Philippine Central Bank Governor Ramona: Inflation in January may be lower than December last year.

Philippine Central Bank Governor Ramona: Policy settings need to remain sufficiently restrictive.

Philippine Central Bank Governor Ramona: More optimistic about the Philippines’ economic performance this year.

President of Japan Keidanren: Agree that wage increases should be higher than the 2% inflation rate.

President of Japan Keidanren: Basic wage increases should be promoted as much as possible. If small and medium-sized enterprises cannot transmit prices, wages will not rise.

Market news: The EU auctioned spot carbon emission permits at a price of 59.74 euros/ton.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: Wage increases for small and medium-sized enterprises are crucial.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: He hopes to ask companies for greater wage increases this year.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: Wage growth needs to exceed prices to achieve a virtuous cycle.

U.S. and Burundi oil prices rose by $0.6 in the short term, now trading at $73.24/barrel and $78.16/barrel respectively.

British Ministry of Defense: Ukraine has largely prevented the Russian Black Sea Fleet from operating in the western Black Sea. Market sentiment was supported by a UK-brokered joint facilities insurance package that lowered premiums and announcements by Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria of forming naval mine countermeasures forces.

The schedule released by the Japanese Cabinet Office shows that Japan’s Economic Revitalization Minister Yoshitaka Shindo does not currently plan to attend the Bank of Japan meeting. USD/JPY has little short-term fluctuations, reporting at 148.09.

Kremlin: (Asked about former US President Trump’s remarks on the conflict in Ukraine) No contact with Trump on this issue.

Kremlin: Ukraine’s use of non-precision weapons to attack civilians in Donetsk shows the evil side of Kiev.

NZD/USD fell back below 0.61, down 0.26% on the day.

According to Nikkei: ANA will add new routes to three European cities before the end of fiscal year 2024.

The baseload electricity price in Germany for the next day was 55 euros/MWh, an increase of 44.7% from the price delivered on Monday.

According to the Times of Israel: German Foreign Minister Berberk said before attending a meeting of EU foreign ministers that a "two-state solution" that allows Israelis and Palestinians to coexist peacefully is the "only way" to resolve the current conflict.