Market news: Microsoft Xbox appoints Jahanna Faries as president of Activision Blizzard.

Swiss National Bank President Jordan: We have taken the strength of the Swiss franc into consideration.

Fitch: Following a difficult 2023, French local and regional governments are likely to face another challenging year.

Market news: The U.S. Department of Energy purchased a further 3.1 million barrels of oil to backfill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

According to Interfax: Ukrainian Army Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhinyi may be dismissed.

COMEX silver futures rose more than 2.00% during the day and are currently trading at $23.33 per ounce.

Swiss National Bank President Jordan: Inflation should be below 2% in 2024.

Swiss National Bank President Jordan: Regarding inflation, the situation has improved and looks relatively good.

Qatar Prime Minister: The United States may retaliate for previous attacks on American soldiers, which will have an impact on hostage negotiations and regional security.

Qatar Prime Minister: Hopes that the framework of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement will be conveyed to Hamas so that they can engage in constructive engagement.

Qatar Prime Minister: Hostage negotiations have made progress compared with a few weeks ago. The current phase of negotiations could lead to a permanent ceasefire in the future.

SNB President Jordan: We expect inflation to rise slightly again.

Czech Central Bank Governor: The focus of the policy debate now lies in the speed of interest rate cuts.

Czech Central Bank Governor: “Very willing” to discuss lowering interest rates by 50 basis points.

Ethereum stood at US$2,300 per coin, up 1.93% during the day.

Israeli Defense Minister: A quarter of Hamas fighters have been killed and at least another quarter injured.

Xu Chi, CEO of Xreal, an AR glasses manufacturer, is raising new funds at a valuation of more than US$1 billion in an effort to stay ahead of Apple (AAPL.O), Meta Platforms (META.O) and Alphabet (GOOG.O) in this field.

Market news: Groupe Renault will cancel Ampere’s IPO.

BlackRock: Raised its overall rating on the U.S. stock market from neutral to overweight.

The U.S. six-month Treasury bond auction as of January 29 - the bid-to-bid ratio was 3.14, compared with the previous value of 2.92.