European Central Bank Vice President Guindos: Banks should maintain sound solvency and liquidity conditions so that they can absorb potential future shocks.

Ian Lyngen, interest rate strategist at BMO: With inflation data taking a backseat to employment data, today's CPI report is unlikely to change market expectations that the Fed will hold rates steady in January. And that seems to be exactly what the market is reacting to.

US Dollar: 1. Several major central bank governors issued a joint statement on Tuesday in support of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. 2. Fed Chair Mossallem: Economic growth is expected to reach or exceed potential levels in 2026; inflation is expected to decline this year; the labor market is cooling in an orderly manner. 3. US House Speaker Johnson: If Powell is innocent, this will be revealed in the investigation. The Justice Department's investigation must continue. 4. US inflation remained stable in December, with the core CPI annual rate slightly below expectations; the probability of a Fed rate cut in April rose to 42%. 5. Trump praised the December inflation data, saying Powell should cut rates significantly. Fed mouthpiece: The December CPI is unlikely to change the Fed's current wait-and-see attitude. 6. The US budget deficit in December 2025 was $145 billion, a record high for a single month. 7. Options trading markets show that more and more traders are betting that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged throughout the year. Euro: 1. Bank of France: Expects fourth-quarter economic growth of at least 0.2%. 2. ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: France will enter a danger zone if the budget deficit exceeds 5% in 2026. Yen: 1. Bank of Japan: Will hold market operations meeting on February 26, 2026. 2. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: If economic and price developments meet expectations, and wages and prices rise moderately, interest rate hikes will continue. 3. Demand for Japan's five-year government bond auction on Wednesday was weaker than the 12-month average, with increasing political risks affecting investor willingness to subscribe. 4. The Nikkei 225 index closed at a record high for the second consecutive day, exceeding 54,000 points for the first time. The yen and bonds continued to decline. 5. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: No comment on foreign exchange issues. Other: 1. The Indonesian central bank intervened in the foreign exchange market as continued concerns about Indonesia's fiscal situation pushed the rupiah close to a record low. 2. The South Korean won fell for the tenth consecutive trading day against the US dollar, nearing its lowest level since March 2009. 3. South Korea's Minister of Strategy and Finance stated that increased volatility in the foreign exchange market will prompt accelerated discussions on the impact of pension funds on the market.