Is Korea’s Market Boom Hitting a Geopolitical Wall?
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Is Korea’s Market Boom Hitting a Geopolitical Wall?

10:07 Mar 11, 2026
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Host Elizaveta Gridneva sits down with Heejung Kim, Managing Director at Direxion, to unpack a dramatic week in the Korean market as geopolitical tensions and oil shocks trigger massive swings in the Kospi. They also explore Korea’s unique retail investor culture, the outsized role of semiconductor giants, and whether China’s slower growth outlook matters in a world focused on bigger global risks.
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