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The KOSPI's worst day of the year triggered a circuit breaker. Here is what drove it.
Korea's benchmark index fell 8.4 percent on June 8 and froze trading for 20 minutes, its steepest drop of the year. Plus: police raided the National Election Commission for a second straight day, the Defense Counterintelligence Command was dissolved, and the EU and Korea signed a Digital Trade Agreement in Brussels.
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- Jun 7, 2026Local elections changed Korea's map, but Seoul stayed with Oh Se-hoonJun 7, 2026
- May 31, 2026Bank of Korea holds at 2.50% with two hawkish dissents; July 10 is the live meetingMay 31, 2026
- May 25, 2026Starbucks Korea fires its CEO the same day 'Tank Day' lands on the 46th anniversary of 5·18May 25, 2026
- May 17, 2026Samsung's 18-day strike starts May 21. The market has already priced it.May 17, 2026
- May 10, 2026Constitutional amendment fails. June 3 loses its second ballot.May 10, 2026
- May 7, 2026The Bank of Korea just signaled rate hikes are back on the tableMay 7, 2026
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