Despite Government Regulations, Housing Outlook Index Hits Four-Year High [3-Min Brief]

[At a Glance]
① "Housing Price Outlook Index Surges by 10 Points... Highest in Four Years"
② Foreign Investors Drive KOSPI Rally... Purchased 5 Trillion Won This Month
③ Despite Economic Downturn and High Inflation... Home Appliance and Fast Food Brands Outperform

MARKET INDEX : Year to date

○ The three major New York stock indexes once again hit record highs

○ Optimism about AI and expectations for big tech earnings

○ Nvidia rose 5%, reaching an all-time high

Top3 NEWS

■ "Expectations for Higher Home Prices Hit Four-Year High... Surpassing June"

○ October Housing Price Outlook Index: 122

○ Surged to the level of the 2021 'panic buying' period

○ "Prices have returned to pre-June 27 policy levels"

■ Foreign Investors Usher in KOSPI 4000 Era and Push Samsung Electronics to 100,000 Won

○ Foreign investors drive 'KOSPI 4000' and 'Samsung Electronics at 100,000 Won'

○ Net purchases of 5.8 trillion won in KOSPI this month

○ Purchased 5.1 trillion won of Samsung Electronics during the same period

■ Home Appliances Outperform Despite Economic Downturn, Fast Food Stands Out in Service Sector

○ National Brand Competitiveness Index: 61 industries, 222 brands

○ Average score fell to 75.0 points, down from last year

○ Home appliances such as TVs, smartphones, kimchi refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners performed well

Graphic News: Ethylene Cuts Cause Ripple Effects... Petrochemical SMEs Face Raw Material Supply Crisis at NCCs

○ Parallel production of basic feedstocks... 90% of partners are SMEs

○ Chemical companies receiving feedstocks like propylene express "supply concerns"

○ Discussions on restructuring industrial complexes gain momentum... No support measures for upstream companies

the Chart: Voice Phishing Scams Impersonating Institutions Increase Sixfold in Five Years

○ Damages from 'institution impersonation' scams surged sixfold over the past five years

○ 'Institution impersonation' scams are more sophisticated than loan fraud and messenger phishing

○ Experts: "Stronger preemptive coordination among ministries and agencies is needed"

Today's Key Schedule

○Domestic

○International

14:00 Japan Household Confidence (October)

17:00 Spain GDP (QoQ) (Q3)

19:30 Germany 10-Year Bund Auction

21:30 US Goods Trade Balance (September)

21:30 US Retail Inventories Excluding Autos (September)

22:45 Canada Interest Rate Decision

23:30 US Crude Oil Inventories

◇Lunch & Evening Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature: 5℃ (▲3℃) ｜ Highest temperature: 17℃ (▲5℃)

○ Precipitation probability: 20% in the morning ｜ 0% in the afternoon

○ Fine dust: Good in the morning ｜ Good in the afternoon

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