Craig Mellow

Korea has been a hot market but shares are falling back to earth, especially those of memory chip makers Samsung and SK Hynix.

New Delhi, June 11 -- South Korea has had the world's hottest stock market over the past year, with the Kospi Index surging 165% thanks to the country's two semiconductor powerhouses, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

Korea has been a hot market but shares are falling back to earth, especially those of memory chip makers Samsung and SK Hynix.

Prices for urea, essential fertilizer for global agriculture, returned to near prewar levels before the U.S. and Iran announced their peace accord.

Investors see potential for an increase in Colombia’s oil output despite a fragmented government.

A shift in Japan’s large pool of household financial assets could reshape capital markets, one analyst says.

The German stock market could use help. The Dax 40 index has barely budged since Friedrich Merz became chancellor last May.

The German stock market could use help. The Dax 40 index has barely budged since Friedrich Merz became chancellor last May.

Craig Mellow A lot of people are worried about the sinking Japanese yen and soaring Japanese bond yields. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Bank of Japan Gov.

The outlook for the yen is for further declines so long as the prime minister keeps talking about spending increases and tax cuts.