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On January 10th, the Federal Reserve released its list of chairpersons and vice chairpersons for the 12 regional banks to be appointed this year. Among them are Emerson Electric CEO Lal Karsanbhai as chairperson of the St. Louis Fed and Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney as vice chairperson of the Boston Fed. The list also includes former CEOs of other large companies, as well as heads of small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Regional Fed directors meet regularly with Federal Reserve policymakers, who say the boards views on the economy help them understand their own interest rate decisions.US President Trump will meet with US oil executives in ten minutes to discuss Venezuelan oil exploration.On January 10th, U.S. mortgage rates fell below 6% for the first time in years after President Trump ordered his "representatives" to begin purchasing $200 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities, his latest move to ease the burden of high living costs for Americans. According to data provider Mortgage News Daily, the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 5.99% on Friday morning, down from 6.21% on Thursday. This is the lowest average rate for a 30-year mortgage since February 2023. As of Friday, the average rate for a 30-year mortgage has fallen by more than 1% over the past year. Rates for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages also fell sharply to 5.55%.On January 10th, it was reported that on January 9th local time, US President Trump stated on his social media platform "Real Social" that he looked forward to meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House during the first week of February. Trump claimed that the meeting would benefit both Colombia and the United States, emphasizing the need to stop drugs from entering the US. Currently, Colombia has not yet responded to this.Hang Seng Index futures closed up 0.64% at 26,408 points in overnight trading, a premium of 176 points.