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Bank of Canada Governor MacCallum's press conference ends.

Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada: A strong Federal Reserve keeps markets and inflation stable, which helps reduce interest rate volatility.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: As Commander-in-Chief, U.S. President Trump has never ruled out any options, but currently in Venezuela, the only form of military presence will be the Naval Guard stationed at the embassy.

Bank of Canada Governor MacCallum: Businesses tell us they are more focused on exporting more products to existing customers rather than opening up new markets.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: We are neither ready, nor do we intend or expect to take any military action against Venezuela at any time.

Bank of Canada Governor Macklem: The era of open, rules-based trade with the United States is "over."

The UK and its allies, including France and Canada, jointly stated: We strongly condemn the demolition of the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem by the Israeli authorities. We call on the Israeli government, a member of the United Nations, to stop all demolitions.

US Secretary of State Rubio: The protests in Iran may have subsided, but they will break out again in the future.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: (Asked about the U.S. State Department’s estimate of the death toll in the protests in Iran) It must be in the thousands.

Rosstat: Russia's PPI in December 2025 fell by 3.3% year-on-year and 1.6% month-on-month.

Bank of Canada Governor Macklem: The Bank of Canada Board of Governors believes it is difficult to assign probabilities to risks to the outlook.

Bank of Canada Governor Macklem: The dollar’s ​​safe haven role has been weakened.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: The United States has so far established "respectful and productive" communication channels with Venezuela's current leaders.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: We think we will be able to open a U.S. diplomatic mission in Venezuela very soon.

EIA distillate fuel production extended demand data for the week to January 23 in the United States was 5.025 million barrels per day, compared with the previous value of 4.8237 million barrels per day.

EIA total automotive gasoline production extended demand data for the week to January 23 in the United States was 9.619 million barrels per day, compared with the previous value of 8.807 million barrels per day.

The EIA Strategic Petroleum Reserve inventory in the United States for the week to January 23 was 515,000 barrels, compared with the previous value of 806,000 barrels.

The EIA refinery equipment utilization rate in the United States for the week ending January 23 was 90.9%, compared with the expected 92.8% and the previous value of 93.3%.

EIA crude oil production in the United States in the week to January 23 was -395,000 barrels per day, compared with the previous value of -354,000 barrels per day.

EIA heating oil inventories in the United States for the week to January 23 were 26,000 barrels, compared with the previous value of 279,000 barrels.