EVERCORE ISI: Add Apple (AAPL.O) to the tactical outperform list.

The Bank of Tanzania set the central bank interest rate at 5.5% for the first quarter.

German Finance Minister Lindner: We should ask the OECD to develop a common framework for the global carbon market.

Spanish Tourism Director: It is expected that there will be 23.2 million international tourists in the first quarter, an increase of 11% compared with the first quarter of 2023.

British Prime Minister Sunak: (When asked about tax cuts) There are more measures to come.

German Finance Minister Lindner: I am worried that some EU policymakers will follow the United States and subsidize everything. This is unsustainable.

German Finance Minister Lindner: We talk too much about Trump in Europe, but we should prepare for his second term.

Spanish Tourism Director: Foreign tourist spending will reach 108 billion euros in 2023, an increase of 17% from 2019.

Spanish Tourism Director: Spain will receive more than 84 million foreign tourists in 2023, an increase of 1% from 2019.

IMF official: Sri Lanka is expected to reach a debt agreement with bondholders before the second review.

The Kremlin: Regrets Argentina’s decision not to join the BRICS group and hopes it will reconsider.

Kremlin: (On Iran-Pakistan tensions) This is partly a result of the conflict in Gaza, and Russia has expressed concern that the conflict may expand.

IMF official: (on Sri Lanka) The IMF will conduct a second review in the spring.

German Finance Minister Lindner: 2023 is the time for action, and now is a new era of structural reform.

The Australian dollar AUD/USD hit 0.66 upwards, up 0.42% on the day.

White House: Tax credits provide up to 30% off the cost of charging piles to individuals and businesses in low-income communities and non-urban areas.

White House: New funding for electric vehicle charging piles will be used to repair and replace existing, inoperable charging piles, reducing the cost of deploying charging in underserved communities.

White House: The Biden administration approved debt forgiveness for an additional 74,000 student loan borrowers.

White House: The 30C electric vehicle charging tax credit in the "Inflation Reduction Act" applies to about two-thirds of Americans.

White House: The Departments of Transportation and Energy announced $325 million in new investments in three projects this week.