South Korea's factory output fell in January, while corporate investment also dropped, government data showed on Tuesday, in another sign of growing uncertainty over U.S. tariffs and their ripple effects across the global supply chain.
South Korea’s consumer inflation for February rose 2% year on year, more than Reuters estimates of a 1.95% increase.
While Trump's tariffs target the three countries to address trade imbalances, nations with the highest trade surpluses with the U.S. are also seen as at risk of further tariffs. In Asia, China, Vietnam, Japan, and Taiwan have the largest trade surpluses with the U.S., according to a recent U.S. Treasury report.
Gains among South Korean names were led by Hanwha Aerospace, Korea Aerospace Industries, Hyundai Rotem and LIG Nex1
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