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Tue, August 20, 2019 | 14:03

Korean financial markets losing resilience

The nation's economy finds itself between a rock and a hard place - the growing economic uncertainties raised by the renewed U.S-China trade war and its own trade war against the Japanese government.

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-08-18 16:35

Firms avoid IPOs amid uncertainties

A growing number of companies have begun delaying their planned public offerings, as the domestic stock market has become sluggish following the intensifying global trade war, according to market analysts, Sunday.

Park Jae-hyuk | 2019-08-18 16:13

US yield-curve inversion alarms Korean market

Fears for Korea falling victim to the global economic recession have been growing among investors here, after the unusual yield-curve inversion in the United States bond market Wednesday (local time).

Park Jae-hyuk | 2019-08-15 16:08

[INTERVIEW] Korea's growth faces strong headwind

Korea will see its economic growth “decelerate” sharply this year in the aftermath of ongoing trade disputes - a trade war between the U.S. and China and a trade feud between Korean and Japan, a Hong Kong-based global economist forecast Monday. She called for the Korean government to implement supplementary budgets as soon as possible and expand investment for the development...

Lee Kyung-min | 2019-08-12 17:44

Investors flock to gold, silver amid growing market uncertainties

The sales of gold and silver bars have been on a continued increase over the past few months as investors favor safe assets amid escalating uncertainties fueled by the U.S.-China trade dispute and Japan's export restriction measures.

Lee Kyung-min | 2019-08-11 17:04

Korean won tipped to face further decline after 5% dip

Korean won tipped to face further decline after 5% dip

South Korea's local currency has dropped by one of the fastest rates in the world against the U.S. dollar but may further decline on apparently growing demand for safer assets, data showed Sunday. The Korean won closed at 1,214.90 won against the greenback Thursday, down 5 percent from 1,154.70 won a month earlier, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).

2019-08-11 11:07

Investors flock to gold, silver amid growing market uncertainties

Bitcoin prices soar on deepening US-China feud

Prices of cryptocurrencies have continued on an upward trajectory both at home and abroad amid growing uncertainties caused by U.S.-China trade dispute developing into a full-fledged currency war. Bitcoin prices have topped the 14 million won ($11,560) level in Korea, the nation's largest crypto exchange Bithumb said Thursday. The global bitcoin price is also nearing the $12,...

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-08-08 16:35

Why is Kosdaq market in panic mode?

Investors' sell-off rush crashed the secondary Kosdaq by over 7 percent to below the 570-point level Monday. This was the sharpest drop in eight years.

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-08-07 17:09

Won likely to continue losing value to dollar

The Korean won is expected to continue to lose value against the U.S. dollar for the time being amid a mixture of fresh and existing negative developments triggered by global trade disputes, market analysts said Tuesday. The U.S. designated China as a currency manipulator on Monday (local time), a decision that followed what the United States considers to be deliberate inacti...

Lee Kyung-min | 2019-08-06 17:58

Korean won dips further amid looming currency war

The South Korean won continued to sink to new lows against the U.S. dollar Tuesday amid escalating trade tensions between the world's two largest economies that now appear to be set to include a currency war. After opening at 1,220.00 won, the local currency was changing hands at 1,217.45 won with the U.S. dollar as of 9:37 a.m., down 2.15 won from the previous session's clos...

2019-08-06 10:03

Korea to take steps to stem market volatility

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