🌅 Morning Update (17.01.2025) 📊 Markets Recap Asia: Mixed session 🎭 🇨🇳 China: CSI 300 📈 +0.5%, powered by strong Q4 GDP growth (+5.4%), hitting Beijing's 5% 2024 target. 🇯🇵 Japan: Nikkei 📉 -0.35%, weighed down by BOJ rate hike expectations. Currency Watch: 🇯🇵 Yen strengthened to 155.62 per dollar 📊, reflecting BOJ speculation. 🎮 Corporate Highlights Nintendo shares fell 🚨 -5% after a lukewarm response to the Switch 2 reveal, dragging the TOPIX index 📉 -0.7%. 🛢 Commodities Oil: Brent 🛢 $81.6, WTI $78.30 ⬆️ on supply disruptions from new U.S. sanctions on Russian energy. Gold: Steady at $2,712 🟡, with mixed U.S. data fueling rate cut speculation. Copper: Slight rise to $9,268 🪙, supported by Chinese growth but capped by trade concerns. 🌍 Geopolitics 🇺🇸 U.S. Politics: Treasury nominee Scott Bessent supports sanctions on Russian oil and tax cut extensions. Markets brace for President-elect Trump’s inauguration Monday 🎩, amid China trade policy fears. 🕊 Middle East: Yemeni Houthi militia may halt Red Sea attacks following Gaza ceasefire deal. 📉 Economic Shifts China: Population shrank for the third year (-1.39M), reaching 1.408B. Aging population and low birth rates challenge growth ⚠️. Soybean Trade: 🇨🇳 Processors pivot to 🇧🇷 Brazilian imports ($420/ton), avoiding pricier 🇺🇸 supplies ($451/ton). 🚀 SpaceX Mishap Starship exploded during a test flight 🌌, scattering debris over the Caribbean. Booster recovery succeeded, but propulsion leak caused spacecraft failure. Stay informed and ready to trade! 📈💡