Russian Stocks End Mixed as MOEX Index Closes Flat Amid Commodity Volatility 
Platinum Surges to Record High as Supply Crunch and Policy Shift Drive Historic Rally 
U.S. Stocks Hold Steady After Christmas as Trading Volumes Stay Light 
European Markets Mixed as Pound Weakens and Major Corporate Deals Emerge 
Yen Rebounds as Markets Assess BOJ Rate Hike Outlook and Intervention Risks 
U.S. Stock Index Futures Steady Ahead of Holiday-Shortened Trading Week 
Oil Prices Rise as Middle East Tensions and Ukraine Uncertainty Fuel Supply Concerns 
China Industrial Profits Slump Signals Need for More Economic Stimulus 
BOJ Signals Further Rate Hikes as Inflation and Weak Yen Remain in Focus 
Japan to Audit Brazil’s Beef System, Paving Way for Market Access 
Oil Prices Hold Steady in Asia as Geopolitical Tensions Support Market 
Wall Street Ends Post-Christmas Session Flat as Investors Eye Santa Claus Rally 
China to Tighten Crude Steel Output Controls and Export Regulation Through 2030 
Oil Prices Rise as Ukraine Peace Talks and Middle East Tensions Stir Supply Concerns 
Gold Prices Ease After Record Highs as Dollar Firms, Broader Bullish Outlook Intact 
Asian Stocks Rally as Fed Rate Cut Bets Weigh on Dollar and Fuel Precious Metals Surge 
The largest US labor federation is calling for a ban on solar products importation from China’s Xinjiang region over human rights concerns.
The leader of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, had written Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan about “convincing evidence of systematic forced labor” in solar production in Xinjiang.
The federation demanded “immediate focused action" on the Biden administration and Congress by stopping imports.
The AFL-CIO was a key supporter of President Joe Biden in the November election.
The Biden administration has endorsed a Trump administration finding that China has committed genocide against Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang and has said the US must be prepared to impose costs on China.
