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Goldman Sachs maintains its forecast that aluminum prices will fall as new Indonesian supplies enter the market in late 2026/early 2027.

Goldman Sachs: The significant price increase is largely complete, and copper prices are increasingly prone to corrections.

On January 15th, the highest 7-day annualized yield of Tencent Wealth Management's "Current Account +" was 1.4550%, and the lowest was 0.8790%. The highest 7-day annualized yield of WeChat Pay's "Lingqian Tong" was 1.1530%, and the lowest was 1.0380%. The highest 7-day annualized yield of Alipay's "Yu'ebao" was 1.2570%, and the lowest was 1.0110%.

The Security Council will hold a meeting on the situation in Iran on January 15 local time.

January 15th - Alibaba held a product iteration launch event for Qianwen in Hangzhou on January 15th. It was announced at the event that the monthly active users of Qianwen on the C-end exceeded 100 million within two months of its launch.

January 15th - According to Japanese media reports, Japan's largest opposition party and its former ruling coalition partners are discussing deepening electoral cooperation and even considering the possibility of a future merger. The Asahi Shimbun reports that leaders of the Constitutional Democratic Party (HDP) and Komeito are scheduled to meet on Thursday to discuss cooperation in the snap election expected in early February. Komeito withdrew from its long-standing alliance with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) several months ago. If the HDP and Komeito merge to form a new party, it could create a powerful opposition force to challenge Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. HDP leader Yoshihiko Noda posted on social media platform X on Tuesday: "We and Komeito agree that there is no legitimate reason for dissolving the Diet. Both sides have reached a consensus on gathering centrist forces capable of forming a political party and confirmed that they will engage in high-level cooperation."

Colombian President Petro: He will meet with US President Trump on February 3.

On January 15th, following protests by Yao Zhenhua, Chairman of Baoneng Group and actual controller of Qoros Auto, against the undervaluation and "fire sale" of Qoros Auto's Changshu factory's core assets, the auction proceeded as scheduled. As of press time, one person had registered, 772 people were following the story, and 20,129 people had viewed it. On January 14th, Yao Zhenhua released a video of his whistleblowing through the official WeChat account of "China Baoneng," alleging that in the 270 million yuan execution case against Qoros, the liquidation team forcibly sealed off Qoros Auto's factory and equipment, exceeding the stipulated amount in the seizure and execution, and forcibly auctioned off Qoros Auto's land, factory buildings, conventional machinery and equipment, and specialized vehicle equipment, among other core assets.

Hong Kong property stocks rallied, with New World Development (00017.HK) rising over 10%, Zhengshang Real Estate (00185.HK) gaining over 9%, and Fantasia Holdings (01777.HK) and Zhongliang Holdings (02772.HK) following suit.

On January 15th, Apple announced the expansion of Apple Pay's cross-border payment support. Users holding Visa credit cards issued by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Communications, China Merchants Bank, CITIC Bank, Ping An Bank, and Industrial Bank, as well as Visa debit cards issued by CITIC Bank, can use Apple Pay for cross-border payments after adding their cards to the Apple Wallet app. Visa credit cards issued by more banks, including Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, China Construction Bank, China Minsheng Bank, and China Everbright Bank, will support this feature in the coming months. Mastercard is also preparing to launch this feature for cardholders of select issuing banks in the coming months.

January 15th - The National Australia Bank's Q4 2025 Business Survey shows that the Australian economy is demonstrating strong resilience, with overall capacity utilization climbing to its highest level in 18 months. The bank's data shows that capacity utilization rose to 83.3% in the quarter, up from 83.0% in Q3 and 82.4% in Q2. Faced with a worrying inflation outlook, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will certainly not ignore the increasingly prominent capacity bottlenecks in the economy at its February meeting. A growing number of economists are predicting an interest rate hike next month, or strategically opening the door to this possibility.

January 15th - According to monitoring by the China Index Academy, as of the end of December 2025, the number of plots of idle land to be acquired through special bonds announced nationwide has exceeded 5,500, with a planned land acquisition area of nearly 300 million square meters. Among them, many provinces and cities have issued corresponding special bonds totaling over 300 billion yuan.

Hong Kong-listed lithium battery stocks rallied, with Hongqiao Group (08137.HK) up over 8%, Ganfeng Lithium (01772.HK) up over 5%, Tianqi Lithium (09696.HK) up over 4%, and BYD (01211.HK) and CATL (03750.HK) following suit.

Hong Kong-listed mainland property stocks collectively rallied, with Jinhui Holdings (09993.HK) surging over 13%, Sunac China (01918.HK) rising over 5%, and Vanke (02202.HK), R&F Properties (02777.HK), Country Garden (02007.HK) and others following suit.

January 15th - GSFM investment expert Stephen Miller stated that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has reason to raise interest rates in February. He pointed out that a significantly strong rebound in consumer spending and relatively robust labor market conditions make a rate hike more likely. If rates are not raised now, the RBA may have to take more aggressive measures in the future. He also mentioned that sluggish productivity growth and a sharp rise in unit labor costs have further exacerbated the RBA's predicament.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced today that it conducted 179.3 billion yuan of 7-day reverse repurchase operations, with both the bid and winning bids amounting to 179.3 billion yuan. The operating rate was 1.40%, unchanged from the previous rate.