Cash-Rich Buyers Go Apartment Shopping for Ultra-Luxury Homes [3-Minute Brief]

[3-Min Brief 3-Second Summary]
① Qualcomm CEO "Considering Cooperation with Samsung"
② May Consumer Price Inflation Rate 2.7%
③ Parent-Child Dual Support 'Macheo Generation'

MARKET INDEX

- US New York Stock Exchange's three major indexes all closed higher
- Expectations for interest rate cuts spread due to signs of a slowing labor market
- However, gains were limited amid concerns over a full-scale economic downturn

Top3 NEWS

■ Qualcomm CEO "Cooperating with Samsung... Diversifying smartphone chip foundry"

- US semiconductor company Qualcomm considering foundry cooperation with Samsung Electronics
- "Considering dual production with TSMC and Samsung Electronics"
- Possibility raised for dual production process of 'Snapdragon 8 Gen 5'

■ US S&P 500 company CEOs earned 196 times more than employees

- Last year, average CEO compensation packages at major US companies rose by 13%
- It would take about 200 years for an average worker to earn as much as a CEO
- Highest paid CEO among S&P 500 companies is Hock Tan of Broadcom… 222.6 billion KRW

■ Even over 5 billion KRW sells like hotcakes... Cash-rich buyers shopping for apartments

- From January to May this year, 85 apartment transactions over 5 billion KRW in Seoul… double compared to last year
- Real estate slump has calmed ultra-high-end apartment prices… a factor encouraging purchases
- Ultra-high-end apartment price increases expected to accelerate… "Market polarization will deepen"

Graphic News: May Consumer Price Index 2.7%... Two consecutive months of 2% range increase

- Last month, consumer price inflation was 2.7%... fruit prices remain sharply rising
- "Petroleum prices rose but agricultural, livestock, and fishery product price increases narrowed, leading to overall price decline"
- Core inflation stabilized… Public official: "Stable excluding highly volatile items"

the Chart: Will KOSPI soar in June after a long May?

- KOSPI expected to rebound with over 1% rise in June
- Closed at 2,682.52, up 1.74% the previous day
- Speculation that the US June FOMC will be a turning point is spreading

Terms in the News: "Afraid of dying alone"... The shadow of the 'Macheo Generation' trapped and squeezed

- Generation supporting parents but not supported by their children
- Recently started retiring… 8.5 million people, 16.4% of total population
- Beneficiaries of the high-growth era but burdened with care for children and grandchildren

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic
- 06:00 May Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD)
- 08:00 Q1 GDP
- 5th KOSDAQ LaMeditech subscription, public offering price 16,000 KRW
- 5th KOSDAQ DB Financial SPAC No.12 subscription, public offering price 2,000 KRW

○ Overseas
- 08:30 Japan May Services Purchasing Managers' Index
- 10:30 Australia Q1 GDP
- 10:45 China Caixin May Services Purchasing Managers' Index
- 17:25 Eurozone Markit May Composite Purchasing Managers' Index
- 17:30 UK May Composite Purchasing Managers' Index
- 21:15 US May ADP Nonfarm Employment Change
- 22:45 US May Services Purchasing Managers' Index
- 22:45 Canada Interest Rate Decision
- 23:00 US May ISM Non-Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index

- 23:30 US Crude Oil Inventory

◇ Lunch & Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature 18℃(▲3℃) ｜ Highest temperature: 31℃(▲2℃)
○ Precipitation probability morning 0%｜afternoon 0%
○ Fine dust morning good｜afternoon good

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