[Morning Briefing] AI Stocks Surge, Nasdaq Rises 1.24%... Bitcoin Surpasses $100,000

◆ Mixed Close on Wall Street Amid AI Stock Surge

The three major indices on Wall Street showed mixed results. Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer, posted record earnings thanks to a boom in AI servers, boosting related stocks. On the 6th local time, NVIDIA rose by 3%, TSMC by 5%, and ASML by more than 7%, while Micron Technology surged over 10%. As a result, the Nasdaq index rose 1.24% from the previous session to close at 19,864.98. The S&P 500 index also closed up 0.55% at 5,975.38, but the Dow Jones index fell 0.06% to close at 42,706.56.

◆ Bitcoin Soars, Reclaims $100,000 Mark

The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, surged to surpass $100,000 (approximately 146 million KRW) again. According to the cryptocurrency information platform CoinGecko, around noon on the 6th local time, the price of one Bitcoin was $102,081, up 4.1% from 24 hours earlier. This is attributed to the anticipation of cryptocurrency regulation easing under the second Trump administration, ahead of the U.S. Congress's certification of President-elect Donald Trump. Not only Bitcoin but also Ethereum, Ripple, and Solana showed gains of 2-3% compared to the previous day.

◆ 'No Confidence Crisis' Canadian PM Trudeau to Step Down

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been threatened with a no-confidence vote by the opposition coalition, announced on the 6th local time that he would step down. Having served as Prime Minister for over nine years since November 2015, he faced declining support due to issues such as high inflation, rising housing prices, and immigration problems. The pressure to resign intensified after President-elect Trump of the United States threatened a 'tariff bomb' against Canada and reportedly told Trudeau to