Vietnam Investment Sector: Vietnam’s foreign investment inflows are expected to increase by 9.6% year-on-year in January to US$1.48 billion.

Market news: The Irish government and public sector unions have agreed to a 10.25% pay increase over 2.5 years.

European Central Bank Governing Council Vujcic: The overall situation is currently good.

ECB Governing Council member Vujcic: The economy is more in a state of stagnation than recession.

ECB Governing Council member Vujcic: Inflation slowdown is progressing smoothly.

ECB Governing Council member Vujcic: We need to ensure that the inflation rate will reach 2%.

European Central Bank Governing Council Vujcic: We need to be patient and there must be enough data.

ECB Governing Council member Vujcic: We rely on data, not time.

ECB Governing Council member Vujcic: There was no dovish tendency at Thursday’s meeting.

The annual rate of money supply M3 in the Eurozone in the three months of December was -0.6%, compared with -1% in the previous month.

ECB survey: Sales price growth remained moderate in the fourth quarter and is expected to slow further in the short term.

ECB survey: Most contacts now see slowing inflation and a benign demand outlook.

ECB survey: Weak employment, continued uncertainty and increased need to control costs.

ECB survey: Growth stagnated or contracted in the fourth quarter; little or no significant improvement is expected in the first quarter.

ECB survey: Core inflation is expected to be 2.6% this year, down from the 2.9% expected three months ago.

ECB survey: GDP growth in 2024 is expected to be 0.6%, lower than the 0.9% expected in the previous survey; growth in 2025 is expected to be 1.3%, lower than the 1.5% expected in the previous survey.

The annual rate of money supply M3 in the Eurozone in December was 0.1%, expected to be -0.70%, and the previous value was -0.90%.

ECB Governing Council Member Robert Mueller: Core inflation and wage growth remain high.

ECB Governing Council Member Robert Mueller: Not confident in the idea that inflation has been eliminated.