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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jesse James

Jesse James

Jesse James is a macroeconomic researcher and the Founding Editor of the North Pacific Strategy Initiative, where he directs reference-grade research on bilateral financial architecture and Pacific sovereignty. Based in British Columbia, his analysis integrates deep capital markets expertise with a technical background in enterprise data systems and AI inference models. He actively publishes on middle-power defensive options, sovereign infrastructure and structural market liquidity.

Analysis

Why South Korea’s KOSPI fell far harder than semiconductor profits justified

Record margin borrowing and concentrated retail ownership magnified an otherwise conventional market correction

Jesse JamesJesse JamesJuly 29, 2026