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Hakyung Kim

Unhedged Reporter

Hakyung Kim is a financial reporter and co-writes the Unhedged newsletter. Prior to joining the FT, she was a markets reporter at CNBC.

Hakyung has also covered South Korean politics and economy as an intern at the Wall Street Journal and NPR’s Seoul bureau.

Email Hakyung Kim @hakyungkim_  on X.com (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
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    Hakyung Kim
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  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
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    US GDP: still ultimately about the consumer

    Plus, central bank hold ’em

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  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
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    Opec without the UAE

    Plus, gilts hit rough water

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  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
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    Who is the real Kevin Warsh?

    Plus, the UK’s labour market struggles

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  • Saturday, 18 April, 2026
    Markets
    Chart of the Week: Are Treasuries losing their haven status?

    Bonds have not been a good hedge during the war

    Hakyung Kim
    A graphic showing red and blue financial trend lines rising and falling over a grayscale city skyline featuring tall skyscrapers.
  • Saturday, 11 April, 2026
    Markets
    The S&P 500’s woes in Trump 2.0

    The index has had its worst performance over the past five US presidencies

    Hakyung Kim
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  • Tuesday, 7 April, 2026
    Unhedged Podcast15 min listen
    Guns and butter and credit

    What the 1960s can teach us about our economy

  • Wednesday, 1 April, 2026
    Markets
    The disappointing dollar

    And the worst-case scenario for oil

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  • Saturday, 28 March, 2026
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    Chart of the Week: The oil shock hurts poorer economies hardest

    Developing economies are more dependent on energy

    Hakyung Kim
    An illustration showing red and blue financial line graphs superimposed over New York City skyscrapers.
  • Saturday, 21 March, 2026
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    Chart of the Week: Global rates show deeper war fears

    Investors are becoming increasingly hawkish

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  • Saturday, 14 March, 2026
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    Higher oil prices are just a short-term worry

    Long-term inflation expectations are staying steady

    Hakyung Kim
    An illustration showing red and blue financial line graphs superimposed over New York City skyscrapers.
  • Saturday, 7 March, 2026
    Markets
    Chart of the Week: Europe’s extra energy tax

    A weaker euro deepens the pain from higher oil prices

    Hakyung Kim
    An illustration showing two fluctuating line graphs, one red and one blue, overlaid on New York City skyscrapers.
  • Wednesday, 4 March, 2026
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    War, oil, growth and inflation

    Plus very very long-term interest rates

    Hakyung Kim
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  • Saturday, 21 February, 2026
    Markets
    Year of the equal-weighted S&P 500?

    The tide has turned against the cap-weighted index

    Hakyung Kim
    An illustration showing red and blue financial line graphs superimposed over New York City skyscrapers.
  • Thursday, 19 February, 2026
    Markets
    Dollar doldrums

    We don’t believe in regime change, yet

    Hakyung Kim
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  • Saturday, 14 February, 2026
    Markets
    A much-needed Beveridge

    The signals that the Beveridge curve is sending about the US labour market

    Hakyung Kim
    An illustration showing red and blue financial line graphs superimposed over New York City skyscrapers.
  • Tuesday, 10 February, 2026
    Unhedged Podcast21 min listen
    What Takaichi's win means for global markets

    Stocks are surging under Japan’s new prime minister. Will that last?

  • Monday, 9 February, 2026
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    A chilly January in the job market

    Plus, activism and AI in software

    Hakyung Kim & Oliver Barnes
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  • Saturday, 7 February, 2026
    Markets
    A diverging Magnificent Seven

    Increasing AI scrutiny is dividing the group into winners and losers

    Hakyung Kim
    An illustration showing red and blue financial line graphs superimposed over New York City skyscrapers.
  • Thursday, 5 February, 2026
    Unhedged Podcast24 min listen
    The triangle of confusion

    Why do markets, sentiment and data seem to say different things?

  • Tuesday, 3 February, 2026
    Markets
    The consumer sentiment puzzle deepens

    The data is better; vibes are worse

    Hakyung Kim
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  • Saturday, 31 January, 2026
    Markets
    Will metals lose their lustre?

    Unpacking the dramatic rallies in gold, silver and copper

    Hakyung Kim
    An illustration showing red and blue financial line graphs superimposed over New York City skyscrapers.
  • Wednesday, 28 January, 2026
    Markets
    Rick Rieder is a massive dove

    Plus, more on gold

    Hakyung Kim
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  • Monday, 26 January, 2026
    Markets
    Market inefficiency reconsidered

    Plus, a labour market and immigration follow-up

    Robert Armstrong & Hakyung Kim
    Premium content
  • Saturday, 24 January, 2026
    Markets
    Chart of the Week: The zero-sum labour market trap

    Trump’s immigration crackdown has not helped native-born employment

    Hakyung Kim
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