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The 20-year Japanese government bond yield rose 4.0 basis points to 3.295%.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 29.30 points, or 0.33%, on Tuesday, January 20, to 8845.2 points.

UK Government: Consultation will seek views from all parties to determine the appropriate minimum age for children to access social media, including exploring bans on children under a certain age.

The UK government has launched a consultation on children's social media use and proposed banning mobile phones in schools.

New Zealand's services industry performance index in December was 51.5, compared with the previous value of 46.9.

UK Government: Relevant proposals will be advanced in close cooperation with the Competition and Markets Authority and will not change the Competition and Markets Authority's decision-making independence from ministers.

UK Government: Proposals include ensuring market remedies are regularly reviewed and providing companies with greater certainty on whether transactions face merger regulation.

UK Government: Consultations include proposals to change the way the Competition and Markets Authority makes decisions on mergers and acquisitions and market investigations.

UK Government: Proposed antitrust reforms aim to boost investment, innovation and consumer confidence.

UK Government: Launching consultations on proposals to improve the UK’s competition regulatory regime to make it “faster, more predictable and more proportionate”.

Syrian Presidential Palace: Syrian President Salad and U.S. President Trump discussed the latest developments in the situation in Syria on the phone. Salad and Trump agreed to continue cooperation in the fight against the "Islamic State". Salad and Trump stressed the need to uphold the rights of the Kurdish people within the framework of the Syrian state.

Trump and Trump will hold a peace commission charter signing ceremony in Davos at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.

European Commission President Von der Leyen: In Davos, I met with a bipartisan delegation from the US Congress. We discussed our joint efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karas: The EU’s goal remains to achieve a truly inclusive political transition in Syria.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Callas: (On the Syrian issue) all military activities must stop immediately, commitments to de-escalate the situation must be fully adhered to, and civilians must be protected.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Callas: The ceasefire between the interim authorities in Syria and the Syrian Democratic Forces is a key step to prevent the country from falling into turmoil again.

U.S. State Department: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio spoke on the phone with the Saudi Foreign Minister on Monday to discuss Iran.

Eurogroup President Pierakakis: The Eurogroup did not discuss Greenland; Greenland’s sovereignty must be respected.

Fitch Ratings: Exports from key European frontier markets continue to recover.

Fitch Ratings: The threat of U.S. tariffs on Greenland heightens geopolitical risks in Europe.