The New Zealand dollar rose 0.50% against the US dollar during the day and is now at 0.6121.

A spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency: If funds are not restored, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency will not be able to continue to provide services and operate in Gaza and other areas after the end of February.

[European Commission: No additional funds will be provided to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the East before the end of February] On January 29, local time, the European Commission issued a statement stating that it does not expect to provide additional funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the East before the end of February. All staff of the agency should be vetted as soon as possible to confirm that they are not involved in Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) attacks on Israel. The European Commission will make a decision on whether to continue funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the East (UNRWA) regarding allegations that its staff were involved in the attack, the statement said, adding that the Commission will review the matter based on the findings announced by the United Nations and the actions it will take.

According to local media "Radio Al-Sham", on January 29, local time, the Said Zainab area in the southern suburbs of Damascus, Syria, was hit by an air strike. The party responsible for the air strike has not yet been confirmed.

Market Regulator of India Chairman: Brokers will form opinions in a few months, after which investors will be consulted on extending trading hours.

British Prime Minister Sunak: We urge Iran to reduce tensions in the Middle East.

According to Interfax: Russia takes over the village of Tabaivka in the Kharkiv region.

Acting Head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will also propose to eliminate a policy that allows for automatic approval of certain bank mergers without action by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Acting head of U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: Greater transparency could speed up “good” bank mergers and curb problematic ones.

Acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency plans to propose new regulations to increase transparency in the bank merger process.

Market news: Documents show that the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a plan to predict the price and supply of key minerals, planning to use artificial intelligence to develop "structural prices" for key minerals based on multiple factors.

Saudi Energy Minister: We believe that the health and safety of the global oil market is not only the responsibility of Saudi Arabia.

Market news: Italian privacy agency believes there may be misconduct in the OpenAI investigation.

The Indian Navy said it rescued a hijacked Iranian ship in the Arabian Sea.

Saudi Energy Minister: Saudi Arabia has always actively supported the stability of the oil market.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Statement: We appreciate the efforts of the ASEAN Special Envoy to contact all parties in the conflict in Myanmar and are confident in the Special Envoy’s determination to resolve the crisis in Myanmar.

A spokesman for the German government stated: German Chancellor Scholz spoke with the Egyptian President and agreed that there is an urgent need to significantly improve the agreement on humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip.

ECB Governing Council member Kazmir: The risk of cutting interest rates too early is far greater than the risk of taking action later.