US midterms
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Friday, November 6
Korea Circuit Breaker, Workout Law Sunset, Nuclear Sub Plan: Nov 7 Press Review
Fears of tighter AI data center rules after the US midterms sent the KOSPI tumbling for a second day, triggering the year’s 11th circuit breaker. Three Korean dailies covered the shock, a looming sunset of the corporate workout law, a Samsung Biologics strike, and Seoul’s nuclear-powered submarine plan from different angles.
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Korea Margin Relief, Data Center Curbs and a DMZ Fence Breach: Nov 6 Press Review
As fears of US data center regulation after the midterm elections hit Korean stocks on Nov 6, the government suspended brokers’ 140% collateral-ratio requirement on margin loans for three months to curb forced selling. Hankook Ilbo, Chosun Ilbo and Hankyoreh read the chip and data center fallout differently, while their politics pages split between a…
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Nikkei Falls Below 60,000, Japan’s Consumption Tax Cut Bill and an Okinawa Council
Tokyo stocks suffered one of their largest point drops on record on November 6 as fears of tighter US AI regulation after the midterm elections hit chip and AI names. The lower house passed a consumption tax cut bill, though several LDP lawmakers including former Prime Minister Ishiba walked out before the vote. An Okinawa…
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Thursday, November 5
Golfzon County sale fight, Korea’s ₩2.9tn basic research budget, special counsel bill
On Nov 5, Korean dailies split their attention across governance fights, the fallout of the US midterms and a heated National Assembly. Chosun Ilbo followed an activist push over the Golfzon County sale, Hankyoreh tracked Hoban’s rise to largest shareholder of Hanjin KAL, and Hankook Ilbo looked at AI-regulation hawks winning despite Elon Musk’s spending.…
