OpenAI IPO Delay: What Korean Investors Must Know

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OpenAI is reportedly pushing its IPO from late 2026 to 2027, per NYT sources SpaceX’s post-IPO bond issuance spooked markets and may have poisoned the well The AI funding loop — capital → infrastructure → GPU demand → higher valuations → more capital — is now visibly strained Korean semiconductor and HBM stocks face collateral … Read more

Space Data Centers: SpaceX’s Trillion-Dollar Gamble

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SpaceX’s FCC filing reveals orbital data centers powered by solar panels and 110 m² liquid radiator panels for heat dissipation The IPO raised $75B, yet SpaceX immediately pursued $25B in corporate bonds — markets reacted with a 16% price drop xAI’s Colossus facility (100,000 H100s in 122 days) shows Musk’s build-speed advantage, but burns ~$10B … Read more

Taiwan’s FOMO Bubble: Lessons for Korea

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Taiwan’s retail leverage frenzy — debt-funded AI stock bets — mirrors classic late-cycle bubble dynamics Korea’s KOSPI concentration risk is extreme: Samsung + SK Hynix represent over 57% of index market cap Leveraged ETF launches on already-crowded names add accelerant, not liquidity, to a fragile structure When foreign and institutional sellers move simultaneously, retail is … Read more

KRW at 1,550: Korea’s Currency Policy Dilemma

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The won-dollar rate has touched 1,550–1,560, levels last seen during the 2008 financial crisis peak of ~1,520. Authorities are deploying smoothing operations, FX joint inspections, and exemptions on FX soundness levies — but the rate won’t break lower. The Fed held at 3.50–3.75% in June with a hawkish tilt; roughly half of FOMC members now … Read more