Bank of Japan quarterly report: Companies in many regions have not yet decided on salary increases.

Bank of Japan quarterly report: Local companies have the momentum to raise wages, and the wage increase plan was announced earlier than last year.

Japan Meteorological Agency: There is a 40% chance that El Niño will last until late spring.

Sources: The Indian government plans to reduce the fiscal deficit by at least 50 basis points in fiscal 2025 and increase capital expenditure by as much as 20%.

Malaysia’s Commodities Minister: Transition to automation is necessary to reduce reliance on foreign workers.

Malaysia’s Minister of Commodities: Palm oil industry will continue to be a key economic driver in 2024.

Alphabet (GOOG.O): Laying off some positions across multiple teams globally.

Malaysia stated that the establishment of the special zone will have a "transformative" impact on bilateral relations with Singapore.

Malaysia and Singapore plan to realize digital customs clearance of goods through land routes.

Malaysia plans to set up a special zone for Singaporean companies to provide convenience.

Customs Department: Vietnam’s exports in 2023 will decrease by 4.6% year-on-year.

Customs Department: Vietnam’s rice exports in 2023 increased by 14.4% year-on-year to 8.1 million tons; rice exports in December were 492,387 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 18%.

Customs Department: Vietnam’s coffee export volume in December 2023 was 207,613 tons, a month-on-month increase of 74%.

Customs Department: Vietnam’s imports in 2023 fell by 9.2% to US$326.37 billion; coffee exports fell by 8.7% to 1.6 million tons.

Bank of Korea Governor: Supports controlling household debt-to-GDP ratio below 90%.

American financial media Semafor: Google is laying off employees on its Google Assistant team.

Bank of Korea Governor: He thinks it will be difficult to cut interest rates for at least the next six months.

Bank of Korea Governor: Board members believe there will be no rate cut in the next three months.

[Israeli air strikes on Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip killed 7 people] According to the Palestinian News Agency, on the evening of January 10, local time, the Israeli army bombed a house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, killing 7 people and more than 20 others. Injuried.

Bank of Korea Governor: Bitcoin became an investment product after ETF approval.