ECB Governing Council member Nagel: Only key price pressure data will be available in the second quarter, and then "we can consider cutting interest rates."

ECB Governing Council member Nagel: Even if some people find it tempting to cut interest rates, it is still too early to do so.

On February 23, local time, the European Council officially adopted the 13th round of sanctions against Russia.

Polish central bank official Wnorowski: Inflation in March may fall from 3.9% in January to 2.4%-2.5%.

Polish central bank official Wnorowski: The wisest approach now is to "wait and see", but does not rule out the possibility of an interest rate cut this year.

ECB Executive Member Schnabel: Italy has some fiscal weaknesses.

ECB Executive Member Schnabel: It is possible to achieve a soft landing and control inflation without triggering an economic recession.

Fitch Ratings: It believes that the German economy is operating below potential levels and there is room to catch up.

European Central Bank executive member Schnabel: The euro zone economy is bottoming out.

Fitch Ratings: Germany will recover from economic downturn.

European Central Bank executive member Schnabel said he is confident that the risk of inflation expectations de-anchoring has declined.

The South African rand fell more than 1% against the US dollar to 19.3975.

Russian Ambassador to Minsk Boris Gryzlov: Ensuring the defense capabilities of Russia and Belarus remains the top priority under the current situation.

World Steel Association: Global crude steel production fell by 1.6% year-on-year in January 2024, reaching 104.81 million tons.

ECB Executive Member Schnabel: Monetary policy has a weak impact on curbing demand for services.

On February 23, local time, Lebanese Hezbollah issued a statement stating that it used two drones to conduct an air strike on the Israeli Regional Council headquarters (Regional Council) in the Israeli border city of Shemona that day and hit the target.

According to the Ukrainian National News Agency: Odessa in southern Ukraine was attacked by a Russian attack drone in the early morning of the 23rd, killing three people.

SNB Deputy President: The Swiss franc has depreciated in both nominal and real terms.

European Central Bank survey: Inflation expectations in January were 3.3%, an increase from 3.2% in December, and expectations for the next three years remain unchanged at 2.5%.