'Neutral Interest Rate' Becomes Another Variable in Interest Rate Cuts [3-Minute Brief]

[3-Min Brief 3-Second Summary]
① April Industrial Production Up, Consumption Weak
② "4 Nvidia Negative Factors"... Is a Correction Coming?
③ Lotte vs Shinsegae Clash in Suwon

MARKET INDEX : Year to date

- This week, Big Tech earnings may sway investor sentiment
- Uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy remains
- Unsold homes in the U.S. exceed 70,000 again after one year

Top3 NEWS

■ "South Korea's neutral interest rate nominally 1.8~3.3%... Rising since COVID-19"

- Estimated by Do Kyung-tak, Bank of Korea manager
- Slightly higher than internal Bank of Korea estimates
- Interest rate level without overheating or recession

■ April industrial production up 1.1%... Consumption and investment sluggish

- Statistics Korea April industrial activity report
- Automobile production increased
- Semiconductor production decreased by 4.4%

■ "Nvidia negative news net"... Will U.S. stock market face correction?

- WSJ highlights potential negative factors
- Nvidia led the AI rally
- If underperforming, significant impact on U.S. stock market

Graphic News: Lotte vs Shinsegae 'Suwon Battle' begins... Unveiling of 'Time Villas'

- Lotte vs Shinsegae compete with complex shopping malls in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province
- Lotte introduces 'Time Villas' based on department store + shopping mall model
- Intense competition expected with Starfield Suwon just 3 km away

the Chart: 'Individual Business Owners' Non-performing Loan Ratio Highest in 6 and a Half Years

- Q1 domestic banks' non-performing loan ratio at 0.5%
- Up 0.03 percentage points from previous quarter (0.47%)
- Financial Supervisory Service: "Scale of non-performing loan cleanup has decreased"

Terms in the News: EU postpones anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

- EU was scheduled to announce anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
- Tariffs imposed equivalent to subsidy amounts on specific imported products
- Chinese companies CATL and BYD expected to be directly affected

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic
- 09:30 Nikkei May Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index
- 3rd: KOSDAQ Gridwiz public subscription, expected offering price 34,000~40,000 KRW

○ Overseas
- 08:45 Japan Q1 Capital Expenditure
- 10:45 China Caixin May Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index
- 17:00 Eurozone May Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index
- 22:45 U.S. May Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index
- 23:00 U.S. May Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index

◇ Lunch & Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature 15℃(▲1℃) ｜ Highest temperature: 29℃(▲2℃)
○ Precipitation probability morning 0%｜afternoon 0%
○ Fine dust morning good｜afternoon good

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