South Korea shocker: US treasuries, US$, Yen, gold and crypto will be rallying today: Ajay Bagga
Ajay Bagga, Market Expert, says he is expecting cryptos and gold to go up. There will be a flight to safety. Both the yen and the dollar will get bought into. In US treasuries, one can expect the yields to go down. Today we saw French yields reaching the Greece yield levels. We are seeing China borrowing at cheaper rates than Japan. We are expecting the Bank of Japan to come in and raise rates at its next meeting in the next fortnight.
Following the political developments in South Korea and martial laws being put in place and then revoked, the Samsung stock is under heavy selling pressure. How do you expect global investors to react in the short term? Could this spark a broader risk aversion in emerging markets?
Ajay Bagga: The Korean exchange has said they will function as normal. The party leader of the president has opposed this on a Facebook post and the defence minister has called for the military. So, we really do not know what is happening right now. It actually came out of the blue. There have been political wranglings on the budget and this is a minority government which would not survive a floor test. So, overall, it is a very big surprise and I am sure the allies of South Korea from Japan to Europe are working on the back channels to see how this situation can be diffused. It is not a dictatorial country. It is a very strong democracy standing up to its communist neighbours. So, it is very critical that democracy is protected.
In terms of risk assets, there is an impact. South Korea is a big part of the
