Taiwan’s incumbent Democratic Progressive Party win a historic third term in office with incoming president Lai Ching-te resisting pressure for reunification with China. The Nikkei rallies to breach 36,000 points for the first time in almost 34 years while Wall Street posts its tenth week in the green out of eleven. U.S. banks kick off earnings season. JPMorgan and Bank of America both see a drop in profits while Citi also posts losses for the quarter. Former U.S. president Donald Trump leads GOP rival Nikki Haley by 28 points in the final NBC poll ahead of today’s Iowa caucus. And we are live in Davos, Switzerland where Ukraine peace talks have ended with scant progress, with the Russian contingent once again absent. We hear from the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, who says the current administration will never accept a frozen conflict.  

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