U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT SAYS HE DISCUSSED CRITICAL MINERALS WITH AUSTRALIA’S TREASURER AND G7, G20 COORDINATION WITH FRANCE ON MONDAY
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U.S. ATLANTA FED GDPNOW Q4 GROWTH ESTIMATE RAISED TO 5.3% FROM 5.1%
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SWEDBANK SAYS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS CLOSED ITS INVESTIGATION WITHOUT ENFORCEMENT ACTION, WHILE THE NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING, ADDING IT CANNOT YET ASSESS ANY POTENTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACT OR TIMELINE FOR CONCLUSION
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EU PARLIAMENT LEADERS CALL ON THE EU COMMISSION AND COUNCIL TO DEFINE CONCRETE AND TANGIBLE SUPPORT FOR GREENLAND AND DENMARK, AND UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMN STATEMENTS MADE BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REGARDING GREENLAND
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EU PARLIAMENT SAYS KAZAKS AND CENTENO ARE PREFERRED CANDIDATES FOR ECB VICE PRESIDENT
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S ECON COMMITTEE CONSIDERS KAZAKS AND CENTENO AS PREFERRED CANDIDATES FOR THE ECB VICE PRESIDENT ROLE
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15 COUNTERPARTIES TAKE $3.223 BILLION AT THE FED’S REVERSE REPO OPERATION
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BEIJING ORDERS CHINESE FIRMS TO HALT USE OF SOFTWARE FROM CROWDSTRIKE, MANDIANT, WIZ, SENTINELONE, RECORDED FUTURE, MCAFEE, CLAROTY AND RAPID7
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BEIJING ALSO ORDERS CHINESE FIRMS TO HALT USE OF SOFTWARE FROM CYBERARK, ORCA SECURITY, CATO NETWORKS AND IMPERVA, SOURCES
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JPMORGAN LAUNCHES A $6 BILLION THREE-PART DEBT OFFERING, INCLUDING $2.6 BILLION 6-YEAR FIXED-TO-FLOATING NOTES AT +63, $400 MILLION 6-YEAR FLOATING-RATE NOTES, AND $3 BILLION 11-YEAR FIXED-TO-FLOATING NOTES AT +76
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FED BEIGE BOOK SAYS THE REPORT WAS PREPARED BY THE RICHMOND FED USING DATA COLLECTED ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 5, 2026, AND SHOWS OVERALL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ROSE AT A SLIGHT TO MODEST PACE IN EIGHT OF 12 FED DISTRICTS, WITH THREE REPORTING NO CHANGE AND ONE A MODEST DECLINE
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FED BEIGE BOOK SAYS OUTLOOKS FOR FUTURE ACTIVITY ARE MILDLY OPTIMISTIC WITH MOST DISTRICTS EXPECTING SLIGHT TO MODEST GROWTH IN THE COMING MONTHS, WHILE PRICES ROSE AT A MODERATE PACE ACROSS MOST DISTRICTS WITH ONLY TWO REPORTING SLIGHT PRICE GROWTH
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U.S. SECURES FIRST $500 MILLION VENEZUELAN OIL DEAL, MARKING THE FIRST SALE OF VENEZUELAN CRUDE, SEMAFOR CITES AN ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL
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GERMANY IS SENDING SOLDIERS TO GREENLAND THIS WEEK – BILD
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DENMARK’S FOREIGN MINISTER RASMUSSEN SAYS THE DELEGATION CAME TO THE U.S. FOLLOWING A SERIES OF REMARKABLE COMMENTS ABOUT GREENLAND, ADDS DENMARK IS READY TO DO MORE, AND STRESSES THAT GREENLAND IS COVERED BY ARTICLE 5
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DENMARK’S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS DENMARK IS EAGER TO WORK WITH THE U.S., DESCRIBES TALKS WITH U.S. OFFICIALS AS FRANK AND CONSTRUCTIVE, BUT NOTES THAT PERSPECTIVES STILL DIFFER
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DENMARK’S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS DENMARK BELIEVES GREENLAND’S LONG-TERM SECURITY LIES WITHIN THE CURRENT FRAMEWORK AND THAT ANY IDEAS NOT RESPECTING GREENLAND’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY ARE TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLEDENMARK’S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS DENMARK BELIEVES GREENLAND’S LONG-TERM
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DENMARK’S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS DENMARK BELIEVES GREENLAND’S LONG-TERM SECURITY LIES WITHIN THE CURRENT FRAMEWORK AND THAT ANY IDEAS NOT RESPECTING GREENLAND’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY ARE TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE
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DENMARK’S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS FUNDAMENTAL DISAGREEMENTS REMAIN BUT TALKS WILL CONTINUE, ADDING THAT A HIGH-LEVEL WORKING GROUP WILL BE FORMED
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G7 SAYS IT IS GRAVELY CONCERNED BY DEVELOPMENTS AROUND ONGOING IRAN PROTESTS, STRONGLY OPPOSES THE INTENSIFICATION OF IRANIAN AUTHORITIES’ BRUTAL REPRESSION, AND IS DEEPLY ALARMED BY THE HIGH NUMBER OF REPORTED DEATHS AND INJURIES
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G7 CONDENNS THE DELIBERATE USE OF VIOLENCE, KILLING OF PROTESTERS, ARBITRARY DETENTION AND INTIMIDATION TACTICS, URGES IRANIAN AUTHORITIES TO EXERCISE FULL RESTRAINT, REFRAIN FROM VIOLENCE AND UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, AND SAYS IT IS PREPARED TO IMPOSE
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