German Geoscience Research Center: A 5.13-magnitude earthquake occurred in the South Sandwich Islands.

Intertek, a cargo survey agency: Malaysia’s palm oil exports increased by 3.62% from January 1 to 20, with export volume of 867,868 tons.

Philippine Central Bank Governor: Unlikely to loosen monetary policy in the first half of the year.

Philippine Central Bank Governor: Supply shocks, including rice-related risks, could undermine the 2024 CPI target.

Philippine Central Bank Governor: The Philippines’ inflation problem has not yet been completely resolved.

Philippine Central Bank Governor: The Philippine central bank is paying attention to the actions of the Federal Reserve.

Reuters survey: Economists said that the Indian government will set a fiscal deficit target of 5.3% for the 2024/25 fiscal year in the budget on February 1, and plans to allocate 11.5 trillion Indian rupees for capital expenditure in the 2024/25 fiscal year.

Market news: Buffett told Citigroup (CN) CEO to continue to make sweeping reforms.

The net international capital inflow into the United States in November was US$260.2 billion, compared with the previous value of -US$83.8 billion.

According to Ukrainian Pravda newspaper: The Ukrainian government has allocated a record $466 million in funds to build fortifications and other defense structures.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 1.09% in night trading at 15,470 points, a 161-point premium.

According to CNBC: JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O) is cutting some routes to improve profitability.

Ethereum hit $2,500 per coin, up 1.26% on the day.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Gruenberg: Companies are responsible for third-party AI services.

Market news: Poland will propose plans to reduce capital gains taxes in February.

According to AFP: Internet services in Gaza will be gradually restored, operators say.

Market News: The founder of encryption company USI Tech has been charged with a $150 million fraud.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): In the week ended January 16, the net long position of ICE Brent crude oil held by speculators increased by 18,125 contracts to 226,873 contracts. Speculative net long positions in gasoline futures increased by 2,111 contracts to 10,273 contracts.

Market news: The U.S. House of Representatives group advanced the business and child tax bills to full discussion.