South Korea’s chip worker bonuses are so large the central bank is treating them as an inflation risk

The Semiconductor Super-Cycle and South Korea’s Chip Workers

The semiconductor super-cycle has made South Korea’s chip workers extraordinarily well paid, and the country’s central bank is now worried about what happens when that money hits the wider economy. The Bank of Korea warned this month that performance bonuses at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix could spread into broader wage increases and add upward pressure to inflation.

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