What does the crisis in Korea mean for the markets?

Financial markets in Korea and the rest of Emerging Asia have fallen in response to the latest increase in tensions on the Korean peninsula. However, given the scale of the risks involved, the falls have been surprisingly small. Provided full-scale war is avoided, this is likely to remain the case.

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