TRUMP TO MEET OIL AND GAS EXECUTIVES AT 2:30PM ET
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TRUMP: WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP CUBA
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TRUMP: CUBA IS 'GOING TO FAIL'
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TRUMP: CUBA TOTALLY RELIES ON VENEZUELA FOR MONEY AND OIL
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TRUMP SAYS VENEZUELA 'WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO HAVE AN ELECTION RIGHT NOW' -FOX NEWS INTERVIEW
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TRUMP: OIL COMPANIES TO INVEST $100B IN VENEZUELA

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will meet tomorrow at the White House with top oil executives. He stated that 14 major oil companies plan to invest at least $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.
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US IN PROCESS OF SEIZING OLINA TANKER IN THE CARIBBEAN, US OFFICIAL SAYS
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SEVERAL OFFICERS FROM TEHRAN’S CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT KILLED OVERNIGHT BY "ARMED PROTESTERS"
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DEEPSEEK TO RELEASE NEXT FLAGSHIP AI MODEL IN FEB: INFORMATION
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IRAN UN MISSION SAYS US, ISRAEL TRYING TO ENGINEER CIVIL WAR
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U.S. ENERGY SECRETARY WRIGHT: SO FAR OIL COS HAVE NOT ASKED ADMINISTRATION FOR MONEY
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U.S. DECEMBER NONFARM PAYROLLS +50,000 (CONSENSUS +60,000) VS NOVEMBER +56,000 (PREV +64,000), OCTOBER -173,000 (PREV -105,000)
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*US DEC. NONFARM PAYROLLS RISE 50K M/M; EST. +60K

*US DEC. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.4%; EST. 4.5%

*US DEC. AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS RISE 0.3% M/M; EST. +0.3%

*US DEC. AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS RISE 3.8% Y/Y; EST. +3.6%
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*US OCT. BUILDING PERMITS AT 1.412M; EST. 1.350M

*US OCT. HOUSING STARTS AT 1.246M; EST. 1.325M

*US OCT. HOUSING STARTS FALL 4.6% M/M; EST. 1.8%
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US LABOR MARKET DATA – DECEMBER

🔸 Unemployment rate: 4.4% (consensus 4.5%); November revised to 4.5%
🔸 Nonfarm payrolls: +50K (consensus +73K)

🔸 Private payrolls: +37K
🔸 Government payrolls: +13K
🔸 Revisions: November payrolls +56K; October revised to -173K
🔸 Average
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TRADERS ADD TO BETS ON FED RATE-CUT PAUSE AFTER LABOR DEPT REPORTS DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
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US 10-YEAR TREASURY YIELDS BRIEFLY REACH 4.211%, HIGHEST SINCE SEPTEMBER 4
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US EMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS – DECEMBER (BLS)

🔸 Job growth continued in food services, health care, and social assistance; retail trade lost jobs.
🔸 October payrolls revised down by 68K to -173K; November revised down by 8K to +56K.
🔸 Unemployment rate held at 4.4%, with 7.5
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TRADERS PRICE IN NEAR-ZERO CHANCE OF FED RATE CUT IN JANUARY
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TEHRAN PROSECUTOR SAYS THOSE COMMITTING SABOTAGE, BURNING PUBLIC PROPERTY AND INVOLVED IN ARMED CLASHES WITH SECURITY FORCES WILL FACE DEATH SENTENCE - IRAN STATE MEDIA
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FED EXPECTED TO HOLD RATES FOR NOW

Lindsay Rosner of Goldman Sachs Asset Management says the labor market is stabilizing, with the recent improvement in unemployment suggesting earlier weakness was driven by temporary factors. As a result, the Fed is expected to remain on hold
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