• US indices moved higher during the first Wall Street session of 2022. S&P 500 gained 0.64%, Dow Jones added 0.68%, Nasdaq jumped 1.20% and Russell 2000 rallied 1.21%

  • Moods during the Asian session were mixed. Nikkei gained 1.8%, S&P/ASX 200 jumped almost 2%, Kospi traded flat and indices from China dropped
  • DAX futures point to slightly higher opening of today’s European cash session
  • China will require data security checks at companies that plan to list overseas
  • According to China Securities Journal, Chinese banks may boost credit action in the first quarter of 2022 even if economy slows
  • Over 1 million new coronavirus cases were reported yesterday in the United States
  • According to Axios report, Joe Biden is most likely to nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin as  Fed Vice Chair for Supervision
  • Apple’s market capitalization exceeded $3 trillion for a moment during yesterday’s session
  • Precious metals trade mixed – gold and palladium gain while silver and platinum drop
  • Oil is trading flat while industrial metals advance
  • Bitcoin is trying to recover from a drop to $46,000 area
  • AUD, NZD and CAD are the best performing major currencies while JPY and GBP lag the most