UKRAINE: DRONES STRIKE RUSSIA’S SHADOW-FLEET TANKER IN THE BLACK SEA.
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IMF: STAFF-LEVEL DEAL REACHED ON ETHIOPIA’S 4TH REVIEW; APPROVAL WOULD RELEASE ABOUT $261M.
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IMF: DEAL LIFTS TOTAL SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA UNDER ECF TO ABOUT $2.13B (SDR 1.598B).
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APPLE CEO COOK DISCUSSED SMARTPHONE AGE RULES AT CAPITOL, PUSHED APPLE’S AGE APPROACH AS PROTECTING KIDS — PUNCHBOWL.
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TEMU’S IRISH FACILITY RAIDED BY EU REGULATORS OVER SUSPECTED CHINESE STATE SUBSIDIES
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TIM COOK LOBBIED US LAWMAKERS TO BLOCK AGE-VERIFICATION MANDATES IN CHILD ONLINE SAFETY BILLS, WARNING THEY WOULD UNDERMINE USER PRIVACY AND SHIFT RESPONSIBILITY AWAY FROM PARENTS.
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WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISER HASSETT: FED WILL PROBABLY NEED TO CUT EVEN MORE — FOX NEWS.
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HASSETT: FED WILL LIKELY NEED MORE CUTS; STRONGER DATA COULD SUPPORT A 50 BPS CUT — FOX NEWS.
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HASSETT: PRESIDENT TO DECIDE FED CHAIR IN 1–2 WEEKS; SAYS HE’S HONORED TO BE ON THE CANDIDATE LIST — FOX NEWS.
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ZELENSKIY: HELD TALKS WITH BESSENT, KUSHNER, AND LARRY FINK.
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FORD SUPPLIERS SECURE CHINA’S NEW RARE-EARTH LICENCES.
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ZELENSKIY: GROUP TO DRAFT UKRAINE RECOVERY DOCUMENT; UPDATES 20-POINT PLAN TO END WAR.
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US SEIZES SANCTIONED OIL TANKER OFF VENEZUELA; US FORCES INTERCEPTED THE VESSEL, AS PER SOURCES.
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JP MORGAN’S MICHELE: LABOUR MARKET IS MIXED; SAYS NOT CONVINCED IT’S A DONE DEAL WITH HASSETT.
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US Commerce Department Will Release An Updated Estimate Of US Q3 GDP On January 22
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JP MORGAN’S MICHELE: EXPECTS BULL MARKETS INTO YEAR-END; SAYS PUBLIC CREDIT MARKETS LOOK SOLID.
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US RATES STRATEGY HEAD RAJAPPA: FED’S EASING BIAS CREATES RISKS; EXPECTS A HAWKISH CUT; SAYS POWELL IS SETTING THE STAGE FOR NEXT YEAR.
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U.S. COMMERCE DEPT: UPDATED Q3 GDP ESTIMATE TO BE RELEASED ON JAN 22.
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US RATES STRATEGY HEAD RAJAPPA: BIAS TILTING TOWARD LOWER YIELDS INTO YEAR-END.
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U.S. (DEC) FED INTEREST RATE DECISION ACTUAL: 3.75% VS 4.00% PREVIOUS: EST 3.75%
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FED DELIVERS SURPRISE CUT: U.S. POLICY RATE SLASHED TO 3.75%, MARKETS BRACE FOR PIVOT ERA

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