War, weak growth, and policy uncertainty around Trump’s return already threaten the Korean economy. An extended political crisis will make things worse.

Political turmoil over impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who failed a martial law attempt in December, and sluggish domestic demand weighed on Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

Korea faces economic growth gap with U.S.; need for measures to retain investments Koreas investment landscape faces challenges amidst diverging economic trends with the U.S.

Despite mounting woes leading to weak growth momentum, South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate frozen Thursday in the wake of the weak local currency and uncertainties stemming from the new Donald Trump administration.

U.S. stocks rose to a record as Wall Street regained some of the momentum that catapulted it to 57 all-time highs last year. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Thursday amid

The surprise decision came as South Korea's trade-dependent economy faces challenges from weakening export growth and a sluggish recovery in domestic demand, partly hindered by political turmoil following impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law in December.

South Korea's economy barely grew in the fourth ... weighed down by risk-averse sentiment after the U.S. Federal Reserve's cautious stance on more interest rate cuts, as well as domestic political ...

U.S. stocks are drifting toward a record amid a relatively quiet day on Wall Street. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% in late Thursday trading and was on track to surpass

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol tried to demolish his country’s democracy. In a shocking late-night television address, Yoon declared “emergency martial law” and put the country under military rule.

The U.S. dollar is expected to maintain its strength over the next two years before likely experiencing a sharp decline around 2027, Charles Goodhart, 88, professor emeritus at the London School of Economics,

Wall Street is pointing slightly lower in early trading but is on track to close the week with solid gains on healthy quarterly earnings reports from large U.S. corporations.

A World Bank report last week highlighted that risks to the regional outlook remain tilted to the downside, primarily due to global policy shifts and trade policies in particular. It projected growth for East Asia and Pacific to decelerate to 4.6% in 2025 and to 4.1% in 2026, from 4.9% in 2024.