Fitch: The recent sharp rise in shipping costs may have a smaller impact on inflation than the surge in freight costs in 2021.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Stunaras: Uncertainty about geopolitical events is extremely high.

IAEA Director General Grossi is expected to visit Russia in March.

ECB Governing Council member Stu Naras: Monetary policy must ensure smooth transmission.

Fitch: Rising shipping costs exacerbate "last mile" inflation challenges.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Stunaras: The European Central Bank faces more difficult problems than the Federal Reserve.

ECB Governing Council Member Stuenaras: Monetary policy needs to remain prudent.

ECB Governing Council member Stunaras: Revenue losses will not threaten the central bank’s independence.

Slovak Prime Minister Fico: Some EU and NATO countries are considering sending troops to Ukraine on a bilateral basis, but they cannot disclose the reasons. I believe sending troops will lead to escalation.

GBP/USD stood at 1.27, up 0.22% on the day.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orban: Today the parliament will approve Sweden’s proposal to join NATO.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Ukraine has received 30% of the 1 million artillery shells promised by the EU.

Micron: Micron’s 24Gb 8H HBM3E memory will be part of the Nvidia H200 Tensor Core GPU, which will begin shipping in the second quarter of 2024.

Renault CEO: Negotiations with Volkswagen still at "early" stage.

Renault CEO: Renault will further shorten the development time of electric vehicles and plans to develop the Twingo electric model within 2 years.

The Israeli military said the attack in Lebanon was in response to the downing of one of its drones.

JP Morgan: Bullish sentiment among UK bond funds reaches highest level in a decade.