A hedge fund's meteoric rise and fall is reshaping AI infrastructure investing, while Korea's won posts its widest swings since the 2009 financial crisis.
Today's episode covers Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness fund and its forced sale to Citadel, why Korean household loan rates keep rising despite a steady policy rate, why foreign investors sold roughly $4.2 billion in Samsung and SK hynix shares in a week, and what this month's KRW volatility and upcoming US and Korean data releases mean for portfolio positioning.
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월가는 '실패작'이라는데…실리콘밸리선 투자자 몰렸다 [글로벌WHAT] — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-08-09
글로벌 긴축·대출 규제에…가계대출 금리 1년새 0.5%P 더 올랐다 — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-08-09
'AI 경계감' 외인, 일주일새 반도체 6조 던졌다 — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-08-09
월간 환율 변동폭 50원 육박...금융위기 이후 최대 — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-08-09
청년 고용 부진 지속됐나...美 물가 지표 관심 [한동훈의 위클리전망대] — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-08-09
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