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Japan's Topix stock index rose to a record high, with Panasonic's share price rising 10%.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 0.17% on February 5 (Thursday) to 8912.40 points.

Federal Reserve Governor Cook: Financial stability still requires close attention, including in the commercial real estate sector.

Fed Governor Cook: Now is the appropriate time to stand still and observe the development of the situation.

United Nations Secretary-General Guterres: There is an opportunity to reshape and establish an arms control mechanism that adapts to rapidly changing situations. Urging Russia and the United States to negotiate a new alternative framework as soon as possible.

Fed Governor Cook: Considering the long-term nature and variability of policy effects, I hope to wait and see how things develop.

Federal Reserve Governor Cook: U.S. monetary policy is slightly restrictive.

Fed Governor Cook: We must pay close attention to the labor market.

Fed Governor Cook: The last core PCE data was well above the Fed’s target.

Fed Governor Cook: Commodity inflation is expected to dissipate quickly, and once it dissipates, we should return to the track of falling inflation.

Fed Governor Cook: Looking forward to learning about Warsh, but will not comment on candidates for Fed-related positions.

Fed Governor Cook: Will not make any remarks today on the recent legal proceedings. Will continue to perform his duties at the Federal Reserve.

In Japan, foreign investors purchased Japanese bonds of 2,081.1 billion yen in the week to January 30, compared with the previous value of 375.1 billion yen.

Japan bought 454.6 billion yen of foreign stocks in the week to January 30, compared with the previous value of -156 billion yen.

In Japan, foreign investors bought 494.6 billion yen of Japanese stocks in the week to January 30, and the previous value was revised from 328.1 billion yen to 329.5 billion yen.

Japan purchased 713.7 billion yen of foreign bonds in the week to January 30, and the previous value was revised from 177.6 billion yen to 190.4 billion yen.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have launched an investigation into a transaction in which members of the Abu Dhabi royal family injected $500 million into the Trump family's World Liberty Financial Corporation, and are urging U.S. prosecutors to investigate the matter simultaneously.

Fed Governor Cook: The best thing the Fed can do is to ensure that inflation returns to and remains at target.

Fed Governor Cook: Until I see stronger evidence that inflation is heading toward 2%, my focus will be on getting inflation down to 2%.

Fed Governor Cook: We must return to the track of slowing inflation and achieve the inflation target in the near future.