Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said foreign exchange rates are determined by multiple factors.

以色列政权高层围绕如何应对伊朗的分歧不断加剧，反对派也在努力组建新政府之际，有报道称，以军已进入戒备状态，为可能对伊朗发动袭击做准备。 这一动向加剧了外界的担忧，即内塔尼亚胡可能试图在交出政权前将以色列拖入战争。

Progressive Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said he will challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader in the new Congress. He cited rising party pressure for a more ambitious, populist agenda after Democrats’ recent historic gains. The challenge is Schumer’s first major leadership test since taking the top party post and comes amid weak poll support. In a Thursday evening statement Van Hollen said Americans are calling for change, for reversal of Trump’s “disastrous” policies and for a system that works for the working class, and added his bid is meant to respond to that demand.