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South Korea halts all program trading sell orders as its stock market downturn accelerates.


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⚠️ Key Events This Week

This week revolves around the US labor market, with several checkpoints leading into Friday’s jobs report. Megacap earnings add a second layer, testing whether growth expectations can hold if labor data stays firm.

🐈 Monday

January ISM Manufacturing PMI

Manufacturing PMI helps frame growth momentum. Prices paid and new orders matter more than the headline.

🐈 Tuesday

December JOLTS Job Openings

JOLTS is read as a gauge of labor tightness. Fewer openings ease wage pressure assumptions.

🐈 Wednesday

Alphabet $GOOGL earnings
ADP Non-Farm Employment Change
January ISM Services PMI

ADP is an early read into NFP. ISM Services drives the growth and inflation narrative. Alphabet earnings feed into megacap and AI-linked sentiment.

🐈 Thursday

Initial Jobless Claims at 3:30pm
Amazon $AMZN earnings

Claims matter for trend confirmation. Amazon earnings spill into consumer demand, cloud growth, and broader tech positioning.

🐈 Friday

January Jobs Report
Average Hourly Earnings m/m
Unemployment Rate
Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment
Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations

This is the main macro event. Wages and unemployment carry more weight than headline payrolls for rates.

Main focus: Wednesday’s services and earnings cluster, then Friday’s full labor report.


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HONG KONG TO GRANT STABLECOIN LICENSES IN MARCH

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority says reviews are nearly complete, with the first stablecoin licenses set for March.

Only a very small number will be approved initially, signaling a cautious rollout as oversight tightens.


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🇺🇸 President Trump plans to launch a strategic critical-minerals stockpile backed by $12 billion to reduce U.S. dependence on Chinese rare earths and shield manufacturers from supply disruptions, according to Bloomberg.

The initiative, called Project Vault, combines $1.67 billion in private funding with a $10 billion loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank to buy and store minerals for automakers, tech companies, and other industries.


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FIFA President Infantino says the Russia ban should be lifted: “We have to. Definitely.”

He argues the ban “has not achieved anything” and only “created more frustration and hatred.”

Says letting Russians play would help “having girls and boys from Russia play in Europe would help.”

He also opposes banning Israel, calling it “a defeat.”

Infantino wants rule changes so FIFA “never ban any country… because of the acts of their political leaders.”


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JPMorgan's, $JPM, Jamie Dimon has said that the bank will have fewer jobs in five years than it does now due to AI.


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