According to the Associated Press: Former US President Trump won the Iowa Republican caucus.

The MSCI Asia ex-Japan index fell 1%.

On the evening of January 15, local time, the first Republican primary election for the 2024 U.S. presidential election officially began in Iowa.

Spot gold hit $2,050 per ounce, down 0.24% on the day.

The U.S. dollar rose more than 30 points against the Japanese yen USD/JPY in the short term, standing above 146, up 0.17% during the day.

The Australian dollar AUD/USD fell 0.50% on the day and is now at 0.6627.

The New Zealand dollar NZD/USD fell 0.50% on the day and is now at 0.6170.

GBP/USD fell to 1.27, down 0.22% on the day.

The British Navy received reports of an incident northwest of Assab, a city on the Red Sea coast in southeastern Eritrea.

[Coke launches two rounds of price cuts at the beginning of the year, and coke companies accelerate the optimization of industrial layout] Since the beginning of 2024, coke prices have experienced two rounds of price cuts. The second round of coke price cuts came into effect last week, ending the volatile upward trend since the second half of 2023. As of the close of trading on January 15, the main coke contract 2405 in the futures market was quoted at 2402 yuan/ton, down more than 11% from the price of 2720 yuan/ton at the end of November last year. In the spot market, following the first round of coke price reductions in the first week of the new year, which saw a drop of 100 yuan/ton to 110 yuan/ton, the second round of coke price cuts has been fully implemented recently, with a cumulative decrease of 200 yuan/ton in the two rounds. 220 yuan/ton. Faced with the continued decline in coke prices, relevant listed companies have optimized their industrial layout and expanded upstream coal mine resources to reduce the risk of raw material price fluctuations. At the same time, we will accelerate technological transformation and upgrading and further promote lean management.

WTI crude oil hit $73/barrel, up 0.61% on the day.

Spot gold is close to a flat opening, currently trading at $2,054.58 an ounce.

[An attack in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, has killed 4 people] According to the security department of the Iraqi Kurdistan Autonomous Region (Kurdistan Region), Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards launched a “attack” on Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, in the early morning of the 16th local time. "A series of attacks" has killed at least 4 people and injured 5 others, including local civilians. In addition, flights at Erbil Airport in the early morning of the 16th were suspended due to local attacks.

Two U.S. officials: The missile attack in Erbil, Iraq, had no impact on U.S. facilities and no U.S. personnel were injured.

[The probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged in February is 95.3%] According to CME "Fed Watch": the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged in the range of 5.25%-5.50% in February is 95.3%, and the probability of cutting interest rates by 25 basis points is 4.7%. . The probability of keeping interest rates unchanged by March is 27.7%, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point interest rate cut is 69%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point interest rate cut is 3.3%.

Three security sources: Erbil airport halted air traffic after explosions were heard over the Iraqi city of Erbil.