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Sources: The Russian Ministry of Energy proposes to lift the gasoline export ban early.

NATO Secretary-General Rutte: Russian President Putin would be happy to see a European defense force independent of NATO.

A survey of companies conducted by the Russian Central Bank shows that investment growth will slow down to a level below the 2025 average in the first quarter of 2026.

The Dallas Fed's manufacturing raw material payment price index in January was 37.1, compared with the previous value of 36.

In the United States, the Dallas Fed's business activity index for January will be released in ten minutes.

European Commission: Meta has four months to ensure WhatsApp complies with the obligations of very large platforms.

European Commission: The number of users of WhatsApp’s channel function in the EU has reached the threshold of at least 45 million, and WhatsApp is designated as a very large online platform under the Digital Services Act.

The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model predicts that the U.S. GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2025 will be 5.4%, unchanged from before.

Spain's IBEX 35 index rose by 1.00% on the day.

British lenders agreed to provide an 11 billion pound loan package to support businesses.

Romania seeks to acquire air defense systems, warships and helicopters under an EU security programme.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: The first-year cost of reducing grocery bills for consumers will reach 3.1 billion Canadian dollars.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: There is no plan to hold an early election.

NATO Secretary-General Rutte: The additional conditions for "buying EU (products)" should not be too harsh.

NATO Secretary-General Rutte encouraged the EU to ensure that Ukraine has flexibility in the use of the EU's 90 billion euros arms loan.

According to US financial media Semafor: The UAE will host more Ukraine-Russia peace talks.

Intel (INTC.O) extended last Friday's decline, with U.S. stocks falling 3.6% in early trading.

U.S. silver mining stocks rose, with the ABRDN Physical Silver Stock ETF up 7%, the Global X Silver Mining ETF up 5.8%, and the iShares Silver Trust up 7.1%. Hecla Mining (HL.N) rose 4.4%, Cordair Mining (CDE.N) rose 3.6%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM.A) rose 6.1% and Endeavor Silver (EXK.N) rose 6.1%.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: The review of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement will be robust. Some of Trump's recent comments should be viewed in the context of a review of the agreement.

American Airlines shares fell as winter storms caused flight cancellations, with American Airlines Group (AAL.O) down 0.3%, Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) down 1.2% and JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O) down 1.7%.