Azerbaijan Ministry of Energy: Azerbaijan’s average daily oil production reached 598,000 barrels in January.

[The 60th Munich Security Conference opens] On February 16, local time, the 60th Munich Security Conference opened in Munich, Germany. The Munich Security Conference will be attended by more than 180 government officials, defense and military personnel, and security experts. United Nations Secretary-General Guterres will deliver a speech at the opening of the conference.

ECB Executive Member Schnabel: We must be careful not to adjust our policy stance prematurely.

ECB Executive Member Schnabel: Persistent low productivity growth, and even negative growth recently, increases the risk that companies will pass on higher wage costs to consumers, which may delay the return of inflation to our 2% target.

Market news: Officials from Türkiye and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of cooperation.

The Norwegian Wage Board predicts wage growth of 5.3% in 2023 and inflation in 2024 of 4.1%.

Singapore will allocate S$7.5 billion to establish funds for some senior citizens.

The Prague Stock Exchange PX index rose 0.5% to reach its highest level since mid-2008.

Spot silver stood at $23 per ounce, up 0.36% on the day.

Bank of America: EPFR data showed cash outflows in the week ended Wednesday were the largest in eight weeks.

Bank of America: EPFR data shows that the week ended Wednesday saw the largest four-week inflow into the stock market in the past two years, at $5.95 billion, with technology funds inflowing for the sixth consecutive week.

Bank of America: EPFR data showed investment-grade bonds attracted inflows for the 16th consecutive week ($10.3 billion in the week ended Wednesday).

Bank of America: EPFR data showed that as of Wednesday, investors had flowed $16.1 billion into stocks, $11.6 billion into bonds, $600 million out of gold and $18.4 billion out of cash. Dollar.

Gazprom: It will continue to deliver natural gas to Europe through Ukraine, with a delivery volume of 42.4 million cubic meters on Friday.

Malaysia has kept its crude palm oil export tariff at 8.0% for March.

Sources: The Bank of Japan is expected to end negative interest rates in the coming months.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: When the inflation target is about to be achieved, current easing tools will be carefully considered.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We are paying attention to the results of spring wage negotiations and various other factors.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: I want to confirm whether the virtuous cycle of wages and prices is strengthening.