1. PGA Tour and LIV Golf Deal: The PGA Tour credits former President Trump for moving the LIV Golf deal closer, as reported in the headline "PGA Tour credits Trump with moving LIV Golf deal closer during president's big sports week" (https://www.foxnews.com/sports/pga-tour-credits-trump-moving-liv-golf-deal-closer-amid-presidents-big-sports-week).

2. Household Spending in Japan: Japan's household spending massively beat expectations, leading to a potential boost for further Bank of Japan hikes, as reported in the headline "Japan's household spending massively beats expectations, boosting case for further BOJ hikes" (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/07/japans-household-spending-massively-beats-expectations-boosting-case-for-further-boj-hikes.html).

3. Stock Market Performance: The stock market experienced various movements, with some stocks gaining, others losing, and some companies announcing earnings reports, such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Honda. For example, Amazon reversed 7% after-hours despite cloud miss and ugly guidance (https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/amazon-reverses-7-after-hours-plunge-despite-cloud-miss-ugly-guidance).

4. Trade Tensions and Tariffs: Trade tensions between the United States and China continued to impact various industries, including automakers and cosmetics companies. For instance, some cosmetics giant is reportedly considering 7,000 job cuts due to looming tariffs (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tariffs-loom-cosmetics-giant-eyes-161920446.html).

5. International Criminal Court (ICC) Sanctions: Former President Trump signed an order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court, as reported in the headline "Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court" (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/06/icc-trump-sanctions/).