[A Sip of Books] Strategic Insights to Overcome the Era of Austerity: ‘2025 Future Investment Scenario’

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Using the tightening process implemented by the U.S. Federal Reserve after the 2008 global financial crisis as an example, this book analyzes and predicts the step-by-step progress of tightening since 2022. At the same time, it presents key future investment strategies to protect investment returns. More than 120 graphs and statistical figures, along with the author's insightful 'system map,' help forecast the future.

The future already exists within the past and present as a 'power that creates the future.' The author calls this power that creates the future the 'deep driving forces.' With enhanced insight, one can discover these deep driving forces. The future does not suddenly appear before our eyes with a 'ta-da~.' The future always first sends 'future signals.' To be precise, these are signals sent as the deep driving forces move.

On the other hand, emerging market stock markets have reduced additional upside potential as dollar capital outflows increase. Korea and China are less risky than other emerging countries because of their rapid policy shifts with the With-Corona approach, sustained export recovery, and government maintenance of large-scale spending, which improves various economic indicators. However, it is difficult to prevent foreign capital from flowing out of the stock markets to the U.S. Ultimately, the composite stock indices of Korea and China are likely to show sideways or weak trends for a considerable period. In contrast, the U.S. stock market, which attracts capital inflows, may experience 'slight' shocks each time the tightening phase advances but is likely to sustain a long-term upward trend. The average composite stock index growth rate will also be the highest. This is not only symbolic of being the world's number one economic power and the dollar hegemony nation. Over the next 3 to 4 years (during Biden's first term administration), the U.S. economy is highly likely to demonstrate an unparalleled trajectory.

However, another reason that has amplified interest in semiconductors is the U.S.-China hegemony war. The Biden administration and Xi Jinping government have begun a power struggle over semiconductor technology and markets. In the author's view, the semiconductor war is the opening salvo of the technology war (industrial war), one of the core battlefields of the third round of the U.S.-China hegemony war. From now on, semiconductors will belong to the strategic assets of the U.S. and China. Once semiconductors become strategic assets like crude oil or steel, political choices will emerge as critical variables across all areas?from securing core technologies to building production facilities, pricing, and transactions.

2025 Future Investment Scenario | Written by Choi Yunsik | Alki | 336 pages | 17,000 KRW

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