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

Hassett criticizes the New York Fed's research on tariffs harming American businesses, stating that the relevant personnel should be punished.
In December, U.S. core durable goods orders rose by an initial value of 0.6% month-on-month, exceeding expectations, while December durable goods orders fell by an initial value of 1.4% month-on-month.
The New York Fed's business activity index reported -25.7, hitting a five-year low.
In December, new housing starts in the U.S. rose to 1.404 million units, higher than expected.
According to CCTV, Kishida Fumio has been elected as Japan's new Prime Minister.
According to CCTV, the EU has adopted a comprehensive strategy to support member states bordering Russia and Ukraine.
No documents were signed during the Russia-U.S.-Ukraine Geneva talks.
UK inflation has fallen to a 10-month low, providing grounds for the Bank of England to further cut interest rates.
Lagarde may leave early: the ECB power transition is entering a countdown.
U.S. stock pre-market: futures for the three major U.S. stock indices are all up, the STOXX Europe 600 index hits a record high, gold recovers to 4900, silver rises over 3% during the day, and crude oil increases by 2%.
The Nikkei 225 index closed up 1%, A-shares are on holiday, and Hong Kong stocks are on holiday.
Reminder: At 03:00 Beijing time the next day, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of the January FOMC monetary policy meeting