European Central Bank President Lagarde: Bond portfolios and liquidity operations may be used in the future.

Market news: Indian and EU officials will hold the 7th round of trade negotiations from February 19th to 23rd. India and the UK are engaged in high-level free trade talks. India and Peru will hold the seventh round of trade talks in April.

European Central Bank President Lagarde: The new balance sheet is likely to be lower than now.

European Central Bank President Lagarde: We will complete the framework review in a few months.

European Central Bank President Lagarde: The new framework is likely to include bond portfolios and loan operations.

German Chamber of Commerce and Industry: 33% of German companies plan to reduce investment in Germany, and 24% plan to expand investment.

German Chamber of Industry and Commerce: 57% of companies consider Germany’s economic policy framework a business risk.

German Chamber of Industry and Commerce: The inflation rate is expected to be 2.7% in 2024, exports will grow by 0.5%, and private consumption expenditure will grow by 0.5%.

German Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Pessimism about the German economy is rising.

German Chamber of Industry and Commerce: 35% of the companies surveyed expect business to worsen in the next 12 months, and 14% expect business to improve.

German Chamber of Industry and Commerce: German companies expect the economy to shrink in 2024, with GDP shrinking by 0.5%, according to a survey of 27,000 companies.

According to the Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces carried out targeted killings of several Hamas terrorists in northern Gaza.

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA): Based on the current situation, UNRWA will face negative cash flow problems in March, and this problem will intensify in April if frozen appropriations are not unfrozen.

United Nations Rescue and Works Agency (UNRWA): If a ground offensive occurs in the Rafah area, we may not be able to continue operations.

Czech Central Bank Governor Mihel: We will continue to maintain a hawkish stance and spare no effort to maintain price stability.

EU energy chief: EU analysis finds there are other solutions for the countries served by this gas route.

Latvia lowered its 2024 GDP growth forecast to 1.4%, compared with the previous forecast of 2.5%.

UK Government: As co-leader of a coalition of key international capabilities in Ukraine, the UK will provide thousands of drones.

According to Nikkei: Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to propose the government to introduce generative artificial intelligence legislation in 2024.

European Central Bank President Lagarde: Services sector inflation shows signs of persistence.