Evercore ISI central bank watchers look ahead to Fed meeting minutes: The minutes "will show a high bar for action in March" but "cannot rule it out".

U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Matthew Miller: Reports that the United States asked Ukraine to change its strategy are untrue.

Institutional outlook: Fed meeting minutes: The minutes will show that "most" FOMC participants believe that interest rates have become sufficiently restrictive and that further tightening of policy is currently a risk.

US Geological Survey: A 5.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in South Africa.

U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Matthew Miller: The United States has no assessment of the perpetrators of yesterday’s explosion in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.

U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Matthew Miller: The United States remains extremely concerned about the risk of the conflict in Gaza spreading to other fronts.

U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Matthew Miller: The United States was not involved in the deadly bombing in Iran. The United States has no reason to believe that Israel is behind the Iranian bombings.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $719.897 billion from 79 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

The UK and 11 other countries jointly stated: We call on the Houthis to immediately stop attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea and release illegally detained ships and crews. There will be consequences if the Houthis continue to threaten lives, the global economy and the free flow of the region’s critical waterways.

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA): Iranian President Raisi canceled his visit to Turkey due to the explosion.

According to Coindesk: Goldman Sachs (hopes) to participate in the establishment of a Bitcoin spot ETF through BlackRock and asset management company Grayscale.

The leader of Lebanese Hezbollah said that the organization quickly opened the southern front on October 8, preventing a wider bombing campaign in Lebanon.

The United States, Australia, Canada and other countries issued a joint statement reiterating their call for the Houthis to cease attacks in the Red Sea region.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer: Border negotiations are still making progress.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Citadel’s flagship multi-strategy fund rose 15.3% last year, and Citadel’s hedge funds will all have returns of more than 10% in 2023.

The U.S. 4-month Treasury bond auction as of January 3 - the winning interest rate was 5.2%, compared with the previous value of 5.21%.

Energy management agency ARERA: Italian household gas prices fell 6.7% in December