As leveraged exchange-traded funds draw growing scrutiny, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is pointing to a broader risk across markets. “Market leverage is pretty high,” Dimon told CNBC in an interview aired on Wednesday. “When you have that, you do have a higher chance that something will disrupt the market in a quick way and
South Korea’s stock market was back in the red on Monday, extending a turbulent stretch after July’s historic selloff. On Monday, the country’s benchmark Kospi index closed 5% lower as index heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both ended 9% lower. The declines reversed part of Friday’s record rebound, when the Kospi surged 178% —