Fitch Ratings: It believes that the German economy is operating below potential levels and there is room to catch up.

European Central Bank executive member Schnabel: The euro zone economy is bottoming out.

Fitch Ratings: Germany will recover from economic downturn.

European Central Bank executive member Schnabel said he is confident that the risk of inflation expectations de-anchoring has declined.

The South African rand fell more than 1% against the US dollar to 19.3975.

Russian Ambassador to Minsk Boris Gryzlov: Ensuring the defense capabilities of Russia and Belarus remains the top priority under the current situation.

World Steel Association: Global crude steel production fell by 1.6% year-on-year in January 2024, reaching 104.81 million tons.

ECB Executive Member Schnabel: Monetary policy has a weak impact on curbing demand for services.

On February 23, local time, Lebanese Hezbollah issued a statement stating that it used two drones to conduct an air strike on the Israeli Regional Council headquarters (Regional Council) in the Israeli border city of Shemona that day and hit the target.

According to the Ukrainian National News Agency: Odessa in southern Ukraine was attacked by a Russian attack drone in the early morning of the 23rd, killing three people.

SNB Deputy President: The Swiss franc has depreciated in both nominal and real terms.

European Central Bank survey: Inflation expectations in January were 3.3%, an increase from 3.2% in December, and expectations for the next three years remain unchanged at 2.5%.

Deputy President of the Swiss National Bank: If the number of ATM machines decreases and the closure of bank branches accelerates, the central bank will take action.

Australian Defense Minister: Indonesia and Australia will sign a "significant" defense cooperation agreement within months.

Deputy President of the Swiss National Bank: We are closely monitoring the reduction in the number of ATM machines to prevent a negative spiral in cash use.

Deputy President of the Swiss National Bank: Monetary policy is not affected by the decline in cash use and we do not think cash will disappear in Switzerland.

According to The Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces said air defense forces intercepted "suspicious air targets" entering from Lebanon.

According to the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, at 14:46 local time on February 23, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the waters near North Sumatra Province, Indonesia (0.67 degrees south latitude, 98.50 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 26 kilometers.