Category: Flash News

On January 17th, the World Health Organization launched an appeal on the 16th local time, hoping to raise $1.5 billion for emergency health actions by 2025. The World Health Organization warns that factors such as conflict, climate change, pandemics, and displacement are collectively causing an unprecedented global health crisis, with 305 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance by 2025.

On January 17th, Russian President Putin signed an order to recruit reserve citizens to participate in military training in 2025. It is understood that this measure aims to ensure that reserve personnel maintain their status and improve their military skills, and is an integral part of Russia’s policy to strengthen its national security and defense system.

On January 17th, the armed faction of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), the Kassan Brigade, issued a warning on the 16th local time, stating that although Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Israel continues to carry out airstrikes and shelling on the Gaza Strip, which will endanger Israeli detainees who are about to be released under the new agreement. The Kassan Brigade stated that any aggression and shelling by Israel at this stage could turn the freedom of detainees into a tragedy.

On January 17th, a wave of extremely cold weather is expected to sweep across the central United States this weekend, and then spread to New York and other areas on the East Coast, testing the power grid and potentially breaking the record for low temperatures. Starting from Saturday, severe cold weather will sweep across the Midwest and Southern regions of the United States, including Texas, and shift eastward early next week. According to the National Weather Service, the lowest temperature in Dallas on Monday night will reach 21 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 6 degrees Celsius), while temperatures in Manhattan will drop to around 10 degrees Fahrenheit later on Tuesday. Although the cold weather is expected to ease by next week, according to the National Weather Service’s forecast, the presidential inauguration ceremony on Monday is expected to take place in the cold, with temperatures in Washington dropping to 24 degrees Fahrenheit. However, prediction experts suggest that gusts of up to 25 miles per hour (40 kilometers per hour) may lead to lower perceived temperatures.

On January 17th, the US House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at expelling convicted illegal immigrant sex offenders on January 16th with 274 votes in favor and 145 votes against. The bill was initially proposed by South Carolina Republican Congressman Nancy Mace to strengthen the crackdown on sexual and domestic violence crimes. Some Democrats voted against the bill, believing that it did not fully consider the actual situation.

On January 16th, informed sources revealed that Apple is in talks with Barclays Bank to replace Goldman Sachs as Apple’s credit card partner. According to informed sources, credit card issuer Synchrony Financial is also in discussions with Apple regarding a credit card partnership. According to insiders, several financial companies are competing to replace Goldman Sachs, which partnered with Apple to launch credit cards in 2019. Insiders say that negotiations between Apple and Barclays have been ongoing for several months, but it may still take several more months to reach an agreement. (Bloomberg)

① Pending the opening of a new round of price adjustment window for domestic refined oil products; ② 08:30 Australian December seasonally adjusted unemployment rate; ③ 15: UK November GDP and Germany December CPI final values; ④ 18: 00 Eurozone November seasonally adjusted trade account; ⑤ 20: 30. The European Central Bank releases the minutes of its December monetary policy meeting; ⑥ 21:30 Number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending January 11th; ⑦ 21:30 US December retail sales monthly rate; ⑧ 23:00 US November commercial inventory monthly rate; ⑨ 23:30 US EIA natural gas inventory for the week ending January 10th.

On January 16, the People’s Bank of China hedged the maturity of Medium Term Loan Facility (MLF) through RMB 959.5 billion reverse repurchase operation on the 15th, but the capital is still under great pressure. The data shows that the weighted average quotes of DR001 and DR007, which reflect the interbank market fund prices, have remained high due to multiple factors such as tax periods, residents’ cash withdrawal needs, and local bond issuance. Industry insiders analyze that considering the liquidity gap at the beginning of the year and seasonal factors before the Spring Festival, the central bank may take measures such as reserve requirement ratio cuts in the near future to alleviate financial pressure. (Shanghai Securities News)

On January 16th, artificial intelligence (AI) has regained its popularity. Conceptual sectors such as semiconductor, humanoid robot, AI glasses, Zhipu AI, Tiktok, etc. have gained strength, and many investors regard technology stocks as the “backbone” of the A-share market. With the comprehensive entry of AI big models into the consumer field, the logic of successful commercialization of AI is gradually being realized. Multiple public and private equity fund professionals have stated that the comprehensive penetration of AI technology is the trend, and the implementation of related commercial models will have a profound impact on fields such as consumer electronics, as well as stimulate market investment enthusiasm for related industries. (China Securities Journal)

On the night of January 16th, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced that Prime Minister Netanyahu had spoken with US President elect Trump and US President Biden respectively to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza. With the announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu publicly confirmed for the first time that Israel has accepted the Gaza ceasefire agreement to release detainees, which is expected to take effect on the 19th.