Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

SK hynix Inc.

South Korean economist Shin Hyun Song has spent decades advising central bank governors on reducing financial risks, controlling inflation and ensuring economic stability. After the 2008 crisis, he developed macroprudential policy principles that have been adopted by central banks around the world. Now Shin will have to put his knowledge into practice in his home country - on April 21, he became the head of the Central Bank of South Korea. He will face a whole set of challenges, including a possible stock market crash after phenomenal growth.

South Korea's Central Bank is headed by international economist Shin Hyun-seong. What will he have to deal with? 

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

LG Energy Solution, Ltd.

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

The securities of Korean tech giants have overcome fears of the consequences of war in the Middle East, Bloomberg states

AI boom takes South Korean stocks to a new all-time high

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

High-tech securities in Taiwan and South Korea attracted a combined $7.9 billion in net foreign investment this week, breaking more than a month of outflows, Bloomberg writes

Emerging market stocks close to biggest weekly jump since 2020

Shares of South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics rose 4.8% momentarily on April 7 after the company <a href="https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-announces-earnings-guidance-for-first-quarter-2026">forecast</a> record quarterly profit amid strong demand for chips for artificial intelligence, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/07/samsung-shares-rise-nearly-5percent-on-record-breaking-earnings-forecast-buoyed-by-ai-chip-demand.html">wrote</a>. Growth later slowed, with the papers adding 1.7% at the close of trading in South Korea. Since the beginning of the year, they have risen almost 64%.

Samsung shares jump on forecast of eightfold profit growth

After sharp spikes in oil prices, the highest trading volumes on Asian markets are recorded in the first minutes of the session, UBS estimates

Trade at the open and go: why did UBS call the morning the best time to trade in Asia?

Oil prices, which soared after the war in the Middle East, are creating problems for foreign importers, which could eventually spill over to U.S. portfolios, Barron's <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/foreign-investors-sell-us-stock-market-bonds-8ff8c6d8?mod=RTA">warns </a>. With the currencies of most major economies weakened, countries and companies outside the U.S. may start selling U.S. stocks and bonds to get dollars to pay for higher energy prices, the publication said.

Rising oil prices could lead to a sell-off of U.S. assets abroad - Barron's

With the outbreak of war in the Middle East, the commodity crisis forced many investors to revise their economic forecasts and look for safe havens. All of this has had a direct impact on the currency market. Gleb Nazarenko, CEO of Astero Falcon, wrote which ones showed resilience in the crisis, and which ones were among the victims.

The dollar has strengthened since the start of the war in the Middle East. What other currencies have gone up? 

Western investment giants are actively buying back shares of Asian beneficiaries of the AI boom after a record drawdown 

AI vs. geopolitics: how the Iran war opened a window for investment in Asia's IT sector

The war in the Middle East triggered a reversal in several strategies that were particularly popular with international investors. After the war began, Asian equity funds experienced the largest outflow of funds in four years, while the stagnant U.S. stock market attracted increased interest. The game against the dollar also unfolded: the U.S. currency regained its safe haven status. How long will this reversal last?

Investors have changed their strategy: they are leaving Asian markets and investing in US assets 

MIRAE ASSET Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

Wall Street hedge fund Amont Partners is betting on SK Hynix

Stocks in Korea after record collapse make highest jump since 2008

Hyundai Motor Company

In the anti-leaders were securities of recent drivers of the Korean market - Samsung, SK Hynix and Hyundai

Panic in Korea's stock market triggered the biggest drop in nearly 20 years

Global funds have withdrawn more than $3 billion from local assets amid a wave of risk avoidance