Riden: To ensure that inflation reaches the target level, the Riksbank’s policy must remain restrictive.

White House: US President Joe Biden challenges big pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug prices.

British Government: Four new designated targets have been added to the Myanmar sanctions regime.

The initial monthly core CPI rate in the Eurozone in January was -0.6%, compared with the previous value of 0.3%.

The initial annual CPI value of the Eurozone in January was 2.8%, the lowest since November 2023.

ECB Governing Council member Herodotou: Interest rates are expected to start falling in 2024, but a data-based approach must be adopted.

Orban, chief of staff of Hungarian Prime Minister Orban: reiterated that Hungary views the EU as "blackmail" rather than compromise.

Orban, chief of staff to Hungarian Prime Minister: Brussels needs change; European elections will allow voters to express their views.

According to the Lebanese state news agency: Islamic resistance groups targeted spy equipment at a radar station in the occupied Shebaa farms.

ECB Governing Council member Centeno: If this happens, we can start a cycle of interest rate normalization.

Norman Liebke, economist at Hamburg Commerzbank, commented on the French manufacturing PMI: French manufacturing has had a bad start in the new year. Production fell rapidly again, and the employment situation further deteriorated. This is mainly due to weak demand. The manufacturing industry will shrink further in the first quarter of 2024. The Red Sea crisis is having an impact.

Polish Prime Minister Tusk: There is no alternative for aid to Ukraine; Hungarian Prime Minister Orban will decide whether Hungary is part of our community.

The Prime Minister of Vietnam asked various departments to take measures to promote economic development.

The Riksbank increased the size of its nominal government bond auctions to SEK 5.7 billion per month.

The Riksbank will increase the size of its auctions of nominal government bonds.

Riksbank: If the inflation outlook remains favorable, the possibility of an interest rate cut at the beginning of the year cannot be ruled out.

Riksbank: Policy rates may therefore be lowered earlier than indicated in the November forecast.

Riksbank: How new information and its impact on the economic outlook and inflation are assessed will be crucial in deciding the stance of monetary policy.

Riksbank: Therefore, monetary policy needs to be adjusted carefully to ensure that inflation is sustainably and stably close to the target.