supervisory Service Holds Financial Situation Review Meeting Regarding the reciprocal tariff measures announced by the Trump administration, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) assessed them as "more aggressive than the market's expecta
Higher than Korea 25%, EU 20%, Japan 24% Claims to have arbitrarily calculated using US trade deficit, asserting 'reflection of exchange rates and non-tariff barriers' On this day, President Trump presented a chart listing China's tariff rate on US i
Won-Dollar Exchange Rate Opens at 1471 Won Preference for Safe Assets Strengthens On the 3rd, the won-dollar exchange rate is showing an upward trend due to the announcement of reciprocal tariffs by the U.S. Donald Trump administration. Concerns that
Choi Sang-mok, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance, stated on the 3rd that "if market volatility excessively expands due to the announcement of the reciprocal tariff policy by US President Donald Trump overnight, we will immedi
Bitcoin is also showing weakness due to the 'tariff bomb' announced by the Trump administration. As of 8:15 a.m. on the 3rd, according to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin is down 2.8% compared to 24 hours ago. It is also down 1.2% compared to an hour ago. Altc
The New York Stock Exchange is plummeting in after-hours trading following the announcement of the U.S.'s more aggressive than expected reciprocal tariff policy. In the regular trading session that closed just before President Donald Trump imposed th
The White House explained that existing tariffed items such as steel, aluminum, and automobiles will not be subject to additional reciprocal tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on the 2nd (local time). According to Yonhap News, the White Hous
◆Trump imposes 25% reciprocal tariff on South Korea U.S. President Donald Trump officially announced early this morning that a 25% reciprocal tariff will be imposed on all products produced in South Korea and imported into the United States. The reci
Major indices on the New York Stock Exchange closed higher. This is due to expectations of resolving uncertainty ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of reciprocal tariffs. However, after the reciprocal tariff announcement, it is showi
On the 2nd (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump announced at the White House in Washington, D.C., that a basic tariff of 10% would be applied to all countries starting from the 3rd, in addition to customized reciprocal tariffs for each country.
Gold Prices Break Record High Again Tesla Falls Due to Decrease in Q1 Vehicle Sales The U.S. stock market started with a decline on the 2nd (local time) as Trump's reciprocal tariff announcement was scheduled. The S&P500, which started with a 1% drop
ADP Private Employment Surpasses Expectations with 155,000 Increase Amidst the consumer sentiment dampening due to President Donald Trump's tariff policies, a survey found that US private employment increased last month. US employment information com
"Strong Level of Tariffs, Severe Economic Disruption" France and EU to Respond to US Reciprocal Tariffs in a 'Proportional Manner'" The French government anticipated on the 2nd (local time) that the tariffs on French and European Union (EU) products
Decrease in Exports to the U.S. by 4% to 90% by Country "Korea Has the Lowest Dissatisfaction Index Among 15 Countries Based on Tariff and Non-tariff Barriers" U.S. GDP Hit by 4% and Consumer Prices Rise by 2.5% Trump's reciprocal tariffs have overtu
Mixed Asian Markets, Declines in Europe and US Futures S&P500 Expected to Fluctuate 1.3% Intraday Today Wall Street: "Uncertainty and Volatility Will Remain Even After Announcement" Markets worldwide, including Asia, Europe, and the US, are holding t
"Fear of Unpredictable Market"…Funds Move to Safe Havens Gold Prices Jump 17% This Year to 'All-Time High' Q1 ETF Inflows Largest Since Pandemic Fund Managers Increasing Cash Holdings US 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits Year Low Q1 Stock Market 'Worst in
Countries Struggling to Formulate Countermeasures The White House on the 1st (local time) left open the possibility of negotiations regarding mutual tariffs, stating that "the President can always make a phone call," but the European Union (EU), Chin
The impeachment motion against Choi Sang-mok, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Strategy and Finance, initiated by the Democratic Party and other opposition parties, was reported in the National Assembly plenary session on th
Kim Min-seung's ₿ficial In Korea, the announcement of allowing corporate virtual asset trading has been made, and in the US, an executive order in March officially declared Bitcoin as a strategic asset. This has increased interest in virtual assets i
Forbes' Billionaires List This Year 3028 Billionaires... Total Assets 2.3 Quadrillion Won Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, topped the Forbes billionaire rankings with a total asset of $342 billion (approximately 503 trillion won). On the 1st (local time), Fo