Thursday, Jan 8 2026, 12:00 UTC time

📋 ✅ 🔖 📌 Latest Important Headlines

📋 ✅ US / Dollar & Markets
📌 Dollar steady, range-bound as investors parse US labor data; Treasury yields mixed with the US 10-year extending decline. BEA to use Sep/Nov CPI averages to calculate Oct PCE — watch implications for Fed inflation read. US stocks closed mixed; futures steady. December US job cuts hit a 17‑month low.

📋 ✅ US / Trade & Flows
📌 US container imports slipped 5.9% in December amid continued China slowdown — potential supply-chain and trade flow implications.

📋 ✅ Europe / Growth, Inflation & Policy
📌 Eurozone: Consumer confidence and business sentiment softened; producer prices rose more than expected. ECB’s de Guindos says current interest rate level is adequate; euro-area unemployment at a 7‑month low and inflation expectations broadly steady. 
📌 Germany: Factory orders unexpectedly surged, led by large contracts — positive for industrial activity and bond yields (Bunds rebounded). 
📌 France: Trade deficit widened; current account shifted to deficit; 10‑yr OAT yields rebounded but remain near lows. 
📌 UK: House prices fell unexpectedly in December (Halifax), retail/consumer sentiment mixed (Tesco). FTSE under pressure; banks’ loan growth outlook still constructive into 2026 per market talk.

📋 ✅ Switzerland / SNB & Inflation
📌 Swiss inflation edged into positive territory in December; SNB kept rates on hold, saying inflation remains on track — franc remains firm but analysts debate whether cuts remain possible later.

📋 ✅ United Kingdom / Firms & Inflation
📌 UK firms expect above-target inflation (BOE survey) with wage expectations trimmed slightly; house price growth weakest since early 2024.

📋 ✅ Italy & Other EU Data
📌 Italy: Jobless rate edged down to 5.7% in November despite payroll losses. Eurozone consumer and industry confidence show mixed signals; several smaller EU states show easing inflation or mixed industrial prints.

📋 ✅ Japan / Asia Macro & FX
📌 Yen extended declines; Asian markets jittery as oil steadies. Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) reports strong sales across Asia Pacific and raises forecasts; Samsung flags record profits — regional corporate earnings supportive.

📋 ✅ China / Tech & Trade
📌 China’s Commerce Ministry to review Meta’s Manus acquisition — regulatory scrutiny on foreign tech deals. Hong Kong equities slid, reflecting regional sentiment.

📋 ✅ Australia / Trade & RBA Signals
📌 Exports fell 2.9% in Nov, imports hit a fresh high; goods trade surplus shrank to A$2.9bn. RBA commentary: inflation still too high; AUD eased from 15‑month highs.

📋 ✅ Commodities
📌 Oil (Brent) rose after a two‑day drop; gold extended losses. Copper demand outlook strong long-term (S&P: +50% by 2040) — bullish for industrial metals.

📋 ✅ Global Risk Notes
📌 Markets remain sensitive to US labor/PCE reads, ECB/SNB guidance, and China regulatory moves. Key near‑term drivers: US labor prints, PCE/CPI revisions, and European industrial order flows.

🔖 Trade / FX Watch 
📌 Short-term: USD rangebound; JPY and AUD the more volatile crosses. Medium-term: SNB and ECB rhetoric vs actual inflation prints will drive CHF/EUR. Monitor BEA PCE method update for Fed policy signalling.

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Trump's Next Targets

- #Greenland : Repeated calls to annex for "national security" (Arctic strategy, minerals, countering Russia/China ships).

- Canada: threats about making it the 51st state.

- Mexico: Warnings over drugs/cartels and oil shipments to Cuba.

- Cuba: Predicted to "fall" soon without Venezuelan oil; regime change vibes.

- Panama: Threats to "reclaim" the Canal.

- Colombia: Direct threats to President Petro over drugs.

- #Iran: Warnings amid protests and nuclear tensions.

It's a mix of old Trump fixations (Greenland, Panama) and new post-Maduro rhetoric.

Reality check: Most are verbal warnings, not imminent invasions.

But prediction markets are betting on Greenland/Panama moves🌍🔥

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Are #silver prices about to CRASH next week?

Biggest selling pressure (negative rebalancing demand):

- Silver: ~ -13% to -17% (heaviest hit – massive passive selling after 2025 outperformance).
- Aluminum, Gold: Significant negatives (~ -5% to -10% range).
- Nickel, Soybean Meal, Zinc: Moderate selling.

Biggest buying pressure (positive rebalancing demand):

- #WTI Crude Oil: Highest positive (~ +20–30%).
- Natural Gas, Low Sulphur Gas Oil, #Brent Crude: Strong buys.

This annual reset forces funds to sell outperformers (precious/industrial metals) and buy laggards (energy).

Short-term headwind for silver/gold (already seeing dips), tailwind for oil/natgas.

Flows are mechanical but huge relative to liquidity expect volatility this week!

Source: Bloomberg Finance LP, Deutsche Bank

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🚨BREAKING: Glencore and Rio in talks over £130bn merger which would see them topple BHP as mining industry leader

#RioTinto and #Glencore say they are in discussions to merge in a move that would create one of the world’s largest #mining companies and a #copper production powerhouse in a major shake-up of the resources sector.

The London-listed Glencore said it was in “preliminary discussions … about a possible combination of some or all of their businesses, which could include an all-share merger between Rio Tinto and Glencore”

POTENTIAL MASSIVE MOVE IN THE MINING INDUSTRY