Samsung Electronics' Crisis... Gas Industry M&A Also 'Wobbles' [3-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]
① Ruling Party: "Supplementary Budget Not Yet Agreed with Government"
② Trump’s Second Term Still Has Numerous 'Sexual Misconduct' Candidates
③ Government Content Fund Barely Raises 200 Billion Won

MARKET INDEX : Year to date

○ Weekly KOSPI expected range 2420~2540
○ Last week somewhat stabilized around 2500 level
○ Focus on whether anxiety sentiment has passed its peak

Top3 NEWS

■ Ruling Party "Supplementary Budget, No Agreement with Government Yet"

○ Kim Sang-hoon, Policy Committee Chair: "Need to coordinate with government"
○ Supplementary budget factors for polarization resolution and domestic economy revitalization
○ Discussed with Deputy Prime Minister for Economy at the Party-Government Livelihood Economy Council

■ Not Just Gates... Numerous Sexual Misconduct Candidates in Trump’s Second Term

○ Controversy over unqualified appointments centered on 'loyalists' in Trump’s picks
○ Defense Secretary nominee Hegges also accused of sexual misconduct
○ Attention on whether more resignations will follow

■ Government’s Bold Claim to Raise 600 Billion Won Content Fund This Year... Only 200 Billion Won Raised

○ 'K-Content & Media Strategic Fund'
○ Plan to raise 1 trillion won by 2028
○ Private investment contraction causing inevitable delays

Graphic News : Gas Companies’ 'Big Deals' Repeatedly Fail... Impact of Samsung Electronics

○ Samsung Electronics’ 'poor performance' leads to cancellation of two major gas company deals
○ Popularity of gas companies, once favored as infrastructure investments, is fading
○ Remaining 'big deal' SK Specialty less dependent on Samsung Electronics... still on track

the Chart : Hyundai Motor and Kia Surpass US Rivals with Electrified New Cars

○ Largest exhibition hall at the 2024 LA Auto Show
○ Increasing market uncertainty in the US recently
○ Successive launches of new cars with latest technologies

Numbers in the News : Housing Price Gap 40 Times... '1.25 Billion Won vs 31 Million Won'

○ Housing price gap between top and bottom reaches 40 times
○ Top 10% own an average of 1.25 billion won
○ Significant differences in home ownership depending on assets

Key Schedule Today

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○ Overseas

18:00 Germany November Ifo Business Climate Index

20:30 Brazil November Consumer Confidence Index

22:30 US Chicago Fed October National Activity Index

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