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Rosatom General Manager Likhachev: Russia is open to international cooperation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, including cooperation with the United States, but the nuclear power plant must be Russian.

According to CNN: U.S. Senator Warren launches investigation into the auto loan industry.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said we hope to see an interest rate cut this year.

U.S. Presidential Envoy Witkov: There is still a lot of work to be done in Russia-Ukraine negotiations.

U.S. Presidential Envoy Witkov: Discussions will continue and more progress is expected in the coming weeks.

The European Aerospace & Defense Index fell 2% to a one-month low and is down more than 11% from January's record high.

Turkish President Erdogan said that Türkiye is doing its best to prevent tensions between the United States and Iran from dragging the region into a new conflict. The United States and Iran want to pave the way for diplomacy, which is positive.

The monthly retail sales rate in the Eurozone in December was -0.5%, which was expected to be -0.2%. The previous value was revised from 0.20% to 0.1%.

The annual rate of retail sales in the Eurozone in December was 1.3%, which was expected to be 1.6%. The previous value was revised from 2.30% to 2.4%.

Ukrainian Defense Minister: The Starlink terminal used by Russia in Ukraine has been deactivated.

Eurozone retail sales for December will be released in ten minutes.

British Government: 6 new designated targets under Sudan sanctions regime.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has declared a German diplomat persona non grata.

Russian Foreign Ministry: Summons the German ambassador.

U.S. semiconductor and chip equipment stocks rose premarket after Alphabet (GOOG.O) said it could double capital spending in 2026. Broadcom (AVGO.O) rose 5%, AMD (AMD.O) and Nvidia (NVDA.O) rose more than 2%.

Kremlin: Russia will adopt a responsible and prudent approach to strategic stability and be guided by national interests.

Kremlin: (Responding to claims that Epstein was a Russian intelligence agent) There is no need to waste time on this issue.

Dingdong Maicai (DDL.N) U.S. stocks rose in the short term before the market opened, once rising nearly 10%, but now the increase has fallen back to 5%.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT): UK new car registrations increased by 3.4% year-on-year in January to 144,127 vehicles.

According to TBS: Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party is expected to win a majority of seats with a large advantage in the election.