Spot silver hit $23 per ounce, up 0.52% on the day.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with the Egyptian President in Cairo at 9:30 a.m. local time.

According to the AXIOS website: OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman will meet with U.S. House Speaker Johnson on Thursday.

The MSCI Asia Pacific index rose 1%.

According to the US political news website Politico: US President Biden plans to appoint Cunningham as deputy trade representative.

Bank of Korea: Core inflation is expected to remain moderately slow.

Bank of Korea: Monetary policy and technology may affect GDP growth.

Bank of Korea: Will monitor the development of geopolitical risks.

Bank of Korea: Inflation is expected to fluctuate around 3% in the coming period.

Bank of Korea: Will monitor the monetary policy operations of major countries.

Bank of Korea: Will monitor household debt growth.

Bank of Korea: GDP growth is expected to be basically consistent with the November forecast.

Bank of Korea: Will monitor financial stability risks.

Myanmar state media: ASEAN envoys met with the head of Myanmar’s military junta in Naypyitaw, the capital of Myanmar.

OECD Secretary-General Koeman: Japan’s inflation is expected to gradually slow down this year, but wage pressure will keep it near the Bank of Japan’s target level.

OECD Secretary-General Koeman: He believes that Japan’s monetary policy can begin to tighten gradually and moderately.

OECD: Urges the Bank of Japan to gradually increase short-term interest rates and continue to adjust the bond yield curve control (YCC) policy to increase its flexibility.

OECD: Uncertainty surrounding Japan’s inflation outlook is “very large”.

LG Electronics will invest US$7.6 billion in R&D and capital expenditures in 2024.

ETF analyst James Seyffart: The U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF’s assets under management may reach US$30 billion on its first day of listing.