[Economy 365]
Apple has increased app sales and in-app payments by 25% from today (6th) due to the increased exchange rate.
If you buy KakaoTalk emoticons with your iPhone, you paid 2,500 won until yesterday, but you will have to pay 3,000 won from today.
Game companies are also raising the price of game items one after another.
Apple has not answered the question of whether it will cut prices if the exchange rate falls.
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By September, the amount reported by foreigners to invest directly in Korea was the highest ever.
According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the number of foreign direct investment reported so far was $21.52 billion, an increase of 18.2% from the same period last year.
Direct investment in the manufacturing industry increased by 152% to USD 7.8 billion as investment in high-tech industries increased, centered on semiconductors and electric vehicles.
By country, the United States rose 115% to $7.13 billion, and Japan rose 42% to $1.04 billion.
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It has been found that 1 out of 2 tenants who renewed the contract for a rented house in Seoul this year used the right to renew the contract.
Of the 181,000 cheonsei rental contracts renewed in Seoul by August of this year, 100,000 cases, or 55%, were used for renewal claims.
Among them, 82.7% re-contracted by raising the monthly rent by 5%, the upper limit, and 10.4% were frozen.
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Morgan Stanley, a global investment bank, has issued an investment opinion to buy Korean and Taiwanese stocks.
Morgan Stanley analyzed that in the case of Korea and Taiwan, the performance of this year was poor as semiconductor inventories piled up, but stock prices are expected to rise before the first quarter of next year.
He added that if the exchange rate records 1,480 won at the end of the year and interest rates rise, the fourth quarter will be a good time for foreign investment.