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On January 5th, Goldman Sachs' commodities research team stated in a research report that the risks to oil prices posed by the turmoil in Venezuela may be unclear and have limited impact, depending on the direction of US sanctions policy. On the one hand, Venezuelan crude oil production may increase slightly in the short term, including if a US-backed government comes to power and fully lifts sanctions. On the other hand, disruptions to Venezuelan crude oil deliveries may continue or even worsen in the short term, for example, if the Maduro cabinet regains control.

Hong Kong-listed mainland property stocks fluctuated upwards, with Greentown China (03900.HK) rising over 6%, China Resources Land (01109.HK) and Sino-Ocean Group (03377.HK) rising over 5%, Seazen Holdings (01030.HK) and Longfor Group (00960.HK) rising over 4%, and R&F Properties (02777.HK) and Vanke (02202.HK) rising over 3%.

Hong Kong-listed auto stocks continued to decline, with Great Wall Motor (02333.HK) falling nearly 7%, NIO (09866.HK) falling over 5%, Chery Automobile (09973.HK) and XPeng Motors (09868.HK) falling over 4%, and Geely Automobile (00175.HK) falling over 3%.

Hong Kong-listed innovative drug stocks performed strongly, with Ascletis Pharma (01672.HK) rising over 9%, Innovent Biologics (01801.HK), BeiGene (06160.HK), and Everest Medicines (01952.HK) rising over 5%, and Zai Lab (09688.HK) and 3SBio (01530.HK) rising over 4%.

The Hong Kong court dismissed the winding-up petition for Sunac China (01918.HK).

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The Japanese economy is expected to maintain a cycle of moderate wage and price increases.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Adjusting monetary support levels will help achieve sustainable growth.

January 5th - The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council will hold a regular press conference at 10:00 AM on January 7th, 2026, in the press conference hall of the Taiwan Affairs Office, where the spokesperson will answer reporters' questions on recent cross-strait hot issues.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: Japan is at a critical stage in its transition from an economy mired in deflation to a growth-oriented economy.

On January 5, Wang Changlin, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, introduced at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that over the past decade, the proportion of excellent water quality in the Yangtze River Economic Belt has increased from 67% to 96.5%, and the region's GDP has more than doubled, with its share of the national GDP rising from 42.2% to 47.3%.

The Ukrainian military says the Russian attack on Kyiv has so far resulted in one death, and the attack is ongoing.

Australian Treasurer Chalmers: The government encourages diplomatic efforts on the Venezuela issue.

Most Hong Kong-listed auto stocks fell, with Great Wall Motor (02333.HK) down more than 5%, XPeng Motor (09868.HK) down more than 4%, and NIO (09866.HK), Geely Automobile (00175.HK), and Leapmotor (09863.HK) down more than 3%.

Most Hong Kong-listed stocks related to intelligent driving technology rallied, with Black Sesame Technologies (02533.HK) up over 7%, Pony.ai-W (02026.HK) up over 6%, WeRide-W (00800.HK) up over 5%, Zhejiang Shibao (01057.HK) up over 4%, and Hesai-W (02525.HK) and Alibaba (09988.HK) up nearly 3%.

On January 5th, Trump stated on the evening of the 4th local time that he was confident Maduro would be convicted, calling the case against him "unassailable." Trump made this statement when asked by reporters about the "final outcome" of Maduro's court appearance the following day. He said, "There is no final outcome. We're just going to have a long and tough trial... and see how it goes. This case is unassailable." Maduro is expected to make his "first court appearance" in New York City at noon local time on the 5th.

Hong Kong-listed insurance stocks rallied across the board, with New China Life Insurance (01336.HK), China Life Insurance (02628.HK), and China Taiping Insurance (00966.HK) rising more than 3%, and China Pacific Insurance (02601.HK), Sunshine Insurance (06963.HK), and ZhongAn Online (06060.HK) rising more than 2%.

On January 5th, the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII) announced that, during recent business inspections and self-regulatory investigations, it has discovered deficiencies in internal controls and perfunctory compliance and risk management practices at some institutions. Furthermore, the widespread failure to retain bond transaction records as required seriously hinders the reconstruction of transaction details and impedes effective supervision and the crackdown on illegal and irregular activities. In response, NAFMII will increase penalties for such violations. Institutions exhibiting the following issues will be dealt with severely, with corresponding self-regulatory sanctions imposed based on the severity of the specific violations: 1. Failure to establish and maintain a sound internal control system for bond transaction record retention as required; 2. Perfunctory compliance and risk management practices, failing to effectively implement the internal control system for bond transaction record retention; 3. Failure to retain complete traceability of bond transactions as required; 4. Inability to provide complete transaction records to reconstruct the truth of transactions suspected of serious violations; 5. Other violations of the requirements for retaining bond transaction records.