How will a semi super-cycle matter to Korea economy and won?

Investing.com -- South Korea’s semiconductor sector is set to dominate economic growth in 2026, with chips expected to account for 30% of total exports as a price-driven super-cycle extends into its ...

Will the ECB respond to the rising euro? Analyst weighs

Capital Economics said ECB analysis indicates that if the euro were to rise gradually to between $1.25 and $1.30 over the next three years, headline inflation would be about 0.3 percentage points ...

Vote count continues in special Texas election to fill vacant congressional seat

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Votes were still being counted late on Saturday in a Texas special election to fill a vacant U.S. House of Representatives seat.

Trump says his Fed nominee Warsh could pick up support from Democrats

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he thinks Kevin Warsh, his pick to head the Federal Reserve, could pick up votes from some Democrats in the Senate, calling ...

Japan markets on edge over looser fiscal policy, ex-currency diplomat Watanabe says

Japan will continue to face market jitters over fiscal policy, with the risk of further tax relief raising the prospect of a ...

France new car registrations down 6.55% in January, industry body says

Feb 1 (Reuters) - New car registrations in France declined 6.55% in January from a year earlier to 107,157 vehicles, data from French car body PFA showed on Sunday. Tesla sales in the country slumped ...

China new home prices rise in January as government signals support, private survey says

New home prices rose 0.18% month-on-month, easing from a 0.28% gain in December, according to the China Index Academy, one of the country’s largest property research firms.

South Korea Jan exports beat forecasts, logs sharpest rise since 2021

SEOUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - South Korea’s exports rose in January for an eighth consecutive month and at the fastest pace in four and a half years, as demand for AI-servers continues to power the country ...

Union, Marathon meeting as strike deadline looms for US refineries

HOUSTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Negotiators for the United Steelworkers union (USW) and Marathon Petroleum continued to meet on Saturday, just hours ahead of a deadline for possible strikes at multiple ...

’People’s dad’ Jensen Huang praises, pushes Nvidia suppliers on mobbed Taiwan visit

TAIPEI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised and lightly cajoled his major Taiwanese suppliers to produce more ...

Exclusive-US special envoy for Iraq Mark Savaya no longer in the post, sources say

One of the sources pointed to Savaya’s "mishandling" of key situations, including his failure to prevent the nomination of ...

India budget to promote reforms as room for spending shrinks

But Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who presents the budget for next fiscal year at 11 a.m. (0530 GMT), will have to restrain spending as a share of gross domestic product, particularly after tax ...