Xi Jinping Visits Korea for the First Time in 11 Years... All Eyes on His "Gift Package" [3-Minute Brief]

Published 31 Oct.2025 07:26(KST)

[At a Glance]
① President Xi Jinping Visits Korea... Focus on Lifting the Korean Wave Ban
② Korea-U.S. Tariff Negotiations Reach Detailed Agreement... Masga Project Gains Momentum
③ U.S.-China Summit in Busan... Trade Tensions Expected to Ease for Now

MARKET INDEX : Year to date

Xi Jinping Visits Korea for the First Time in 11 Years... All Eyes on His "Gift Package" [3-Minute Brief]

○ All three major U.S. stock indexes in New York fell simultaneously amid growing caution over increased AI spending by big tech companies.

○ Relief over the U.S.-China trade agreement is mixed with concerns about a temporary truce.

○ Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comment that "it's too early to say a rate cut will come in December" further dampened investor sentiment.

Top3 NEWS

■ Xi Jinping's First Visit to Korea in 11 Years... Focus on Lifting the Korean Wave Ban and Restoring Economic Cooperation [Gyeongju APEC]

○ Xi Jinping arrives in Korea via Gimhae Airport on the morning of the 30th.

○ Summit meeting with President Lee Jaemyung scheduled for November 1.

○ Discussions expected on rare earth supply chains, AI cooperation, and more.

■ Hanwha, HD Hyundai, and Samsung Heavy Industries Launch the 'Masga Project'

○ Korean shipbuilders are leading investment, planning, and construction.

○ 150 billion dollars invested, with financial guarantees.

○ Hanwha accelerates expansion of its Philippine shipyard.

■ Trump and Xi Jinping Hold Trade Talks in Busan... Temporary Easing of U.S.-China Trade Tensions

○ Trump and Xi Jinping hold a summit in Busan.

○ First meeting in 6 years and 4 months; immediate issues with tariffs, rare earths, and soybeans addressed.

○ Core conflicts remain... Experts call it a "short-term truce."

Graphic News: Trump Approves Nuclear-Powered Submarine... "Possible to Build Within 7-8 Years"

○ Korea is expected to become a country with nuclear-powered submarines, with Hanwha Ocean likely to benefit.

○ The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has been conducting research and development with domestic shipbuilders for several years.

○ Research is expected to be completed within this year, speeding up the nuclear-powered submarine project.

the Chart: 'Five Thousand Points' Becomes Reality... Securities Firms Raise Expectations Amid Unprecedented Bull Market

○ KB Securities and JPMorgan forecast the KOSPI to reach 5,000 next year.

○ "First long-term upward cycle in 40 years since the three-lows boom."

○ Concerns about concentration in large-cap stocks.

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic

08:00 Industrial Production (YoY) (September)

08:00 Retail Sales (MoM) (September)

○ Overseas

00:15 Speech by European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde

05:30 U.S. Federal Reserve Balance Sheet

08:30 Japan Tokyo Core Consumer Price Index (YoY) (October)

08:50 Japan Industrial Production (MoM) (September)

10:30 China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (October)

16:00 Germany Retail Sales (MoM) (September)

19:00 Europe Consumer Price Index (YoY) (October)

21:30 U.S. Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (MoM) (September)

21:30 U.S. Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (YoY) (September)

◇ Lunchtime & Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature: 11℃ (▼4℃) | Highest temperature: 19℃ (▼1℃)
○ Precipitation probability: 20% in the morning | 60% in the afternoon
○ Fine dust: Good in the morning | Good in the afternoon

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