ING Bank: The Bank of England may cut interest rates by a cumulative 100 basis points in 2024, and the first rate cut may be in August.

British Foreign Secretary Cameron: Red Sea attacks must stop or action will be taken, but did not specify what action the UK would take.

U.S. natural gas futures rose 5% on the day.

The Baltic Dry Index fell 0.24% to 2,086 points.

British Prime Minister Sunak refused to rule out the possibility of holding a general election in the spring of 2024.

British Prime Minister Sunak: There are many things to deal with before the election.

As Bitcoin rose more than 1% during the day, U.S. stocks related to cryptocurrency rose generally before the market opened. Coinbase (COIN.O), Riot Blockchain (RIOT.O) rose nearly 2%, and Marathon Digital (MARA.O) rose more than 3%. .

Employment Data Company Challenger: U.S. employers announced 780,123 new positions in 2023, a 47% decrease from 1,482,364 positions in 2022. This is the lowest number of recruitment plans announced since 2015. Hiring plans stood at 3,022 in December, the lowest monthly total since data began tracking in 2009.

Employment Data Company Challenger: The technology industry laid off the most people last year, with 168,032 jobs, a 73% increase from 97,171 jobs in 2022. The number of layoffs in the industry dropped sharply over the summer before increasing in the fourth quarter. In December, technology companies announced 4,470 layoffs.

Employment Data Company Challenger: U.S. employers announced 34,817 layoffs in December 2023, a 24% decrease from the 45,510 announced in November, the second-lowest total of layoffs in the month of 2023, behind the 23,697 announced in July .

Saudi Arabian Exchange: Shares of “MBC Group Limited” will be listed and traded on the main market on January 8.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni: I do not hope or support government reorganization.

According to the British Press Association: British Prime Minister Sunak said that the timing of the election is a hypothesis.

According to the British Press Association: British Prime Minister Sunak hinted that the British general election will be held in the second half of 2024.

The monthly layoff rate of challenger companies in the United States in December was 23.5%, compared with the previous value of 23.55%.

The annual layoff rate of challenger companies in the United States in December was -20.2%, compared with -40.80% in the previous month.