Federal Reserve Governor Barr: The Federal Reserve is still studying whether to temporarily increase capital and liquidity requirements for companies that have difficulty managing risk.

Federal Reserve Governor Barr: Examiners are conducting additional inspections of companies with large unrealized losses or other vulnerabilities.

Federal Reserve Governor Barr: Over the past year, bank regulators have issued more findings and downgraded bank ratings more frequently.

Federal Reserve Governor Barr: The Federal Reserve asked banks whether they have taken enough measures to deal with non-performing loans.

Market News: Paytm partners with Axis Bank for merchant payment settlement.

[The Reserve Bank of India restricts Paytm Bank’s business and will not accept deposits after March 15] The Reserve Bank of India said today that out of public interest considerations, it has extended the deadline for some business restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank to March 15. Paytm Payments Bank is a joint venture bank of Paytm and the largest digital bank in India. According to previous regulations, Paytm Payments Bank needs to cease related banking services after February 29. Nonetheless, existing Paytm customers can withdraw funds without restrictions and use the balance in their prepaid cards or wallets.

CEO of Canadian insurance company Fairfax: Muddy Waters’ reports are false and misleading.

SEC: Investment management firm Van Eck fined $1.5 million for using influencers in ETF offering.

Market news: The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it has rockets that can target all of Israel.

Shooting at Israeli bus station leaves two dead.

The United States said Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Brazil and Argentina from February 20 to 23.

[A car bomb exploded in Aden, Yemen] On the afternoon of the 16th local time, a car bomb exploded in Aden, the temporary capital under the control of the Yemeni government. A pickup truck exploded and the driver died on the spot. The specific cause of the explosion and whether there were other purposes for the attack are not yet clear.

[Germany and Ukraine signed a security agreement and will continue to provide assistance to Ukraine] The Ukrainian Presidential Office released news on the 16th local time that Ukrainian President Zelensky and German Chancellor Scholz signed the "Ukraine and Germany on Cooperation in the Security Field" on the same day. and long-term support agreement. The statement stated that the document was reached within the framework of the joint declaration adopted by Ukraine and members of the G7 in Vilnius on July 12, 2023. This bilateral agreement is valid for ten years from the date of signing and clearly stipulates the security guarantees provided by Germany to Ukraine, especially identifying priority areas of bilateral security cooperation including military, political, financial and humanitarian.