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European Central Bank: As of last week, the European Central Bank held 1.43 trillion euros in bonds under the Epidemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP).

European Central Bank: Foreign exchange reserves decreased by 600 million euros to 329.4 billion euros.

The monthly rate of the S&P/CS non-seasonally adjusted house price index for 10 major cities in the United States in October was -0.22%, compared with -0.27% in the previous month.

The annual rate of the S&P/CS house price index in 10 major cities in the United States in October was 1.91%, compared with the previous value of 2.01%.

The S&P/CS housing price index for 20 major cities in the United States in October was 337.33, compared with the previous value of 338.25.

The annual rate of the FHFA house price index in the United States in October was 1.7%, and the previous value was revised from 1.7% to 1.8%.

The FHFA house price index in the United States in October was 436.7, the previous value was revised to 435.2 from 435.4.

In the United States, the annual Red Book commercial retail sales rate for the week ending December 27 was 7.6%, compared with the previous value of 7.2%.

The monthly rate of the FHFA house price index in the United States in October and the annual rate of the S&P/CS non-seasonally adjusted house price index in 20 major cities will be released in ten minutes.

According to Interfax: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran's nuclear program with his Iranian counterpart.

Gold and silver prices rose, and U.S. mining stocks generally rose before the market opened. Pan American Silver (PAAS.O) rose 3.8%, Gold Fields (GFI.N) rose 3.7%, Harmony Gold (HMY.N) rose 3.6%, Cordair Mining (CDE.N) rose 3.3%, and Newmont Mining (NEM.N) rose 2.6%.

Market news: Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with Iranian President Pezeshkiyan.

According to AFP: Eurostar has suspended all train services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.

Airbus: Spanish Ministry of Defense awarded 18-month research project.

French Finance Ministry: France’s funding needs may change based on the 2026 budget.

Kremlin: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Anna Chivereva, State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Defense and Chairman of the State Foundation that supports participants in the special military operation "Defender of the Fatherland".

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to mobilize reservists from the manpower reserve to protect important facilities in 2026.

Government of India: The Ministry of Defense signed a contract worth a total of 46.66 billion Indian rupees to purchase close-combat carbines and heavy-duty torpedoes.

Preliminary data shows that Russia's LNG exports will fall by 2.5% in 2025.

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister: Russian air strikes damaged facilities at two Black Sea ports in Ukraine.