U.S. Senate Minority Leader McConnell: Negotiators are close to reaching agreement on a border agreement.

AMD CEO: The server market is expected to grow in 2024, and AMD will grow faster.

AMD CEO: Plans to respond to larger demand for artificial intelligence chips.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Hunt: (on the possibility of tax cuts in the March budget) It seems that I will not have the space for a big tax cut as in the autumn.

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA): The oil ministers of Iran and Venezuela will discuss refining, engineering and petrochemical projects.

Fed: Employees with access to "most sensitive" FOMC information may be required to submit brokerage or other trading statements to verify the accuracy of disclosures.

Federal Reserve: Will tighten restrictions on all Fed staff’s access to FOMC confidential information.

The Fed increased the number of Fed staff subject to the "most restrictive restrictions" on investing and trading activities.

Irish Prime Minister: Ireland will study the details of the Northern Ireland protocol and the European Commission is expected to ask some questions about the trade arrangement.

Before the FOMC decision, spot gold and silver and the U.S. index had little fluctuation.

Goldman Sachs: More U.S. Treasury issuance will boost the dollar.

Analyst Joseph Richter: The Fed may give more explanations on when and why it will slow down its balance sheet adjustment. Based on our bottom-up analysis of the banking system, we believe the minimum appropriate level of U.S. reserves is $2.6 trillion. A slowdown in QT could mean balance sheet reduction continues into 2025.

U.S. Central Command: The military struck and destroyed a surface-to-air missile prepared to be launched by the Houthi armed forces in Yemen.

Analyst Joseph Richter: Markets continue to price in rate cuts at a pace that may not materialize. Markets are now more confident in cutting rates at every meeting this year and most of next year, but we think the Fed will remain on hold at some meetings unless the economy deteriorates rapidly.

The United States said its troops attacked and destroyed ground facilities of the Houthi armed forces.

UK Government: British Foreign Secretary Cameron spoke with EU Executive Vice President Sefokovic about the new Northern Ireland protocol.