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U.S. President Donald Trump said that Chinese President Xi Jinping would come to the White House around year-end. In an NBC interview aired on the 9th (local time), Trump said, "I will visit China in April," and made the remarks. NBC said the intervi
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are showing strong gains. The move comes after Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, said concerns about excessive investment in artificial intelligence (AI) are overblown. As of 10:12 a.m. on the 9th, Samsung Electronics was
After Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) scored a landslide victory in the House of Representatives election (general election) on the 8th, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average—Japan’s benchmark equity index—set a new intraday all-time high. On th
Major U.S. news outlets said the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s securing more than two-thirds of the seats in Japan’s House of Representatives election held on the 8th turned the “China factor” into a political tailwind for Prime Minister Sanae Ta
A forecast is emerging that South Korean equities on the 9th will attempt a rebound on the back of a tailwind from Wall Street in New York. In the previous session, the KOSPI closed at 5,089.14, down 74.43 points (1.44%) from the prior day. It plunge
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed her gratitude to U.S. President Donald Trump for publicly backing her. At around 12:30 a.m. on the 9th, Takaichi posted in English and Japanese on her X (formerly Twitter) account, writing, "I am since
Feb. 11: January U.S. nonfarm payrolls report Feb. 13: January U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) U.S. equities (Feb. 9–13) face a heavy slate of key economic releases this week. The January U.S. nonfarm payrolls report is due Feb. 11, followed by the J
With Japan’s general election just a day away, there is growing speculation that the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will keep its edge through the final stretch. Still, because the vote will be held in midwinter, attention is focused on how the weath
All three major US stock indexes surged in a broad-based rally fueled by bargain hunting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 50,000 mark for the first time ever, setting a historic milestone. On the 6th (local time) at the New York Stock Ex
Even Tether is hoarding gold… Bitcoin put to the test Breaks below 100 million won in Korea… Bitcoin’s faded “digital gold” sheen Growing doubts over “store-of-value” status ‘Wash shock’ compounded by a ‘liquidity drought’ Forced liquidation of lever
Overseas stock investment: 93% of the current account surplus Retail investors invested more than pension funds The Bank of Korea (BOK) said the won’s weak streak last year despite a record-high current account surplus was due to overseas equity inve
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, when he recently met with South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, is said to have placed particular emphasis on negative sentiment within the US government over tariff negotiations. Cho disclosed details of his Jul
Four days ago: “When a crash hits, the rich buy—and buy again” Robert Kiyosaki, known for the bestselling Rich Dad Poor Dad, has sold Bitcoin. On the 6th, Kiyosaki wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that “I sold some Bitcoin and gold. I’m patiently waitin
China pushes to sharply expand gold output Bracing for global risks… bolstering self-sufficiency The Chinese government is moving to expand gold production. The move comes as growing uncertainty in the global economy has reignited de-dollarisation de
The Ministry of Economy and Finance said on the 6th that it issued US$3 billion of dollar-denominated Foreign Exchange Stabilization Fund bonds on the 5th. The deal is the largest single issuance since 2009 (US$3 billion). On the day, Finance Ministe
[WowQuick] Investment information platform Kim Jae-seung, a research fellow at Hyundai Motor Securities, appeared on Korea Economic TV on the 6th and said, "The AI rally has not yet passed its peak and will continue," adding, "However, as the benefic
A sell-sidecar (a temporary suspension of program trading sell quotes) was triggered after the KOSPI index tumbled more than 4% in early trading on the 6th. The Korea Exchange (KRX) said the sell-sidecar was triggered in the KOSPI market at 9:06 a.m.
Commodities Focus Global silver prices plunged again. According to London Stock Exchange Group on the 5th, spot silver at one point in the morning fell about 17% from the previous session to the $73-per-troy-ounce range. It later rebounded to the $75
US bundles energy and minerals as security issues Linked to tariff policy…making talks tougher Korea lacks a visible control tower, limiting response An analysis suggests that South Korea’s trade authorities, which have so far dealt with US Commerce
Trump’s oil war (3) Pressuring South Korea with 25% tariffs—does it relate to the oil war? Tariff leverage expanding to new fronts U.S. to make it the first project of the Korea-U.S. investment fund Likely proposed an energy project to South Korea Ta
Bessent publicly criticizes the Fed at hearing "Let inflation fester for 49 years, lost credibility" Scott Bessent, the US Treasury Secretary, publicly criticized the Federal Reserve (Fed), saying it has "lost the public’s trust due to the headquarte
A 'war of nerves' as they speak by phone for the first time in two months Call held one day before 'New START' expires Xi holds a videoconference with Putin Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call for the first
At the start of the year: “I expect it won’t be designated as a public institution” Lee Chan-jin, governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), said regarding the issue of “designating the FSS as a public institution” that “personally, the mos
Counterpoint’s memory price outlook Q1 seen rising 80–90% Industry also sees 90–100% gains this year EpicAI: “Extremely positive for Samsung and hynix” A forecast says memory prices are set to jump 80–90% in the first quarter. The view is that rising
The won–dollar exchange rate surged (the won’s value plunged), climbing to near 1,470 won. With the yen weakening globally and the dollar strengthening, foreign investors accelerated the won’s decline by net selling nearly 5 trillion won worth of sha
Reuters: “FX authorities’ efforts to defend the exchange rate are being undermined” Despite the Kospi posting one of the world’s highest gains The “exodus from Korea” doesn’t stop—“paradoxical” Reuters has published an analysis saying that the craze
After plunging last weekend, silver prices—which had rebounded over the past two days—fell 17%. Silver has returned to last weekend’s level. The spot price of silver on May 5 on the Singapore Exchange slumped 17% to as low as $76.97 per ounce (about
IPO press briefing Lower valuation, increased lock-up shares “Upbit’s impact on performance is not significant” Listing on the KOSPI scheduled for March 5 K Bank, South Korea’s first internet-only bank, has launched its third attempt at an initial pu
High-level talks between the United States and Iran, which had faced the risk of stalling, will go ahead as scheduled after mediation by a third country. However, with disagreements persisting over the agenda, attention is focused on where the talks
On the New York stock market on the 4th (local time), worries that data-center-driven semiconductor demand has fallen short of expectations this year dragged semiconductor shares lower. Analysts said Korea’s stock market, which has a heavy weighting