South Korea’s ruling party presses regulator on stricter leveraged ETF oversight
The renewed political pressure comes just days after the FSC tripled the minimum deposit requirement for single stock ...
Best-performing market of 2026 hit by chip volatility, ETF unwind. Citi hits Kospi more, downgrades
The Kospi’s 4% drop on its first session back from Friday’s holiday confirms the market is still working ...
Beijing moves to steady markets after brutal tech stock slide – regulator calls stability meeting, state buyers step in
The CSRC’s decision to convene market participants for a stability meeting, alongside roughly 110 billion yuan ...
Moonshot pauses Kimi K3 signups as chip stocks tumble on China AI fears
Moonshot’s decision to pause new Kimi K3 subscriptions just days after launch is being read less as a company-s ...
Why Kimi K3 is adding to the market worries
A couple things are roiling markets at the moment:1) The release of Kimi K3, a Chinese open source model from Moonsho ...
Asian tech stocks slide as AI rally unwinds, oil set for biggest weekly gain since April
The pullback reflects a broader rotation out of semiconductor plays into sectors like banking following strong lender ...
Equities selling off, Nikkei down 3%. US equities lower also
Quick update, equites getting hited with middle east escalaion cited alongside poor lead from the US on Thursday.&nbs ...
Asian chip stocks slammed as Nikkei, Kospi both slide sharply
The synchronized selloff across Tokyo and Seoul underscores how tightly linked regional chip stocks have become, with ...
South Korean regulator to unveil single-stock leveraged ETF curbs as sidecars hit Kospi, Kosdaq
The announcement lands amid yet another sharp sell-off, with sidecars triggered on both the Kospi and Kosdaq on Thurs ...
Japan’s Nikkei down 3% and South Korea’s Kospi down 6%
Still to come is widely (unanimously!) expected Bank of Korea rate hike:
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UBS forecasts S&P 500 to reach 8,200 by June 2027 on strong earnings
UBS is framing the current bout of Middle East risk as a headline distraction rather than a fundamental threat to equ ...
Nikkei rises but gains checked ahead of ASML earnings, Kospi surges
The softer US inflation print is doing double duty across the region, lifting broad risk appetite by lowering July Fe ...