📊 Markets Recap
Asia: Mixed session 🎭
🇨🇳 China: CSI 300 📈 +0.5%, powered by strong Q4 GDP growth (+5.4%), hitting Beijing’s 5% 2024 target.
🇯🇵 Japan: Nikkei 📉 -0.35%, weighed down by BOJ rate hike expectations.
Currency Watch: 🇯🇵 Yen strengthened to 155.62 per dollar 📊, reflecting BOJ speculation.
🎮 Corporate Highlights
Nintendo shares fell 🚨 -5% after a lukewarm response to the Switch 2 reveal, dragging the TOPIX index 📉 -0.7%.
🛢 Commodities
Oil: Brent 🛢 $81.6, WTI $78.30 ⬆️ on supply disruptions from new U.S. sanctions on Russian energy.
Gold: Steady at $2,712 🟡, with mixed U.S. data fueling rate cut speculation.
Copper: Slight rise to $9,268 🪙, supported by Chinese growth but capped by trade concerns.
🌍 Geopolitics
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics: Treasury nominee Scott Bessent supports sanctions on Russian oil and tax cut extensions. Markets brace for President-elect Trump’s inauguration Monday 🎩, amid China trade policy fears.
🕊 Middle East: Yemeni Houthi militia may halt Red Sea attacks following Gaza ceasefire deal.
📉 Economic Shifts
China: Population shrank for the third year (-1.39M), reaching 1.408B. Aging population and low birth rates challenge growth ⚠️.
Soybean Trade: 🇨🇳 Processors pivot to 🇧🇷 Brazilian imports ($420/ton), avoiding pricier 🇺🇸 supplies ($451/ton).
🚀 SpaceX Mishap
Starship exploded during a test flight 🌌, scattering debris over the Caribbean. Booster recovery succeeded, but propulsion leak caused spacecraft failure.
Stay informed and ready to trade! 📈💡
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