Korean investors bet big on US stocks, ‚Trumponomics 2.0‘

Korean Investors Bet Big On Us Stocks, 'trumponomics 2

Stock market numbers are displayed at the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading, Jan. 24, in New York City. Stocks opened mixed a day after the S&P hit a new record high following President Donald Trump's call to lower interest rates and crude prices. AFP-Yonhap

Inventory market numbers are displayed on the New York Inventory Change throughout morning buying and selling, Jan. 24, in New York Metropolis. Shares opened combined a day after the S&P hit a brand new report excessive following President Donald Trump’s name to decrease rates of interest and crude costs. AFP-Yonhap

Traders are pouring a big amount of cash into funds that spend money on U.S. shares on hopes that President Donald Trump’s „America First“ coverage would assist additional increase the U.S. inventory market, knowledge confirmed Tuesday.

Based on the info from market tracker FnGuide, 167 funds that spend money on U.S. shares had 23.34 trillion gained ($16.24 billion) below administration as of January 21, up 1.29 trillion gained from the tip of final yr.

Large cash inflows into such funds come because the U.S. economic system is anticipated to proceed its bullish run, with the Trump administration extensively anticipated to implement insurance policies geared toward making the world’s largest economic system stronger.

Final yr, native traders reaped respectable features from investments in U.S. shares.

The U.S. stocks-focused funds delivered a median 34.1 % return final yr.

In 2024, the Normal & Poor’s 500 index soared 23.3 %, and the tech-savvy Nasdaq index jumped 28.6 %.

In distinction, home stock-focused funding funds noticed some 100 billion gained in outflow. The nation’s benchmark index, the Korea Composite Inventory Value Index, fell 3.9 % on-year in 2024, and the funds that spend money on native shares suffered a 0.47 % dip. (Yonhap)

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