증시 대담<br /><br />It's Friday afternoon, so that means it's time for an in-depth look at the market action today... and for the week.<br />For that I'm joined by Dr. Kim Sei-wan, Professor of Economics at Ewha Woman's University.<br />Thanks for coming in today, Dr. Kim.<br />You're welcome.<br />So this week we have the huge decline in earnings at Samsung Electronics, which for better or worse, is an overwhelming force in the Korean equities market.<br />Profits at Samsung down an astounding 60 percent. Sales were down too. And the other big chipmaker SK Hynix looking similar. Both of these companies have been a huge part of Korea's exports, so what caused this decline and what do you see happening in the second quarter?<br />Korea's exports in March were down 8 percent from a year earlier. And now there's talk about the current account falling into a deficit in April for the first time in seven years. Is this turning into an export crisis?<br />Now, the trade talks in Washington between the U.S. and China. Reports are saying that there's a deal in the works that would get China to make several big commitments by the year 2025.<br />What's in the agreement, and what issues are they still working on?<br />We'll have to leave it there today, Dr. Kim. Thanks again for coming in and sharing your insights today.
