Korea's National Competitiveness Falls from 20th to 27th... Corporate Efficiency Plunges 21 Spots [3-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]
① Korea ranks 27th in the '2025 National Competitiveness Assessment'
② Central banks remain 'cautious' amid Middle East war risks
③ "Iran must denuclearize"... Trump positions himself as Israel's backer

MARKET INDEX : Year to date

○ Simultaneous declines amid Middle East instability and potential US intervention... Oil prices surge over 4%

○ Trump issues ultimatum: "We know the location of Iran's Supreme Leader"

○ WTI and Brent crude jump more than 4% due to Middle East instability

Top3 NEWS

■ Korea's national competitiveness drops 7 spots in one year... Corporate efficiency plunges 21 places

○ Assessment by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Switzerland

○ Korea ranks 27th in national competitiveness

○ Corporate efficiency ranking falls from 23rd to 44th

■ Trade barriers and Middle East crisis... Fed adopts cautious stance on rate cuts

○ If Israel-Iran conflict escalates

○ Oil prices could exceed $80 per barrel

○ Rising oil prices fueling inflationary pressure

■ Trump: "Iran cannot have nuclear weapons"... Positions himself as Israel's backer

○ Refuses calls for a 'diplomatic solution'

○ Cancels remaining G7 schedule and returns to US

○ Iran signals willingness to resume negotiations, conditional on no US attack

Graphic News: Return of the 'Seohak Ants,' 'Buy America' after 40 days... Leveraged ETFs back in favor

○ On June 13, net buying of US stocks resumed

○ Custody amount surpasses $120 billion, reaching an all-time high

○ Reducing long-term bonds, increasing leveraged ETFs

the Chart: Import price decline rate hits 18-month high... "June Middle East tensions a variable"

○ Last month's import prices fell 3.7% from the previous month

○ Raw materials and mining products, including crude oil, fell 5.5%

○ Watch for this month's oil price rebound and Middle East risks

Today's Key Schedule

○Domestic

○International

02:00 5-year TIPS auction

05:30 US API weekly crude oil stocks

08:50 Japan exports (YoY) (May)

15:00 UK Consumer Price Index (YoY) (May)

18:00 Eurozone Consumer Price Index (YoY) (May)

21:30 US continuing jobless claims

21:30 US initial jobless claims

23:30 US crude oil inventories

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