'Korea Extinction Theory' Foresees Shock Comparable to Medieval Black Death [3-Minute Brief]

[3-Min Brief 3-Second Summary]
① "Youth Employment and Male Parental Leave Are Key"
② Temporary Expansion of Credit Card Income Deduction Next Year
③ Teenagers Buy Luxury Goods While Babysitting Idols

MARKET INDEX : Year To Date (YTD)

- This week, the domestic stock market is expected to remain cautious while monitoring economic trends
- Securities firms anticipate a 'Santa Rally'... but lack confidence in the economy
- Overheated expectations for US interest rate cuts may instead weaken momentum

TOP 3 NEWS

■ "Korea Faces Threat Comparable to Medieval European Black Death"… The New York Times' Warning

- NYT column titled "Is Korea Disappearing?"
- Compares declining birthrate to the Black Death in medieval Europe
- Highlights Korea as a prominent case of population decline issues

■ "If Youth Employment Rate and Male Parental Leave in Korea Reach OECD Levels, Total Fertility Rate Could Rebound to the 1.x Range"

- Bank of Korea report on 'Causes, Impacts, and Measures for Ultra-Low Fertility and Ultra-Aged Society'
- Points out difficulties in growth and redistribution without addressing low birthrate and aging
- Without policy response, 68% probability of growth below 0% in the 2050s

■ Instead of Cash, Use 'This' More Often… Temporary Increase in Income Tax Deduction

- To stimulate domestic consumption, credit card income tax deductions will be temporarily expanded next year
- Tax law revision reflecting opposition party demands… content not included last July
- If next year's card usage exceeds 105% of this year, 10% deduction on the excess amount

Graphic News: Accelerating Luxury Goods Consumption

- First luxury goods purchase at ages 10-20... lowering age of luxury consumption

- Korea ranks 7th globally in luxury market… increasing young luxury consumers
- "By 2030, MZ generation will account for 80% of luxury sales"

the List

- Gallup Korea surveyed 1,009 voters aged 18 and over
- 'Many good deeds' ranked Roh Moo-hyun, Kim Dae-jung, Park Chung-hee
- 'Many wrong deeds' ranked Chun Doo-hwan, Park Geun-hye, Lee Myung-bak

Person in the News: Rising Nikki Haley in the Republican Party

Photo by Reuters Yonhap News

- Surpassed DeSantis in Republican candidate polls
- Supported by anti-Trump factions including Wall Street and AFP
- Large gap with Trump in approval ratings, needs to consolidate forces

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic Major Schedule
- Government hosts 'Snowflake Companion Festival' (until 31st)
- NVIDIA hosts 'Korea LLM Developer Day'
- LS Materials public subscription / offering price 6,000 KRW
- Blue M Tech public subscription / offering price 19,000 KRW

○ Overseas
- 08:50 US Monetary Base (November)
- 16:00 Germany Trade Balance (October)
- 23:00 ECB President Lagarde Speech
- 00:00 (5th) US Factory Orders (October)

◇ Lunch & Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature -3℃(▼1℃) ｜ Highest temperature: 8℃(▼1)
○ Precipitation probability 10% in the morning｜30% in the afternoon
○ Fine dust Moderate in the morning｜Moderate in the afternoon

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