Overseas:
1. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on special economic measures, which includes prohibiting Russians and Russian companies from exporting foreign currencies to repay loans or transferring foreign currencies into their foreign accounts; 80% of the foreign exchange income obtained by Russian exporters from January 1, 2022 will be compulsorily settled; Listed companies can repurchase shares before December 31, 2022 only under specific conditions.
2. The United States announced that the Central Bank of Russia was prohibited from any dollar trading and completely prevented Russian direct investment funds. France froze all assets of the Russian Central Bank in France. Switzerland decided to freeze Russian assets in Switzerland. The EU prohibits operations related to the reserve and asset management of the Russian central bank. The UK will ban any UK individual from trading with the Bank of Russia.
3. Bostick of the Federal Reserve said that it currently supports raising interest rates by 25 basis points at the meeting in March; More data will be released before the next meeting; If the data continues to rise, I will have to consider raising interest rates by 50 basis points in March.
4. Japan's retail sales in January increased by 1.6% year-on-year, with an expected increase of 1.4%. The previous value increased by 1.4% and was revised to increase by 1.2%. In January, industrial output fell by 0.9% year-on-year from the initial value, and is expected to increase by 0.1% and 2.7% from the previous value.
5. According to the statistics of Japan Automobile Industry Association, in 2021, Japan's automobile output in China was 7846958 million, a decrease of 2.7% over the previous year, a new low in 45 years after 1976.
6. Switzerland's GDP in the fourth quarter of 2021 increased by 3.7% year-on-year, expected to increase by 3.7% and the previous value increased by 4.1%; Up 0.3% month on month, expected to rise 0.4% and the previous value rose 1.7%.
