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Market news: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will visit Japan from January 13th to 14th.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: Institutional investors will not be forced to withdraw investment in home purchases.

According to Politico: U.S. President Trump appointed Republican Commissioner Ho Nieh as chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Market news: Cuba’s foreign minister visited Venezuela and met with the interim president to commemorate the victims of the US attack.

Japan’s foreign exchange reserves in December were US$1,369.8 billion, compared with the previous value of US$1,359.4 billion.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Pulte: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have sufficient liquidity to purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds.

Japan's monthly rate of all household expenditures in November was 6.2%, expected to be 2.7%, and the previous value was -3.5%.

The annual rate of all household expenditures in Japan in November was 2.9%, expected to be -1.00%, and the previous value was -3.00%.

"Fed Mouthpiece" Nick Timiraos: Trump is using the power granted by the 2008 takeover order of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to allow the two companies to increase their holdings of approximately $200 billion in mortgage bonds. (Theoretically, the Ministry of Finance can amend the preferred stock purchase agreement signed with these two companies)

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened up 34.70 points, or 0.40%, on Friday, January 9, to 8755.5 points.

Canadian Prime Minister's Office: Canadian Prime Minister Carney and Brazilian President Lula reiterated their support for a peaceful, negotiated transfer process led by Venezuela.

"Fed Mouthpiece" Nick Timiraos: Trump said he has directed representatives to purchase $200 billion worth of residential mortgage-backed securities to narrow mortgage spreads and lower interest rates. The primary mechanism for achieving this goal is through the retained investment portfolios of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which, under their existing agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department, are limited to holding no more than $225 billion in mortgage investments each. The companies each hold about $124 billion in these portfolios as of November 2025, meaning they could each purchase an additional $100 billion in mortgage-backed securities.

Canadian Prime Minister's Office: Canadian Prime Minister Carney had a phone call with Brazilian President Lula on Venezuela.

US Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Pulte: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will implement US President Trump’s instructions.

The mayor of Kiev said that a Russian drone attack in Kiev caused an explosion and caused a fire.

US President Trump will attend the policy meeting in ten minutes.

Market news: Unspecified astronaut health problems forced NASA to bring back the "Crew-11" mission crew from the International Space Station ahead of schedule.

The governor of Lviv state in western Ukraine said a Russian attack hit an infrastructure target in the state.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to extend Obamacare’s health care subsidy bill for three years.

U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Pulte: (Regarding Trump's instruction to purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds) We are working on it.