According to Yonhap News Agency: The number of trainee doctors in South Korea who have submitted their resignations has increased to 9,275, and more than 8,000 people have left their posts.

WTI crude oil futures exceeded $78 per barrel, rising 0.12% on the day.

Argentina’s Minister of Economy: The monthly rate of Argentina’s consumer price index is expected to drop below 10% by June.

Argentina’s Economy Minister: The government is considering a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Market news: Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan will retire.

The Bank of Korea maintained its 2024 GDP growth forecast at 2.1% and forecast CPI at 2.6% in 2024, consistent with its November estimate of 2.6%.

The Bank of Korea kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.5%, in line with market expectations.

SoftBank Group shares rose 4.6% in Japan.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: My non-participation in the G20 will not have a negative impact on G20 discussions including support for Ukraine, sanctions on Russia and debt issues.

Market News: Boeing CEO plans to meet with FAA Administrator Whitaker next week.

Japan bought 359.9 billion yen of foreign stocks in the week to February 16, compared with the previous value of 22.1 billion yen.

In Japan, foreign investors bought 382 billion yen of Japanese stocks in the week to February 16, compared with the previous value of 621.3 billion yen.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Will not attend the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Brazil.

Musk released a test of the "comment screening" function on the X platform.

[The White House is considering limiting immigrant asylum at the border] According to CNN, the White House is considering taking executive action to limit the ability of immigrants who cross illegally to seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. The actions the White House is considering appear to be an extension of some of the harshest measures included in a compromise version of the border bill that Republicans vetoed. The White House has not yet made a final decision on actions it is considering involving the use of Section 212f authority between ports of entry to combat illegal border crossings. During his tenure, former U.S. President Trump invoked Section 212f of the Immigration Act in an attempt to close the U.S. southern border to asylum seekers who crossed the border illegally, but was blocked by the court. This is an example of the limits on the U.S. president’s ability to close borders. If the White House moves forward with the plan, it could face legal challenges.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda is scheduled to attend the meeting in parliament at 10:45.

Nvidia (NVDA.O): Data center infrastructure is expected to double in five years.

Driven by gains in chip stocks after the market opened, Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.9% and S&P 500 futures rose 0.4%.

[Swift: RMB remained the fourth most active currency in the world in January] The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Swift reported that in January 2024, the RMB still ranked as the fourth most active currency for payments in the world in value terms with a share of 4.51%. Bit.

Rivian (RIVN.O) CEO: The drop in deliveries in the first quarter was due to the change of parts suppliers.