Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · May 9
South Korea and Taiwan shares lead global rally on AI optimism
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · May 9

South Korea and Taiwan shares lead global rally on AI optimism

9 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 9
  • The Kospi has surged 78% this year, while South Korea and Taiwan are this month’s top-performing stock markets worldwide.
  • Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing have helped drive gains as investors bet AI demand will keep lifting chipmakers and related equities.
  • With attention shifting away from the Iran war, traders are increasingly looking to Asia for the next phase of the global equities rally.
Is Asia's AI-fueled stock surge a sustainable super-cycle or the next great tech bubble waiting to burst?
How will a potential US-Iran peace deal reshape global energy markets and the current AI investment frenzy?
As AI's energy demand soars, will power grids become the next major bottleneck for the tech boom?