Market news: Rio Tinto executives discuss lithium industry issues with Chilean authorities.

Citi: Rising natural gas prices will increase the likelihood of a return to strong production, thereby raising expected storage levels, which will drive natural gas prices lower again.

American social media platform Reddit: 98% of revenue comes from third-party advertising on the platform.

Sources: IMF officials and Ukraine have reached a working-level agreement to allow the disbursement of the next $880 million loan.

American social media platform Reddit: net loss in 2023 will be US$90.8 million; net loss in 2022 will be US$158.6 million.

Investment Company Institute (ICI): Money market fund assets fell to $6.008 trillion in the week of February 21, the second consecutive week of decline.

Fed Harker: Supports gradually slowing down the pace of balance sheet reduction before stopping.

Fed Harker: U.S. GDP continues to be strong.

Fed Harker: Increased layoffs are not a sign of recession.

Fed Harker: Concerned about rising credit-related defaults.

Fed Harker: The downward trend in inflation is intensifying and the Fed is about to reach its 2% target.

Fed Harker: Consumer spending remains strong.

Fed Harker: Recent CPI data show uneven progress in lowering inflation.

Fed Harker: The path to progress on inflation is expected to be bumpy.

Fed Harker: Still hoping for more confidence that inflation will return to 2%.

According to a Reuters survey: the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will maintain interest rates at 5.50% until at least mid-2024.

According to a Reuters survey: 15 out of 26 analysts believe that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will cut interest rates by at least 25 basis points before the end of the third quarter of 2024.

According to a Reuters survey: 27 out of 28 economists believe that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will keep interest rates unchanged at 5.50% on February 28, and one of them believes that interest rates will be raised by 25 basis points.