International Association of Independent Tanker Owners: The military advises ships to avoid the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

R&F Properties: Contracted sales in December were RMB 1.17 billion; cumulative contracted sales were RMB 19.95 billion.

According to Nikkei: Toyota and Mazda plan to jointly develop in-vehicle systems, which is expected to reduce development costs by 70-80%.

According to Nikkei: Toyota and Mazda will share in-car systems for next-generation vehicles.

According to RIA Novosti: The Russian naval base in the Abkhazia region of Georgia may begin to be put into use in 2024.

Kazakhstan’s national oil transporter KazTransOil has increased oil loadings from the Aktau port to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline by 5.5 times in 2023 to 1.392 million tons.

Jordanian Foreign Minister: Israel puts the Middle East at risk of regional war.

Iran stated that the US and UK attacks on the Houthi armed forces will exacerbate instability in the region.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority: As of the end of December, the total foreign assets in Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund were HK$3.53 trillion.

The Russian ruble’s exchange rate against the US dollar exceeded 88 for the first time since November 23 last year.

The yield on British 2-year government bonds fell more than 8 basis points to 4.157%, the lowest level since January 9.

Riksbank Deputy Governor Bonger: Interest rates are not expected to rise further.

Goldman Sachs: Lowered UK GDP growth forecast for 2024 from 0.6% to 0.5%.

Spokesperson for the Houthi armed forces in Yemen: We will not hesitate to attack the source of the threat.

Jordan stated that the failure of the international community to restrain Israel exposed Israel to security risks in the region.

According to TASS: Russia condemns the US and UK attacks on the Houthi armed forces in Yemen.

Indian Petroleum Minister: There is no room to reduce fuel prices.

France stated that the Houthis bear "extremely serious" responsibility for the escalation of the situation in the Red Sea region.