Philippine Finance Minister Diokno: It is expected to raise US$5 billion through bond issuance this year.

Philippine Finance Minister Diokno: It is expected that the Philippines’ key interest rate may reach 5.5% by the end of 2024.

Philippine Finance Secretary Diokno: It is expected that the inflation rate in 2025 may be in the middle of the target range of 2%-4%.

Philippine Finance Secretary Diokno: The inflation rate in the first quarter is expected to be within the target range of the Philippine central bank.

U.S. Trade Representative Dai Qi will co-chair the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum with India on January 12.

U.S. Trade Representative Dai Qi will visit New Delhi, India, on January 12.

South Korean Finance Minister: South Korean consumption is expected to recover in the second half of the year.

Copa Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX 9 grounding requirement until further notice.

Thai Prime Minister: I hope the central bank will not raise interest rates again.

Thailand’s Prime Minister: The central bank’s interest rate hikes are detrimental to the economy, affecting low-income people and small businesses.

The main fuel contract fell more than 2.00% during the day and is now trading at 3016.00 yuan/ton.

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken will meet with the Saudi Crown Prince on Monday local time.

[Alaska Airlines canceled 170 flights on the 7th] On January 7, local time, according to Reuters, Alaska Airlines said that after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 passenger aircraft, the company On the 7th, 170 flights were canceled, affecting nearly 25,000 passengers. The company expects a large number of flight cancellations in the coming days.

According to Yonhap News Agency: South Korea’s military plans to launch spy satellites in April and November.

Market news: Alaska Airlines Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX 9 cabin panel cracked, causing the door to fall off.

Boeing (BA.N) CEO: The MAX 9 aircraft door falling off incident "is the current focus of our team, and it must be our focus." Boeing will hold a companywide webcast on Tuesday to discuss its response to the safety incident.

Market news: Flipkart, a unit of Walmart Inc (WMT.N), has begun a layoff operation that may result in a 5-7% reduction in its overall team size.

The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu said on January 7 it had signed investments worth more than $4.39 billion from companies including Apple suppliers Tata Electronics and Pegatron and auto giant Hyundai Motor protocol.

South Korea said that plans for South Korean builder Tai Young Construction have made "some" progress and that Tai Young Construction and creditors will continue to dialogue. Market stabilization measures will be taken if necessary.