Market news: U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Brown urged Federal Reserve Chairman Powell to strengthen enforcement penalties.

Bank of New York Mellon CEO: He does not rule out the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates this year.

Bank of New York Mellon CEO: Banks are prepared for possible fluctuations in interest rates.

Mark Gurman broke the news that Apple (AAPL.O) will adjust the leadership of the audio product supervision team. Gary Geaves will resign as the team leader and be replaced by Ruchir Davé.

According to the Economic Times of India: Nokia will lay off about 250 people in India.

Hang Seng Index futures closed down 0.36% in night trading at 16,196 points, a 52-point discount.

Market news: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and several U.S. states are expected to sue Kroger next week over its acquisition of Albertsons.

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau: Optimistic about the Bank of Canada starting to lower interest rates this year.

Market news: Indian regulators discovered $241 million in accounting issues at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

EU Internal Market Commissioner Breton: It is "unacceptable" for X platform to arbitrarily freeze accounts.

BGC Group CEO Lutnick: Expecting six to seven interest rate cuts (from the Federal Reserve) is "fanciful."

Stellantis (STLA.N) CEO: There are currently no merger negotiations with competitors, and no major electric vehicle cooperation matters.

Citibank Chief Financial Officer Mason: Energy prices and elections are key uncertainties.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $530.879 billion from 90 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

U.S. Democratic Senator Warren: Wall Street bank mergers are "dangerous."

US President Biden: A major package of sanctions will be imposed on Russia on Friday.

As of February 20, the 1-year Treasury bond auction in the United States - the winning interest rate allocation percentage was 89.4%, compared with the previous value of 99.43%.

The U.S. 1-year Treasury bond auction as of February 20th - the winning interest rate was 4.695%, compared with the previous value of 4.57%.

International Copper Study Group (ICSG): The global refined copper market will be oversupplied by 20,000 metric tons in December 2023.

According to AFP: The European Union summons Russian diplomats in Brussels over the death of Navalny.