<Anchor> This
is a friendly economic time.
Today (the 9th), I will be with reporter Han Ji-yeon.
Last week, the US raised the benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage points.
It seems that the aftermath seems to be continuing, but he said that there is a situation in which demand for safe assets such as gold and the dollar is increasing, and demand for unstable assets such as Bitcoin is falling a lot?
<Reporter>
Yes, the won-dollar exchange rate has risen to 1,270 won due to the strong dollar, and the price of gold is continuing to rise.
On the other hand, the price of Bitcoin, which can be said to be a representative risk asset, has fallen to 45.3 million won as of yesterday afternoon.
It is the lowest level in two months, and it is the third consecutive day of decline since the US benchmark interest rate was raised by 0.5 percentage point last week.
I checked it right before the broadcast today, and it dropped even further to 45.1 million won.
The New York Stock Exchange, which has recently been in sync, especially the tech-focused Nasdaq Index, fell more than 6% in two days.
The New York Stock Exchange has continued to decline since April.
The Dow fell for the sixth straight week, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also fell for the fifth week in a row.
In particular, in the case of the Nasdaq, it has fallen by 23% this year alone.
<Anchor>
Probably because of that influence.
Our stock also fell more than 1% as of last Friday.
<Reporter>
Yes, it has plummeted to the level of the early days of the corona virus, which was hit hard by the stock market.
The average daily trading value of the KOSPI for the past month was about 10.7 trillion won, which is down by 34% compared to the same period last year, when the stock market was booming.
Investor sentiment has shrunk significantly, which has had an impact on this year's IPOs and IPOs.
One out of three newly listed companies confirmed their offering price at or below the lower end of the desired range, but the mood has changed dramatically compared to last year when eight out of ten confirmed that it was above the upper end of the desired range.
Companies that have withdrawn from listing or postponed listing are coming out one after another. Macro factors such as U.S. austerity cannot properly recognize corporate values, and the stock prices of listed companies that are comparable have an impact.
<Anchor>
One announcement is scheduled this week that may affect the stock market.
Will the US Consumer Price Index be released for April?
<Reporter>
Yes, an announcement is scheduled on the 11th, but as the US Fed's austerity is aimed at catching high inflation, the mood may be reversed depending on how US consumer prices turn out in April.
In March, the US consumer price index jumped 8.5% from the same month of the previous year, showing the largest increase since December 1981. The inflation rate in April is expected to be slightly lower than this.
The Wall Street Journal polled experts and found 8.1%.
The month-over-month increase is expected to be 0.2%, significantly lower than March's 1.2%.
A slowing inflation rate could be a signal that inflation is peaking and inflation is slowing, but fears of a strong Fed tightening in the future appear less likely.
Also, this week, the US Fed members are expected to make a series of comments about last week's rate hike, which could cause market turmoil.
<Anchor>
If the economy is not good like this and the stock market is not good, there are probably a lot of people who are looking for a drink in a frustrated mood, but there are statistics related to alcohol.
A single-person household spends more money on alcohol when shopping for something like this, than a two-person household.
Did you get these statistics?
<Reporter>
Yes, it is true when considering the proportion of spending. When I listed the most purchased processed foods, single-person households outperformed households with two or more in all types of alcohol.
In the case of beer, single-person households ranked 4th, and households with two or more people ranked 7th.
Soju was ranked 12th and 16th, respectively.
In terms of wine, single-person households ranked 24th, higher than households with two or more people, outside the top 30.
The number of 'home drinking' has increased due to Corona, but it is interpreted that relatively more 'single' by people living alone.
The types of alcohol consumed also differed by income. Higher incomes drank more beer, and lower incomes drank more soju.
Among processed foods, bread and sweets ranked first and second regardless of the number of households or income.