20260905 Domestic Economic Issues

🗂Weekend Foreign Exchange Market: Won/Dollar Rate Stabilizes Around 1,345.5 Won, Asian Currencies Strengthen Despite a global dollar rally fueled by surging US employment data, the Won/Dollar exchange rate further declined in offshore trading to the 1,345.5 won level, continuing the trend of robust relative strength in Asian currencies year-to-date. 🗂KOSPI Takes a Breather After Weekly Rebound (Around 6,680), Ahead of the Weekend South Korea's stock market, which surged 1.64% (to 6,687.21) yesterday on strong simultaneous buying by foreign and institutional investors, recovering from a mid-week plunge, entered a consolidation phase over the weekend, testing its weekly lower support line without significant further volatility. 🗂Foreign Selling of Major IT Stocks Eases, Semiconductor Supply/Demand Support Line Established The intense selling spree by foreign investors, primarily focused on large-cap tech stocks like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, has subsided for now, significantly easing downward pressure on the stock market. The technical rebound in semiconductor stocks has contributed to stabilizing market sentiment.