Benjamin Engel

“Politicians rightly or wrongly are often blamed for fluctuations in the market,”

Benjamin Engel · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Engel commented on how politicians are often blamed for market fluctuations.

“Now that people are paying more attention to the KOSPI and domestic stocks as a result of the chip boom, this will probably be a new factor in Korean politics moving forward,”

Benjamin Engel · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Engel said increased attention to the KOSPI would likely shape future Korean politics.

“People seemed to be over-leveraging themselves by taking out loans to invest, and they were going to get into financial trouble when the inevitable decline in the market happened. And well, it happened.”

Benjamin Engel · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Engel said investors who over-leveraged were bound to face financial trouble when the market declined.