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On January 25th, Saudi real estate developers shares saw their biggest gain in four months, boosted by the formal implementation of new regulations allowing foreigners to own a wider range of local real estate assets. On Sunday, the Saudi Stock Exchanges Real Estate Management and Development Index surged 4.5%, with all 17 constituent stocks rising. Mecca Construction and Development Company led the gains with approximately 10%, followed closely by Al-Aqen Real Estate. Fadi Arbid, Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Amwal Capital Partners, stated, "This is a market craving good news. Opening up the real estate market to foreign investment, especially in Mecca and Medina, is clearly a good thing." While specific details regarding foreign ownership rules are scarce, Saudi Arabias latest announcement indicates that the country is moving forward with plans to allow foreigners to own residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial properties. Under the new law, non-Saudi citizens can also purchase land. As part of efforts to reduce dependence on oil and diversify its economy, Saudi Arabia approved a comprehensive revision of its property ownership law last July, aiming to attract foreign buyers to the Gulf regions largest economy and accelerate necessary infrastructure development.Monday: ① Data: Germanys January IFO Business Climate Index; US November Durable Goods Orders (MoM); US January Dallas Fed Business Activity Index; Chinas December Year-to-Date Power Generation Capacity. ② Events: 200 billion yuan of 1-year Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF) and 158.3 billion yuan of 7-day reverse repos mature today; the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology holds the 2026 "Star Computing & Intelligent Connectivity" Space Computing Power Seminar. ③ Holidays: The Sydney Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India are closed. Tuesday: ① Data: US November FHFA House Price Index (MoM); US November S&P/CS 20-City Composite Home Price Index (YoY, Unadjusted); US January Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index; US January Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index. ② Earnings Reports: Boeing, General Motors. Wednesday: ① Data: US API crude oil inventories for the week ending January 23; Australias December unadjusted CPI year-on-year rate; Germanys February GfK consumer confidence index; Switzerlands January ZEW investor confidence index; US EIA crude oil inventories for the week ending January 23. ② Events: Bank of Canada releases interest rate decision and monetary policy report. ③ Earnings reports: Meta, Microsoft, Tesla (after market close). Thursday: ① Data: Switzerlands December trade balance; Eurozones January industrial and economic sentiment indices; US initial jobless claims for the week ending January 24; US November trade balance; US November factory orders month-on-month; US November wholesale sales month-on-month; US EIA natural gas inventories for the week ending January 23. ② Events: Federal Reserve FOMC releases interest rate decision; Federal Reserve Chairman Powell holds a monetary policy press conference. ③ Earnings reports: Apple (after market close). Friday: ① Data: Japans December unemployment rate; Frances preliminary Q4 GDP annual rate; Switzerlands January KOF Leading Economic Index; Germanys January seasonally adjusted unemployment figures, Germanys January seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, and Germanys preliminary Q4 unadjusted GDP annual rate; UKs December Bank of England mortgage approvals; Eurozones preliminary Q4 GDP annual rate and Eurozones December unemployment rate; Germanys preliminary January CPI monthly rate; Canadas November GDP monthly rate; US December PPI data and US January Chicago PMI. Saturday: ① Data: US total oil rig count for the week ending January 30; Chinas official January manufacturing PMI. ② Events: 2028 FOMC voting member and St. Louis Fed President Musalaim speaks on the US economy and monetary policy; CFTC releases weekly positioning report.On January 25, local time, Mohshinni Sani, a member of the Iranian Parliaments National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, stated in an interview that the Iranian armed forces have entered a state of full alert in response to the current military deployments of adversaries. Sani emphasized that Iran is continuously monitoring all hostile movements in the region, and the military is "hands on the trigger," ready to respond at any time. In the event of any form of aggression, Iran will launch a fierce counterattack, its strikes encompassing everything from the Strait of Hormuz to all US interests in the region, and its retaliatory measures will exceed the enemys expectations.January 25th - Starting from midnight on January 26th, a new train schedule will be implemented nationwide. After the adjustment, the national railway network will operate 12,130 scheduled passenger trains, an increase of 243 trains compared to the previous schedule; and 23,748 freight trains, an increase of 177 trains compared to the previous schedule. The national railways passenger and freight transport capacity and efficiency will be further improved, and the supply of transport products will be continuously optimized, better serving the high-quality development of the economy and society.On January 25th, Tencent officially announced a Spring Festival event, distributing 1 billion yuan in cash red envelopes to users on the Yuanbao App. Individual red envelopes can reach tens of thousands of yuan. Meanwhile, the "2025 Second Half AI Application Interaction Innovation and Ecosystem Implementation Report" shows that among all AI-native apps in the market, the top four in terms of weekly active users are Doubao, DeepSeek, Yuanbao, and Ant Afu, with Alibabas Qianwen ranking fifth.
