These Days Koreans All Use Chinese Direct Purchase Apps [3-Minute Brief]

[3-Min Brief 3-Second Summary]
① NYCB Plummets 38%, US Regional Bank Crisis Rekindled
② Oranges Over Apples, Imported Food on Seolbapsang Table
③ Trump Leads Biden in 7 US Battleground States

MARKET INDEX

- US New York Stock Exchange's three major indices all closed higher
- Tech stock rally and rebound buying after previous day's weakness
- Confirmation of slowdown in US labor market indicators also improved investor sentiment

Top3 NEWS

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■ NYCB stock plunges 38%... US regional bank crisis reignited

- New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) stock fell 38%
- Concerns over recurrence of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) crisis nightmare
- Regional bank risks remain a major uncertainty factor for the US economy

■ Oranges outsell apples... Lunar New Year table dominated by profitable food items

- Gmarket analyzes Lunar New Year purchasing trend data
- Price surge in apples replaced by oranges
- Imported meat more popular than domestic meat

■ Trump leads Biden in 7 battleground states

- Bloomberg and Morning Consult virtual matchup survey results
- Trump leads President Biden by an average of 6 percentage points
- Biden's 'immigration' and Trump's 'judicial risk' are changing factors

Graphic News: Ali, Temu... The counterattack of Chinese direct purchase apps

- Rapid increase in users of Chinese direct purchase apps like Ali and Temu
- Chinese apps secure users by aggressively competing on low prices in domestic e-commerce
- Some concerns that Chinese distribution companies may dominate the market

the Chart: Export economy revived by semiconductor recovery

- January exports $54.6 billion... 18% increase year-on-year
- Semiconductor export amount $9.3 billion positive factor... 3 consecutive months of increase
- 13 out of 15 major Korean export items show positive growth

Terms in the News: 'Filter Bubble' causing biased information consumption

Conservative-leaning YouTubers filming.
Photo by Moon Honam, Asia Economy

- Information filtered to suit users... threatens diversity
- Deepens stereotypes and prejudices... concerns over 'confirmation bias' thinking
- US proposes legislation to provide choices to escape filter bubbles

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic
- 08:00 South Korea January Consumer Price Index

○ Overseas
- 00:00 US January ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)
- 01:30 Speech by Governor of Bank of Canada
- 06:30 US Federal Reserve (Fed) financial statement
- 09:30 Australia Q4 Producer Price Index
- 17:00 Spain unemployment rate change
- 22:30 US November average hourly earnings
- 22:30 US January nonfarm payrolls
- 22:30 US January unemployment rate

◇ Lunch & Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature -1℃(▲3℃) ｜ Highest temperature: 6℃(▼1℃)
○ Precipitation probability morning 40%｜afternoon 30%
○ Fine dust morning good｜afternoon good

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