The level and direction of interest rates will be a key factor in whether EAFE or EM exposures outperform in the second half of the year.
Korea’s single-stock leveraged ETF experiment began as market modernization but quickly became a volatility problem. Retail demand, chip-stock concentration and daily-reset leverage have already forced regulators to reconsider whether disclosure-based safeguards are enough when innovation sits atop a crowded trade.
International equity leadership is splitting between AI supply-chain winners and non-AI diversifiers. Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and the Netherlands remain key AI transmission channels, while Canada, the UK, Switzerland, Chile, Peru and UAE offer broader macro, commodity and defensive exposure
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Sharp declines in Japanese and South Korean equities reflect a macro shock driven by energy risk, currency volatility, and systematic deleveraging. Whether selling continues depends on oil prices, FX stability, and global semiconductor sentiment—factors that will determine if risk appetite quickly stabilizes or deteriorates further.
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South Korea and Japan have outperformed on structural tech leadership, corporate governance reform, and supportive macro policy. Semiconductors and industrial exporters anchor earnings momentum, while improving capital returns and attractive valuations position EWY and EWJ as compelling vehicles for diversified international equity exposure.
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November 19, 2025 South Korea’s equity market has been one of 2025’s strongest global performers, driven overwhelmingly by its central role in the AI hardware and semiconductor supply chain. High-bandwidth memory (HBM) has become the bottleneck in large-scale model training, and SK Hynix—whose stock has surged more than 200% from its prior-year levels—has emerged as
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