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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)
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