"South Korea, No HBM Exports to China"…US Regulation Announcement [3-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]
① Expansion of Telecommunications Fraud Damage Refund Act, Relief for Coin Victims
② November Consumer Prices Up 1.5%... 3 Consecutive Months Above 1%
③ Tertiary Hospitals' Patient Referrals in Q3 Soared 69%

MARKET INDEX : Year to date

○ US New York Stock Exchange's three major indices ended flat after a breather
○ Korean stocks such as POSCO and KT plunged following President Yoon's declaration of martial law
○ Five major banks' household loan growth remained at the 1 trillion won level for the second consecutive month

Top3 NEWS

■ US imposes export controls on HBM and semiconductor equipment to China, impacting Samsung

○ New regulations announced by the Department of Commerce target Samsung and others
○ HBM, a key component in AI development
○ Policy aimed at delaying China's pursuit of technological self-reliance

■ Supreme Court expands application of the Telecommunications Fraud Victim Refund Act… Relief expected for cryptocurrency victims

○ Futures HTS fraud subject to the Telecommunications Fraud Victim Refund Act
○ Supreme Court precedent raises hopes for relief of cryptocurrency fraud victims
○ "No misunderstanding in the legal principles regarding the refund act"

■ November consumer prices up 1.5%... slowing to the 1% range for three consecutive months

○ Statistics Korea's November consumer price data
○ Three consecutive months of 1% range increase
○ Decline in petroleum products, rise in vegetables

Graphic News : Will the era of ‘care robots’ come?

○ AI care robots expanding emotional and health support for the elderly
○ 61% of elderly respondents said they would use care robots
○ "Government support must be strengthened for product diffusion"

the Chart : Tertiary general hospitals' patient referrals surged 69% in Q3

○ Patient referrals in Q2 and Q3 increased 46% compared to last year
○ Medical community: "Patients are sent back due to lack of capacity"
○ Referral fees in Q3 rose 158% following fee increases

Terms in the News: Let's go see the horrors of the Russia-Ukraine war, 'Dark Tourism'

○ Aimed at lessons through experiencing historical sites and disaster locations
○ Mixed opinions on commercialization of Ukraine war horrors
○ 'Former prisoner experience products' emerged in China, attracting attention

Today's Key Schedule

○Domestic

06:00 November foreign exchange reserves

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○Overseas

00:00 US Department of Labor October JOLTs

06:30 American Petroleum Institute weekly crude oil inventory

09:30 Australia Q3 GDP

09:30 Japan November Services Purchasing Managers Index

10:45 China November Caixin Services Purchasing Managers Index

18:00 Eurozone November Markit Composite Purchasing Managers Index

18:30 UK November Composite Purchasing Managers Index

19:30 Germany 10-year (Bund) auction

22:15 US November ADP Nonfarm Employment Change

23:45 US November Services Purchasing Managers Index

◇Lunch & Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature -2℃(▲2℃) ｜ Highest temperature: 4℃(0℃)
○ Precipitation probability morning 0%｜afternoon 0%
○ Fine dust morning good｜afternoon good

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