Global overnight news you need to know on Tuesday:
1. Trump denies the Washington Post report, stating that the report claiming 'tariff policy will shrink' is incorrect. The report previously stated that 'Trump's aides are exploring a tariff plan applicable to each country, but only targeting key imported goods.'
2. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Michael Barr announced he will resign early on February 28. The Federal Reserve stated that no major rulemaking will occur until a new regulatory official is confirmed.
3. The U.S. Congress counted the electoral votes on the 6th, officially confirming former President and Republican presidential candidate Trump as president.
4. COMEX gold futures fell 0.21%, reported at $2647 per ounce; COMEX silver futures rose 1.28%, reported at $30.485 per ounce.
5. Qualcomm announced at CES in Las Vegas that the Snapdragon X Platform, consisting of an 8-core Oryon processor, graphics components, and dedicated AI chips, will run Microsoft's Copilot+ software.
6. Intel's first Intel 18A process chip debuted, and the Panther Lake processor is confirmed to be released in the second half of the year.
7. Bitcoin returns to $100,000 for the first time since December 20, 2024.
8. Louisiana, USA, reports its first human death from avian influenza.
9. Yemen's Houthi forces issued a statement claiming they used two cruise missiles and four drones to attack the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, thwarting U.S. plans for a large-scale airstrike on Yemen.
10. North Korea announced on the 7th that its missile agency successfully conducted a test launch of a new type of hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile on the 6th.
11. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 6th, announcing the decision to sever diplomatic ties with Paraguay and immediately recall diplomatic personnel.
12. Yemen's Houthi forces claimed to have arrested a group of British spies, stating that British intelligence personnel command and execute related intelligence activities from a base in Saudi Arabia.
13. The Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repurchase agreement (RRP) usage on Monday was $231.926 billion.
14. The three major U.S. stock indexes showed mixed results, with the Nasdaq rising 1.24%, the S&P 500 rising 0.55%, and the Dow Jones falling 0.06%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed down 1.16%, with most popular Chinese concept stocks declining.
15. WTI crude oil futures settled down 0.54%, reported at $73.56 per barrel; Brent crude oil futures settled down 0.27%, reported at $76.30 per barrel.