US Stock Market Today, 'M7' Goes and 'Batman' Comes [3-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]
①Stop the 1500 Won Exchange Rate...National Pension Fund Selling Dollars
②Will New Year Loan Barriers Lower?...Banks Stretching
③KOSPI to Recover in Second Half of Year...Trump as a Variable

MARKET INDEX : Year to date

○ KOSPI retakes the 2440 level, depends on foreigners

○ Attention on whether the rebound will continue this week

○ Seoul apartment prices stop rising after 41 weeks

Top3 NEWS

■ Preventing 1500 won... National Pension Service and Foreign Exchange Authorities Selling Dollars

○ National Pension Service's currency hedging volume expected to enter the market soon
○ Government's management will reduces exchange rate volatility
○ Trump tariff concerns... Dollar remains ultra-strong

■ TSMC Strengthens Factories in Taiwan, Japan, and the U.S.... "Speed Race Begins"

○ Pilot production of 2nm process in Taiwan
○ Showcasing technology to pressure competitors
○ Japan and U.S. preparing for operation and mass production

■ Will Loan Thresholds Lower in the New Year?... Banks Stretching Out Loans

○ New total loan limits assigned
○ Metropolitan area mortgage loan limits expected to increase
○ However, household loan regulations remain in place

Graphic News: KOSPI Recovers Gradually in the Second Half... 'Trump' as a Variable

○ Securities firms expect a 'low at the start, high at the end' market trend this year

○ KOSPI index forecast range: 2250~3000

○ AI value chain selects many industries to watch

the Chart: Running Bitcoin... Industry Supports Trump's Pro-Crypto Asset Policy

○ Bitcoin hits $96,830.16... Attempts to retake $100,000

○ Republican lawmakers propose the 'BITCOIN ACT' bill

○ Claims that stockpiling 1 million bitcoins could reduce national debt by 35%

Terms in the News: 'BATMAN' Leads U.S. Stock Market in 2025

AI Image

○ Refers to 8 major tech stocks including Broadcom, Apple, Tesla

○ Following FANG, then MANTA, now BATMAN

○ Average stock price rose 74% last year... Nvidia up 174%, etc.

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic

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○ Overseas

09:30 Japan December Services PMI

10:45 China December Caixin Services PMI

18:00 Eurozone December Markit Composite PMI

18:30 UK December Composite PMI

22:00 Germany December Consumer Price Index

23:45 U.S. December Services PMI

◇ Lunch & Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature 2℃(▲2℃)｜Highest temperature: 4℃(▲1℃)
○ Precipitation probability morning 60%｜afternoon 0%
○ Fine dust morning good｜afternoon good

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