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Goldman Sachs picks South Korea and Taiwan as next big AI investment wave
The next phase of gains from artificial intelligence investment could come from emerging markets rather than the United States, CNBC reported. Tim Urbanowicz, chief investment strategist for the Innovators unit at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, urged investors to look beyond their home markets. He singled out Taiwan and South Korea as key regions for AI infrastructure expansion, citing their weight in emerging market ETFs and arguing their valuation gains have been smaller than those of major U.S. tech stocks.
Crypto
Binance expands Korea derivatives as Upbit, Bithumb volumes lag
As trading volumes at South Korean digital asset exchanges such as Upbit and Bithumb cool, global exchange Binance is expanding products aimed at the domestic market, including Korea ETF-linked perpetual futures. Upbit and Bithumb volumes are down more than 84 percent from peaks. The FIU decided to suspend part of Bithumb’s business for 6 months and fine it 36.8 billion won for alleged breaches of the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information.
Finance
Triple bet on Korea ETFs in U.S. market: why overseas retail investors hesitate to return
South Korean retail investors who buy U.S. stocks are choosing U.S.-listed Korea-related exchange-traded funds rather than shifting funds back to domestic shares, despite a rally in the local market. A stronger dollar linked to the Middle East situation is also boosting expectations for currency gains. Meanwhile, a key incentive to encourage repatriation, the return account plan, is stalled in the National Assembly, raising questions about the policy’s effectiveness.