A Reuters survey indicates that the Bank of England will cut interest rates to 3.25% by the end of September and maintain them until at least the end of 2026.

Domestic News: 1. Wang Yi meets with Canadian Foreign Minister Anand. 2. 2026 Spring Festival film pre-sales exceed 400 million yuan. 3. The Cyberspace Administration of China announces the fourth batch of seven financial information service institutions. 4. The Chinese Consulate General in Osaka reminds Chinese citizens in its consular district to strengthen security precautions. 5. Heilongjiang Province issues the "Heilongjiang Province 'Artificial Intelligence+' Government Affairs Deepening Application Work Plan". 6. Qiushi magazine publishes General Secretary Xi Jinping's important article "Key Tasks of Current Economic Work". 7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China decides to implement a visa-free policy for holders of ordinary passports from Canada and the United Kingdom starting February 17. 8. Guotou UBS Silver LOF compensation plan released: losses under 1,000 yuan will be fully compensated; online processing available starting February 26. International News: 1. Tajikistan reportedly plans to launch gold ATM services. 2. European Central Bank President Lagarde opposes using taxes to prevent capital outflows. 3. Trump: Peace Council members have pledged over $5 billion in funding. 4. Musk says Optimus robots will change human life starting next year. 5. US media: Due to restrictions on model usage, the US Department of Defense threatens to cut off cooperation with Anthropic. 6. OpenAI announces the hiring of the founder of OpenClaw to advance the development of next-generation personal intelligent agents. 7. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karas: It seems EU countries are not yet ready to give Ukraine a specific date for joining the EU. 8. US-Iran negotiations—① The second round of US-Iran negotiations will be held on Tuesday. ② Issues in areas such as oil and gas, mineral investment, and even aircraft procurement have been included in the US-Iran negotiation text. ③ Iranian officials say they are not optimistic about the outcome of the second round of negotiations. ④ The Israeli Prime Minister says it is necessary to ensure that Iran no longer has uranium enrichment capabilities. ⑤ US media: If US-Iran negotiations fail, Trump supports Israeli airstrikes on Iranian ballistic missile facilities.

India's oil imports in January totaled $13.39 billion.