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2026-02-03Tuesday
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced today that it conducted 105.5 billion yuan of 7-day reverse repurchase operations, with both the bid and winning amounts totaling 105.5 billion yuan. The interest rate remained unchanged at 1.40%.
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister De Cosio stated in a media interview on the 2nd that there is "communication" and "information exchange" between Cuba and the United States, but currently no "dialogue." However, the Cuban government is willing to engage in dialogue with the United States if certain conditions are met.
Spot silver just touched the $84.00/ounce mark, last trading at $84.00/ounce, up 6.27% on the day; COMEX silver futures main contract last traded at $83.96/ounce, up 9.03% on the day.
The Nikkei 225 index has just broken through the 54,200.00 mark, currently trading at 54,203.43, up 2.94% on the day.
According to the Wall Street Journal, sources familiar with the matter revealed that a U.S. official has filed a complaint accusing Tulsi Gabbard, the head of the U.S. intelligence community, of misconduct. The complaint is highly classified, which has sparked months of controversy, with parties deadlocked over how to transfer the complaint to Congress.
A recent report released on February 2nd by the Ernst & Young Statistical Club predicts that the UK economy will grow modestly by 0.9% in 2026 due to global economic uncertainty. Ernst & Young attributes the slowdown in UK growth to both domestic and international factors. Domestically, increased taxes have dampened investment. Ernst & Young forecasts that UK business investment may contract by 0.2% in 2026, compared to growth of 0.8% last year.