Yesterday and this morning's important news roundup (2026-01-29)

1. Federal Reserve January meeting: paused rate hikes, keeping rates in the 3.5-3.75% range, with Milan and Waller supporting a 25BP cut; Powell reiterated that rates are at the upper end of the neutral zone, policy has no predetermined path, and data will guide decisions. Powell also stated that if tariffs and inflation peak and then decline, it indicates policy can be eased, and he advised successors to stay away from politics.
2. Hamas senior officials: have never agreed to disarmament.
3. The US is transferring a seized oil tanker to Venezuela.
4. The Bank of Canada announced it will keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25%.
5. The EU and Vietnam are set to deepen cooperation on critical minerals and semiconductors.
6. Bessant: Trump may announce the Federal Reserve Chair candidate in about a week.
7. Governor of the Bank of Ghana: Ghana has sold part of its gold reserves to obtain foreign exchange.
8. The Central Bank of Brazil will keep interest rates at 15%, indicating a rate cut will begin at the next meeting.
9. Hot gold trading in Thailand has caused the Thai Baht to strengthen excessively; the Bank of Thailand has set daily online gold trading limits and banned short selling.
10. Trump expressed no concern about the dollar weakening, while Bessant stated that the US has long pursued a strong dollar policy and also said there has been no intervention in the yen.
11. Trump warned that the next attack on Iran would be more severe, stating that Iran has little time left. Iran's permanent UN representative responded that Iran is willing to dialogue with the US based on mutual respect.
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