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January 16, Capital Economics economist Abhijit Surya said that the resilience of Australias job market means that the Reserve Bank of Australia is unlikely to rush to relax policy settings. He added that the unemployment rate actually fell from 4.1% in the third quarter to 4.0% in the fourth quarter, significantly lower than the central banks expectations of 4.3%. He said that the Reserve Bank of Australia may not start cutting interest rates before May, although the market believes that a rate cut in February is very likely, and a lot still depends on the fourth quarter CPI data to be released at the end of this month.On January 16, according to the Washington Post, U.S. House Speaker Johnson confirmed on Wednesday that he had decided to remove Representative Michael Turner from his position as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The leadership change of this closely watched and powerful committee indicates that the party may change its attitude towards the Russia-Ukraine issue in Trumps second term and when the Republicans have a majority in both the Senate and the House. Turner is an advocate of providing funds for Ukraine and he has sometimes been criticized by Ukrainian-skeptic Republicans in the House. Turner allegedly told the media that the House Speaker cited "concerns from Mar-a-Lago" as the reason for his removal. Mar-a-Lago is Trumps residence in Florida.Hong Kong stocks rose, with the Hang Seng Index up 1% and the Hang Seng Tech Index up 1.7%.October Rice Field (09676.HK) rose nearly 15%, and it is expected that its adjusted net profit in 2024 will increase by no less than 110% year-on-year.UBTECH Robotics (09880.HK) rose 3.5%. Non-executive director Xia Zuoquan voluntarily pledged not to reduce his holdings in the companys shares within 12 months.
