Market news: The EU is negotiating to ensure the defense sector has access to critical materials.

Finnish Foreign Minister: EU needs to respond to armed migrants.

CEO of German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd: In the Red Sea crisis, we must sail faster to cope with the extension of sailing time, but safety comes first.

ECB Chief Economist Lane: We need to see the recovery of the European economy.

Lane, chief economist of the European Central Bank: We think wages are moving in the right direction.

ECB Chief Economist Lane: We must make decisions meeting by meeting and should not look beyond one or two meetings in the future.

CEO of German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd: The impact of the extended sailing time around Africa due to the Red Sea crisis will be further felt in the first quarter of 2024, although the impact will be smaller in the fourth quarter of 2023.

ECB Chief Economist Lane: We will not over-analyze whether to cut interest rates in April or June.

According to TASS news agency: Russia will summon the Austrian ambassador.

New York Community Bank (NYCB.N): Chief Executive Thomas Canjimi has resigned from the board.

Riden: The inflation results are gratifying and confirm the decline in inflation.

Pakistan Energy Minister: Pakistan is seeking exemption from sanctions to build Iranian gas pipeline.

According to TASS: The Russian National Guard and the Russian Defense Ministry tried to repel a Ukrainian attack in the Kursk region.

Pakistan Minister: Pakistan’s new government discusses reforms with the International Monetary Fund.

Market News: A fire broke out at a natural gas storage facility of Tunisia’s National Oil Distribution Company (AGIL), injuring 25 people.

Market news: The Hungarian cabinet will postpone the controversial central bank draft bill.

Norwegian Government: Norway will reach NATO’s 2% GDP growth target in 2024.

U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Ford Motor Co (FN) submitted an application to recall 9,847 U.S. vehicles, Hyundai Motor Co submitted an application to recall 28,439 U.S. vehicles, and Honda Motor Co (HMC.N) submitted an application to recall 245 U.S. vehicles.

Market news: Hon Hai plans to issue corporate bonds of up to NT$30 billion.

Kuwait government data: Kuwait’s imports in the fourth quarter were 2.87 billion dinars and exports were 6.44 billion dinars.