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Korean stocks lose 11% in two days after the US midterms, then jump 4%
Korean stocks lose 11% in two days after the US midterms, then jump 4%. Also: an appeals court upholds Yoon Suk Yeol's election-law conviction, Korea plans to delay its crypto tax to 2029, and Seoul subway unions plan a strike.
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- Nov 2, 2026President Lee questions what foreign workers and multicultural families getNov 2, 2026
- Oct 25, 2026An appeals court acquits Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, and he keeps his jobOct 25, 2026
- Oct 4, 2026Korea splits prosecution and investigation as two new agencies openOct 4, 2026
- Sep 27, 2026Seoul and Kyiv clash over two North Korean prisoners sent to South KoreaSep 27, 2026
- Sep 20, 2026More than 300 Korean workers start legal action over last year's Georgia raidSep 20, 2026
- Sep 13, 2026Lee Jae-myung tells Macron Korea's Hormuz role rests on national interestSep 13, 2026
- Sep 6, 2026Lee Jae-myung declines to pledge he will not seek a consecutive termSep 6, 2026
- Aug 30, 2026Bank of Korea lifts the base rate to 3 percent, a second consecutive hikeAug 30, 2026
- Aug 23, 2026Samsung approves a record ₩90-110 trillion shareholder return, roughly five times its old highAug 23, 2026
- Aug 18, 2026A 230,000-home housing package landed the same week Korea's ruling party's own tax plan triggered a revoltAug 18, 2026
- Aug 8, 2026Korea just recorded its hottest temperature in 122 years, and the government declared it a national disasterAug 8, 2026
- Aug 1, 2026The KOSPI crashed twice, then staged the biggest rally in its historyAug 1, 2026
- Jul 26, 2026A new US tariff, $100 oil, and an AI scare hit Korean stocks in one weekJul 26, 2026
- Jul 19, 2026The Bank of Korea raises rates for the first time in three and a half yearsJul 19, 2026
- Jul 12, 2026The Supreme Court hands Yoon his first final conviction: seven years, 583 days after martial lawJul 12, 2026
- Jul 5, 2026Homeplus heads toward liquidation as court pulls plug on rehabilitationJul 5, 2026
- Jun 28, 2026MSCI refused to upgrade Korea to developed-market status for a 12th straight year, the same morning the KOSPI crashed 9.99%.Jun 28, 2026
- Jun 24, 2026Korea's election commission referred its former chairman for criminal prosecution, and the National Assembly voted 250-1 to investigate.Jun 24, 2026
- Jun 14, 2026The KOSPI's worst day of the year triggered a circuit breaker. Here is what drove it.Jun 14, 2026
- Jun 7, 2026Local elections changed Korea's map, but Seoul stayed with Oh Se-hoonJun 7, 2026
- May 31, 2026Bank of Korea holds at 2.50% with two hawkish dissents; July 16 is the live meetingMay 31, 2026
- May 25, 2026Starbucks Korea fires its CEO the same day 'Tank Day' lands on the 46th anniversary of 5·18May 25, 2026
- May 17, 2026Samsung's 18-day strike starts May 21. The market has already priced it.May 17, 2026
- May 10, 2026Constitutional amendment fails. June 3 loses its second ballot.May 10, 2026
- May 7, 2026The Bank of Korea just signaled rate hikes are back on the tableMay 7, 2026
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