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U.S. Attorney Pirro in Washington, D.C.: The Fed’s independence has not been attacked.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: The Bank of Japan is expected to coordinate closely with the government to achieve the 2% inflation target in a stable manner.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: It is inconvenient to comment on other central banks’ statements supporting Federal Reserve Chairman Powell because it is related to the decision of the Bank of Japan, and the specific monetary tools are determined by the Bank of Japan.

Bank of Japan: The February 26 meeting on market operations will discuss recent market developments, Bank of Japan operations, JGB market liquidity and functionality, and currency markets.

The 30-year Japanese government bond yield rose 2.5 basis points to 3.505%.

Bank of Japan: The Financial Markets Department of the Bank of Japan will hold a "Market Operations Meeting" on February 26, 2026.

Hong Kong insurance stocks weakened at the beginning of the session, with China Life (02628.HK) and China Taiping (00966.HK) falling more than 2%, followed by New China Insurance (01336.HK) and Ping An of China (02318.HK).

U.S. State Department Spokesperson: We welcome the release of detained U.S. citizens in Venezuela; this is an important step in the right direction by the interim authorities.

The AI ​​application sector of Hong Kong stocks rebounded, with Zhipu (02513.HK) opening up 7.1%, MINIMAX-WP (00100.HK) opening up 2.74%, and Zhixing Technology (01274.HK), 4Paradigm (06682.HK), etc. following suit.

At the opening of Hong Kong stocks, the Hang Seng Index opened up 0.46% and the Stock Exchange Index opened up 0.42%. Most consumer stocks strengthened, with Haidilao (06862.HK) opening up 5.76% and Nongfu Spring (09633.HK) opening up 3.39%.

Japan's 5-year government bond yield rose to 1.615%, a record high.

Local officials: Ukrainian drone attack caused fire in Rostov industrial area, Russia, and damaged apartment buildings.

Sources: Felix Plasencia, head of mission at the Venezuelan embassy in the UK, plans to visit Washington on Thursday.

Source: Venezuela’s acting president plans to send a special envoy to Washington to meet with senior U.S. officials. Opposition leader Machado will also visit Washington on the same day.

Japan's broad money liquidity annual rate in December was 2.1%, compared with the previous value of 2.1%.

Japan's money supply M3 annual rate in December was 1.1%, compared with the previous value of 1.20%.

Japan's money supply M2 annual rate in December was 1.7%, compared with the previous value of 1.80%.

US President Trump: Robots will become an important force and will help employment.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reversed its previous layoff decision at the safety agency National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and restored hundreds of related positions.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned over the Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting investigation.