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Russian President Vladimir Putin: The Russian army has 700,000 troops in Ukraine.On December 19th, Bank of America economists stated in a report that they expect the Bank of England to keep interest rates unchanged at its next meeting in February, but may cut rates in March. "The Bank of England wants more confidence that inflation can sustainably remain at its 2% target level and has expressed concern about persistently high wage and price expectations," the economists said. They noted that the Bank of Englands cautious stance increases the risk that interest rates will eventually be higher than expected.On December 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that he was willing to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but he ruled out modifications proposed by Kyiv and European sides to the peace plan jointly developed by the United States and Moscow. Putin said he had "basically agreed" to the plan for ending the war put forward during his summit with US President Trump in Alaska in August. "To say that we rejected something is completely incorrect and has no factual basis," Putin said. "The issue lies entirely with our Western adversaries, arguably primarily the leaders of Ukraine and Europe," he stated. Putins remarks came after intensive negotiations in recent weeks between the US, Ukraine, and Europe on a 28-point peace plan. This plan was proposed last month following talks between Trumps special envoy, Vitkov, and Kremlin advisor Dmitriev. The US-Russia plan initially shocked Ukraine and its European allies by adopting a series of Russian demands that Kyiv had previously rejected outright. With intervention from Kyiv and Europe, some of the most contentious issues have been removed or modified.Truss Securities raised its price target for Tesla (TSLA.O) from $406 to $444.Market news: U.S. Senator Wyden sent a letter to seven tanker companies regarding cartel-linked maritime fuel smuggling between the U.S. and Mexico.
