Durable goods orders rise 4.6% in December

PBOC sets USD/ CNY mid-point today at 6.8108 (vs. estimate at 6.7605)

Micron's price target jumps 127% on memory chip demand. Bulls expect extraordinary earnings.

Japanese government bonds held steady and the Nikkei eased from a record high Tuesday as markets awaited a widely expected BOJ rate hike to 1% and signals on the pace of further tightening.

Gas prices dip under $4/gallon as Strait of Hormuz deal eases oil supply fears. Traders watch crude.

General Motors is in talks with Lockheed Martin to manufacture components for weapons systems as the Pentagon presses non-traditional suppliers to help replenish munitions stocks depleted by the wars in Ukraine and Iran.

PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7605 – Reuters estimate

Analysts broadly welcome the US-Iran deal as a positive for risk assets and emerging markets, but warn that inflation relief will be gradual and the durability of the agreement remains unproven.