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Foreign central banks held $9.863 billion in U.S. Treasury securities in the week ending January 23, compared with $3.888 billion in the previous week.

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, Vitkov, has lasted for an hour.

S&P believes that the ongoing restructuring of the remaining defaulted debt will not significantly affect Ukraine's ability to fulfill its other debt obligations.

S&P: Following the completion of the restructuring of GDP-backed bonds, Ukraine's foreign currency rating has been upgraded from "SD" to "CCC+"; the outlook is stable.

S&P upgraded Ukraine's rating from Selective Default (SD) to CCC+.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 306.78 points, or 0.63%, to close at 49,384.01 on Thursday, January 22; the S&P 500 rose 37.74 points, or 0.55%, to close at 6,913.36; and the Nasdaq Composite rose 211.20 points, or 0.91%, to close at 23,436.02.

Intel (INTC.O) shares fell more than 4% in after-hours trading.

Intel (INTC.O) reported a net loss of $591 million in Q4 2025, compared to market expectations of a net loss of $603 million and a net loss of $126 million in the same period last year.

January 23 – According to the Ukrainian news agency, Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister, Denis Shmyhal, stated on social media that January 22nd was the most difficult day for Ukraine's power system since the major blackout in November 2022. He explained that due to a combination of factors—damage to power generation facilities, destruction of distribution networks and transformers, and continued enemy attacks on the entire power grid—Ukraine is facing an extremely difficult situation. Energy workers are forced to continue implementing emergency blackouts. To maintain the integrity of the power system, the Ukrainian transmission system operator, Ukrenergo, has had to activate a special emergency blackout plan. Shmyhal stated that the situation is most severe in Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Kremlin: Russian Presidential Aide Ushakov and Presidential Special Representative Dmitrie will attend Putin's meeting with Witkov and Kushner.

Kremlin: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with US Presidential Envoy Witkov and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

On January 23, according to foreign media reports, Apple (AAPL.O) expanded the responsibilities of its Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Terence Turner, to include design work, further solidifying his position as a leading candidate to succeed CEO Tim Cook. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that Cook, who has led Apple since 2011 and turned 65 last November, quietly appointed Turner to manage the company's design team at the end of last year. At Apple, design responsibilities hold special significance. This role, overseeing both hardware and software design, has long been held by senior leaders. Going back to the Steve Jobs era, the company's success has always been closely linked to the look and feel of its products. Sources revealed that Turner is currently referred to as the "executive head" of all design work within Cook's management team. This means he needs to act as a bridge between design staff and Apple's senior management.

White House trade advisor Navarro: This week's U.S. GDP data shows that the manufacturing boom driven by Trump is gradually becoming more solid.

According to Sputnik News Agency, a motorcade carrying US Middle East envoy Vitkov has arrived at the Kremlin for talks on the Ukraine issue. This marks Vitkov's seventh visit to Moscow since the Trump administration took office.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Ukrainian negotiators are traveling to the UAE for talks with Russia and the United States on Friday.

Market news: Apple's (AAPL.O) Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Tenas, announced that he will also take on a design role, a move seen as a new signal that he intends to run for CEO.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio: The United States welcomes the Iraqi government's move to detain ISIS militants in Iraqi security facilities.