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Asian Stocks Rebound After AI Sell-Off, but South Korea Gives Up Early Gains

Japanese and Taiwanese shares recovered on Monday after last week’s AI-driven sell-off, but South Korea’s reversal highlighted fragile investor confidence.

November 9, 2026

by Jennifer Hicks

Currency dealers monitor screens showing KOSPI index as Asian markets fall amid Iran war and SoftBank loan collapse

SoftBank’s OpenAI Loan Collapse and Iran Strikes Send Asia Markets Into a Four-Front Retreat

SoftBank tumbled 10% after its $6 billion OpenAI margin loan talks collapsed, while Japan's PPI surged 6.3%, South Korea's KOSPI shed another 4.5%, and China's CPI-PPI divergence deepened — four simultaneous cracks that no single policy fix can repair.

June 10, 2026

by Economy Desk