The Israeli military said that in the past 24 hours, Israeli troops killed about 60 Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip.

Singapore Ministry of Transport: New energy vehicles will account for 18.2% of all car registrations in 2023.

Russian officials: Ukraine attempted to attack Russian oil terminals in St. Petersburg at night with drones.

TSMC (TSM.N): It is expected to start construction of a wafer fab in Germany in the fourth quarter of this year.

Chairman of the Japan Bankers Association: We are currently in the evaluation stage to determine whether the virtuous cycle of rising wages and prices can stably achieve the Bank of Japan’s price targets.

TSMC (TSM.N): The opening ceremony of the Japanese wafer fab will be held in February; in Arizona, we are in close communication with the U.S. government on incentives.

TSMC (TSM.N): Overseas decisions are based on customer demand and government subsidies.

TSMC (TSM.N): Our strategy is to expand our global manufacturing base.

Chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association: The impact of ending negative interest rates on companies will be limited and may help alleviate the depreciation of the yen.

TSMC (TSM.N) CFO: The company has good capabilities to meet the growth in artificial intelligence-related demand.

TSMC (TSM.N) CFO: Revenue from 3-nanometer technology is expected to more than triple this year, and customers are expected to have strong long-term demand for 3-nanometer technology.

TSMC (TSM.N) CFO: In U.S. dollar terms, revenue growth in 2024 will be in the range of 20% to 25%.

TSMC (TSM.N) CFO: Inventories will return to healthy levels in 2024.

TSMC (TSM.N) CFO: TSMC’s sales compound annual growth rate is expected to be 15% to 20% in the next few years.

TSMC (TSM.N): 70-80% of this year’s capital expenditures will be spent on advanced technologies.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSM.N) expects capital expenditures of $28 billion to $32 billion in 2024, compared with market forecasts of $28.86 billion.

TSMC (TSM.N): Capacity utilization is expected to increase throughout the year.

TSMC (TSM.N): It expects gross profit margin in the first quarter to be 52% to 54%.

TSMC (TSM.N): Expects first-quarter sales of $18 billion to $18.8 billion.

Turkish metal unions reach wage agreement, ending strike.