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06.06.26 - 07:06
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Chinese memory makers step up challenge to Korea′s chip champions (SCMP)
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This article was first published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post.
Two of China's leading memory-chip makers are moving closer to public listings, posing a significant long-term challenge to South Korean giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, despite a limited immediate threat, according to analysts.
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's leading dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) producer, won approval last week for its nearly 30-billion-yuan......
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05.06.26 - 14:01
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AI Trade Falters; Chinese Investors Banned from SpaceX IPO; Jobs Report | Bloomberg Brief 6/5/2026 (Bloomberg)
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US stocks head for its first weekly drop since March as the AI-fueled rally loses steam ahead of the May Jobs Report. Jensen Huang confirms that Nvidia has certified Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron to supply the most advanced high-bandwidth products for its AI accelerators. Underwriters on SpaceX's IPO have been told not to accept orders from investors in Hong Kong and China, citing US restrictions around the export of critical technology. Veronica Clark of Citi looks ahead to the May Payrolls Report. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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05.06.26 - 12:48
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Korean Stocks Drop as AI Mania Fades | The Opening Trade 6/5/2026 (Bloomberg)
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US equity-index futures declined along with Asian stocks as enthusiasm for the artificial-intelligence trade cooled after driving markets to record highs this year.
Futures contracts for the Nasdaq 100 Index dropped 1%, indicating a third day of losses for the gauge as investors rotated out of tech stocks. MSCI's Asian equities gauge fell 1.6%. South Korea's Kospi — the world's best-performing gauge this year and a bellwether for AI investments — slid 5.3%, with chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. tumbling 8.9%.
The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won't find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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05.06.26 - 05:06
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CXMT′s South Korean hiring spree puts Samsung, SK Hynix memory lead on alert (Digitimes)
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More than 200 South Korean engineers are conservatively estimated to be working at CXMT, China's leading DRAM maker, according to industry sources. Chinese semiconductor companies are stepping up talent acquisition, moving from broad outreach to targeted recruitment of core semiconductor R&D personnel in South Korea and the US. Observers say the shift could accelerate the narrowing of the semiconductor technology gap between China and South Korea....
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05.06.26 - 00:30
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Korean Officials Are "Paying Close Attention" As Foreign Outflows Trigger Bond/Won Collapse (ZeroHedge)
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Korean Officials Are "Paying Close Attention" As Foreign Outflows Trigger Bond/Won Collapse
Unless you have been living under a rock, you'll know that South Korea's stock market has been rocketing higher on the back of the AI/Semi speculation as SK Hynix and Samsung have dominated (accounting for over 40% of the KOSPI market cap)...
But, as the following chart from Goldman Sachs shows, this surge in Korean stocks has been driven by domestic Retail investors as Foreign investors have fled that market en masse...
These outflows have sparked a collapse in the Korean Won (exacerbated by pressure some Asian currencies face as the Iran war drags on), now at its weakest versus the USDollar since 2009...
...and pushed yields for South Korean bonds to their highest in almost 3 years...
With all that in mind, Bloomberg reported earlier in the week that South Korean officials have intensified monitoring of the government bond market through daily phone calls and a private messaging group wit...
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04.06.26 - 16:30
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Opinion: The Best Memory Stock to Buy Isn′t Named Micron or SanDisk (24/7 Wall St.)
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Investors just can't seem to get enough of the memory and storage stocks, even after their mouth-watering parabolic moves. Micron (NASDAQ:MU) and South Korea's SK Hynix are now $1 trillion companies. It's hard to believe, but they're rising up the ranks in a big way. And analysts across Wall Street still expect more from the ... Opinion: The Best Memory Stock to Buy Isn't Named Micron or SanDisk...
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04.06.26 - 10:15
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SK Hynix's US Listing Plan Reportedly Receives Strong Shareholder Support (AAStocks)
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SK Hynix told investors this week that its proposal to list in the US has received a very positive response from shareholders, driven by strong demand for high-end semiconductors used in AI data centers, Reuters reported, citing people with the knowledge of the matter. In response to the report, the company said it plans to issu......
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