The volatile state of South Korean stocks is reminiscent for some investors of China’s rapid boom-to-bust cycle a decade ago, analysts say, when leveraged trading fuelled a meltdown that eventually wiped US$5 trillion from the market within months. The South Korean stock market’s frantic artificial intelligence trade has many similarities to China’s markets in 2015, when record-high outstanding margin debts and a retail frenzy led to government intervention that eventually deflated the stock...
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July 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM
What does South Korea’s Kospi chaos mean for China’s markets?
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