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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TRADERS PRICE OUT NEAR-TERM FED RATE CUT

Stronger-than-expected unemployment data led traders to see almost no chance of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month. Treasury yields rose as markets reduced easing bets, though expectations remain for two cuts in 2026, with the first by https://t.co/rjwS7qbnX1
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WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISER HASSETT: PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH THE ROOF, HECK OF A LOT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH, DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN HUGE JOB GROWTH -CNBC INTERVIEW
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HASSETT: ECONOMY IS RAMPING UP
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JAPAN'S TAKAICHI CONSIDERS DISSOLVING LOWER HOUSE: YOMIURI
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HASSETT: WAS IN OVAL WITH TRUMP LAST NIGHT TALKING ABOUT GDP GROWTH
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HASSETT: WE HAVE HIGH GROWTH WITHOUT ACCELERATED INFLATION
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HASSETT: IF WE DON'T WIN IN SUPREME COURT ON TARIFFS, THERE ARE OTHER TOOLS WE CAN USE TO GET TO SAME PLACE
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US forces have intercepted another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, US military says
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*BESSENT SAYS ARGENTINA FULLY REPAID DRAW ON US SWAP FACILITY
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CHINA REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR VENEZUELA

China says it values its relationship with Venezuela and will continue close communication and cooperation with its government. Beijing reaffirmed its support for Venezuela’s sovereignty, security, and lawful rights, adding that its
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