Global news you need to know before the U.S. stock market opens on Friday

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2026.01.16 13:58

Canadian Prime Minister Carney announced: Importing 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles, with the tax rate reduced from 100% to 6.1%.
Trump's "legal pressure" has backfired, and the question of Powell's future may drag the Federal Reserve into the "shadow chairman" era.
Hassett: The independence of the Federal Reserve is crucial for economic stability, hopes the Justice Department's investigation has "no highlights."
The central bank's weakening support combined with the dollar's rebound has led to a "perfect storm" for the Indian rupee.
Trump plans to intervene urgently in the electricity market: Strongly press AI giants to sign 15-year contracts, covering the cost of a new $15 billion power plant.
Insiders are buying! Micron Technology's director increased stock holdings by $7.8 million.
TSMC CEO: We want to build a "super large wafer factory cluster" in the U.S., and will buy an additional 900 acres if the existing land is insufficient.
European natural gas prices have seen a weekly increase of 25%, breaking the narrow fluctuation pattern that lasted for several months.
"Emerging market guru" Mobius: Absolutely do not buy gold now, unless it drops 20%! Optimistic about the Chinese market.
The Nikkei 225 index closed down 0.3%, the Shanghai Composite Index closed down 0.26%; the Hang Seng Index closed down 0.28%