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AI infrastructure spending is driving Korea's export surge, but overdependence on one sector and a widening governance scandal at Nvidia are raising the stakes for global investors.
Korea's October exports jumped 93.7 percent and chip shipments rose 259.4 percent, powered by US data center investment. Analysts warn that if AI capex slows, Asian exporters could face sharp downside. Meanwhile, the Jensen Huang scandal is pressuring Nvidia's share price and its Korean partners, and Korea's record 1.6 trillion won bond cartel fine could affect next week's 10-year auction.

Sources:
- Trade Boom Driven by AI Could Hurt Korea If the Bubble Bursts — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-11-12
- Nvidia Scandal Raises Risks for Korean Partners and AI Cash Flows — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-11-12
- US Moves to Block AI Chip Diversion Through Southeast Asia — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-11-13
- Nvidia Target Prices Cut Sharply as Scandal Weighs on Shares — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-11-12
- Korea Bond Market Braces for Test After Record Cartel Fine — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-11-12
- Advantest Benefits as AI Chips Demand More Testing — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-11-12

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00:00It's Friday, November 13th. Here's why global investors are paying attention to Korea today.
00:05Three things stand out. The trade boom is powered by AI. The Jensen-Hwang scandal is spreading
00:11across the AI sector. And Korea's bond market faces its first real test next week. Let's start
00:17with trade. Foreign institutional flows into Korea are now tied closely to one theme, AI
00:23infrastructure. Exports from Korea rose 93.7% year-on-year in October, and semiconductor
00:30shipments jumped 259.4%. China's exports grew 35% over the same period. Capital economics estimates
00:38that up to 80% of recent global export growth is concentrated in AI-related goods. Here's what
00:44the numbers show. Global trade is set to post its fastest growth since the early 1990s, excluding the
00:51rebound after COVID-19 and the global financial crisis. But that growth rests on U.S. data center
00:57spending. Oxford economics notes that U.S. imports of IT equipment, relative to GDP, fell 55% over two
01:05years after the dot-com peak. Asian exporters took the hit. Global growth dropped to 2% in 2001.
01:12So what does this mean for global investors weighing Korea exposure? Korean equities are heavily
01:17concentrated in AI hardware. That makes the trade boom a double-edged position. Moody's analytics
01:23warns that a sharp sell-off in AI stocks, combined with other shocks, could tip the global economy
01:29into recession. Earlier, we said Korea's export strength is an AI story. Here's what that actually
01:35means for you. Position sizing in Korean exporters now depends on the durability of the U.S. data center
01:42cycle, not just Korean fundamentals. Watch the sustainability of hyperscaler capex as your
01:47primary signal. That's today's AI Prism, Global Investors. This episode was produced with AI
01:54assistance based on Seoul Economic Daily Reporting. AI Prism is a Won Ifra award-winning series.
02:01We'll be back tomorrow.

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