WTI crude oil futures fell to $86/barrel, down 2.37% on the day.

White House: Australian Prime Minister Albanese will visit Washington this week to meet with US President Biden.

Market news: The International Court of Justice will hold a public hearing in February 2024 on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories.

EUR/USD rose by 0.50% during the day and is now at 1.0649.

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg: Looking forward to Sweden becoming a formal NATO ally "soon".

NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg: Looking forward to the Turkish parliament quickly voting to approve Sweden’s membership of NATO.

NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg: Welcomes Turkish President Erdogan to sign the protocol for Sweden’s accession to NATO and submit it to the Turkish Parliament for review.

Chevron (CVX.N) CEO: After entering Guyana, plans for Venezuela and Suriname will remain unchanged.

Hess (HES.N) CEO: Chevron and Hess have been in acquisition talks for about two years.

Market news: Wells Fargo (WFC.N) was expelled from Texas municipal bond trading in the United States due to an energy policy investigation.

United Auto Workers: General Dynamics workers reach preliminary agreement.

The Russian Kremlin stated on the 23rd that Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with Brazilian President Lula that day to discuss the situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict area.

Virgin Atlantic CEO: The conflict in the Middle East has affected travel in the region, with fewer passengers flying to Egypt and Jordan.

U.S. Department of Defense: The United States has not seen Iran directly order its proxies to increase attacks on U.S. troops in the Middle East.

Virgin Atlantic CEO: Britain’s recovery is weaker than that of the United States.

Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) CEO believes the U.S. economy will have a good landing.

Market News: Israel foiled an attempt to launch anti-tank missiles from Lebanon.