Market news: JPMorgan extended its Emerging Markets Bond Index assessment of Venezuelan bonds.

According to Japanese broadcaster NHK: Toyota Motor (TM.N) will suspend production lines at four plants until Thursday due to engine problems.

US Republican congressmen: Negotiators from both parties in the US Congress have reached agreement on the allocation of funds for all 12 government spending bills.

The Central Bank of Turkey: Reduces the reserve requirement for foreign exchange-protected lira deposits maturing within 6 months from 30% to 25%.

US Secretary of State Blinken: The (ceasefire) proposal being discussed is "strong" and "persuasive". The countries concerned agreed that the proposal was strong. Hamas will have to make its own decision.

A spokesman for U.S. Senator Murphy: No border agreement has been announced and final details are still being negotiated.

General Motors (GM.N): Quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, payable on March 14. The previous quarterly dividend was $0.09 per share.

Vale (VALE.N): Nickel production in the fourth quarter was 44,900 tons, compared with 42,100 tons in the previous quarter.

Vale (VALE.N): Iron ore production in the fourth quarter was 89.4 million tons, compared with 86.24 million tons in the previous quarter.

US Secretary of State Blinken: The response to Iran is likely to be multi-layered and phased and will last for a period of time.

US Secretary of State Blinken: The accusations against UNRWA are deeply disturbing and "highly credible." UNRWA’s investigation, accountability and review processes are critical.

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg: Iran continues to destabilize the Middle East.

According to a notice from the Canadian government: Canada has lifted arms export controls to Turkey, including drone optical equipment.

Petrobras: Brazil will not participate in OPEC quota plan.

Petrobras: Oil prices are expected to be between US$70 and US$90 per barrel in 2024.

According to Nikkei: Japan plans to increase Japan’s domestic hydrogen supply by 50% to 3 million tons by 2030, and to 20 million tons by 2050. Japan plans to emit 3.4 kilograms of carbon dioxide per kilogram of hydrogen produced as a cap for qualifying for subsidies.

According to Nikkei: Japan plans to invest 3 trillion yen in the next 15 years to subsidize the production of clean hydrogen energy, aiming to help Japanese domestic energy companies build supply chains.

According to CNN citing negotiators: The U.S. Senate has reached a bipartisan agreement on border issues.

Paul Conway, chief economist of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand: will not discuss the future trend of interest rates. Non-tradable goods inflation is still a long way from 2%, and there is still a lot of work to be done in the fight against inflation.

The Australian dollar AUD/USD rose 0.50% on the day and is now at 0.6612.