[이데일리 안혜신 기자] The New York Stock Exchange fell again. As Ukraine’s geopolitical risks are at their peak, the weakened investor sentiment is not recovering. Concerns about US Federal Reserve tightening also weighed on the market. Here are some noteworthy news before the opening.
The three major U.S. stock indexes fell
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which collects blue chips on the New York Stock Exchange on the 14th (local time), closed at 34,566.11, down 0.49% from the previous trading day.
The S&P 500 index, which focuses on large-cap stocks, fell 0.39% to close at 4401.62.
-The Nasdaq index, which focuses on tech stocks, rose and fell in the mid-day level, but ended up declining slightly by 0.23 points.
– The Chicago Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX), also known as the Wall Street Fear Index, rose 4.39% to 28.56, close to the 30 line.
– Investors pay attention to news surrounding the Ukraine crisis
Concerns over Ukraine are likely to persist until it is confirmed whether an attack on the 16th will actually take place.
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War escalates around Ukraine
-Politico, a political media outlet, cited three sources in the US, UK, and Ukraine that “President Joe Biden presented ‘February 16’ as Russia’s D-Day during a videoconference with European leaders.” sidewalk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also said on Facebook that “I heard that the 16th would be the day of the attack.”
– After meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who visited the Ukrainian capital Kiev, President Zelensky made it clear at a joint press conference that he would not give up his membership in NATO.
-Russia has not broken its will despite warning that NATO’s eastward movement will lead to war
-President Zelensky emphasized that “Ukraine’s route to NATO accession is stipulated in the Constitution”
-The key to the security guarantee that Russia is demanding from the West is that former Soviet countries such as Ukraine do not want to join NATO.
-If the Western camp and Russia continue the confrontation over whether Ukraine joins NATO or not, the possibility of war will increase.
The US government closes the embassy in Kiev and relocates to Lviv, western Ukraine.
International oil price of 100 dollars per barrel ‘in the nose’
– On the New York Mercantile Exchange, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in March finished trading at $95.46 per barrel, up 2.5% from the previous day.
-This is the highest level in over 7 years and 5 months since early September 2014. Soared to $95.82 during the day and close to $96.
-April Brent crude oil broke through $96 per barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. Close to $97 during the day
– If Russia, one of the world’s largest oil producers, cuts off supply to the West, an energy crisis could become a reality.
– In the market, the view that $100 per barrel is a matter of time dominates
Fed President Bullard says interest rates should be raised by 1 percentage point by July
Concerns about Fed tightening still remain in the market
-James Bullard, President of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank (Fed), said in an interview with CNBC that he was “surprised by the rise in inflation” and reiterated his position that the key rate should be raised to 1.00 percentage points by July.
– What did not break the will to accelerate austerity ahead of the original plan
– Ras Skovgad Andersen, senior investment strategist at Danske Bank Asset Management, said, “(The financial market) is facing both the inflation problem and the Russian problem.”
50,000 confirmed cases for 5th day… Self-diagnosis kits can be purchased at convenience stores
– The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) revealed that as of 00:00 on the 14th, there were 54,619 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Recorded 50,000 units for 5th day
-From this day (15th), you can purchase the Corona 19 self-diagnosis test kit at convenience stores such as CU and GS25.
-CU will secure about 1 million self-test kits and supply them to 15,800 stores this morning
-CU makes it possible to check the kit stores and stock quantity in the product search function of ‘Pocket CU’, CU’s membership app, so that you can know the stock of self-inspection kits.
-GS25 secured 800,000 Rapigen products and supplied 20 each to stores nationwide for two days from the 15th to the 16th
– In the case of 7-Eleven, which has secured 1 million Humasys products, sales will start at stores nationwide from the 17th.
-The quarantine authorities have banned the online sale of self-test kits from the 13th to prevent the ‘second mask scandal’ and made them available for purchase offline, such as pharmacies and convenience stores.
-The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has temporarily set the price of self-test kits sold at pharmacies and convenience stores at 6,000 won for a limited time, and 7 convenience stores (Ministop, 7-Eleven, Storyway, E-Mart 24, Seaspace). Agreement with CU·GS25) to stabilize distribution and price
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US government warns against travel to South Korea
– The U.S. government advises its citizens to avoid traveling to South Korea due to the surge in COVID-19 cases
– The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) upgraded Korea’s Corona 19 level to ‘Level4: COVID-19 Very High’, the highest level, through the Corona 19 travel alert update on the 14th (local time). lift
The CDC classifies countries with more than 500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population in the last 28 days into four levels.
– The CDC said, “If you have to travel to Korea, you should get vaccinated before that. If you are eligible, you should also get a booster shot.”