Taeyoung Construction Next Where? ...Financial Sector on High Alert [3-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]
① Samsung Electronics Semiconductor Posts 13 Trillion Won Deficit, Performance Bonus '0' Won
② Savings Bank Deposit Interest Rates Plummet to 3% Range
③ Bitcoin Hits Bottom, Will It Reach the $60,000 Mark?

MARKET INDEX

- US New York Stock Market closes mixed amid light trading
- S&P 500 index nears all-time high
- Nasdaq surged over 44% so far this year

TOP 3 NEWS

■ Taeyoung Construction finally files for 'Workout'... Financial Sector on High Alert

- Taeyoung Construction fails to overcome the maturity hurdle of several hundred billion won in borrowings and files for workout
- Chain damage to subcontractors, credit crunch across the industry under close watch
- Financial institutions without Taeyoung Construction bonds also growing increasingly tense

■ "A deficit of 13 trillion won..." Samsung Electronics Semiconductor, zero performance bonuses

- Samsung Electronics announces expected payout rates for business unit performance bonuses
- Semiconductor business records losses due to demand slowdown... sharp drop in bonus payout rates
- MX division with strong performance to receive 46-50% OPI... final confirmation in January next year

■ Chinese Xiaomi unveils electric car: "Will become one of the world's top 5 car manufacturers within 15 years"

- Chinese Xiaomi reveals first electric car SU7 in person... official launch in January next year
- Xiaomi Chairman: "We will create a dream car competing with Porsche and Tesla"
- "Will achieve industry-leading core technology... will invest 10 times more"

Graphic News: Savings bank deposit interest rates also 'plunge'... entering 3% range

- Savings banks' average interest rate for 12-month maturity at 3.97%... similar to commercial banks

- "No risk expected for surplus funds until January next year... efforts to attract new deposits decrease"
- Increased interest expenses due to high-interest products sold last year also a cause

the Chart: Can Bitcoin reach '60,000 dollars' next year?

- Virtual asset industry endures 'crypto winter'... briefly surpassed 60 million won
- US Federal Reserve (Fed) signals rate cuts starting March... liquidity increases
- Spot Bitcoin ETF expected to launch in January... anticipation of 'big players' participation

Terms in the News: Will the US 14th Amendment block Trump's candidacy?

- Constitutional provision specifying citizenship status, qualifications, rights, and conditions for deprivation
- Colorado orders Trump excluded from primary based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment
- Allegations of inciting the January 6 Capitol riot... "No public office if involved in insurrection or rebellion"

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic Major Schedule

- 08:00 December Consumer Price Index

- Seoul Urban Classe Mokdong

○ Overseas
- 00:00 US November Pending Home Sales
- 01:00 US Crude Oil Inventories
- 16:00 UK December Nationwide House Price Index
- 23:45 US December Chicago Purchasing Managers Index

◇ Lunch & Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature -2℃(▲1℃) ｜ Highest temperature: 6℃(0℃)
○ Precipitation probability Morning 20%｜Afternoon 30%
○ Fine dust Morning Moderate｜Afternoon Moderate

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