Czech Central Bank Governor: “Very willing” to discuss lowering interest rates by 50 basis points.

Ethereum stood at US$2,300 per coin, up 1.93% during the day.

Israeli Defense Minister: A quarter of Hamas fighters have been killed and at least another quarter injured.

Xu Chi, CEO of Xreal, an AR glasses manufacturer, is raising new funds at a valuation of more than US$1 billion in an effort to stay ahead of Apple (AAPL.O), Meta Platforms (META.O) and Alphabet (GOOG.O) in this field.

Market news: Groupe Renault will cancel Ampere’s IPO.

BlackRock: Raised its overall rating on the U.S. stock market from neutral to overweight.

The U.S. six-month Treasury bond auction as of January 29 - the bid-to-bid ratio was 3.14, compared with the previous value of 2.92.

The U.S. three-month Treasury bond auction as of January 29 - the winning interest rate allocation percentage was 58.75%, the previous value was 11.97%.

The U.S. three-month Treasury bond auction as of January 29 - the winning interest rate was 5.21%, compared with the previous value of 5.23%.

Elysee Palace, France: France’s understanding is that the European Commission has instructed negotiators to end negotiations in Brazil.

Elysee Palace, France: The European Commission has realized that an agreement is not possible in this case.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Many dealers are calling on General Motors to add hybrid vehicles to its product lineup.

French President Macron: He has firmly reiterated to the European Commission that it is impossible to negotiate a trade agreement with Mercosur countries.

Spot palladium rose 2.00% during the day and is currently trading at $978.75 per ounce.

Sources: The International Monetary Fund has agreed to delay a final review of its $44 billion Argentina loan program by two months to November.

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will eliminate certain automated bank merger approvals.

Kenyan Vice President Ruto: African countries do not need to stop using fossil fuels.

North Dakota Petroleum Pipeline Management Agency: North Dakota oil production is expected to drop by 10,000 barrels per day to 40,000 barrels per day due to cold weather, and natural gas production is expected to drop by 0.3-100 million cubic feet per day.