1月16日外盘头条：高盛将通过发债募资160亿美元 华尔街大银行2025年派息和股票回购创下纪...

Group 1 - The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and 18 individuals and entities linked to a shadow banking network [2][3] - Sanctioned entities include Crystal Gas and other companies associated with Iran, related to previous sanctions on Iran's national bank and Shahr Bank [2] Group 2 - Goldman Sachs plans to raise $16 billion through investment-grade bond issuance, marking the largest such issuance in Wall Street history [8] - This transaction will also be the largest issuance of high-rated bonds in the U.S. for 2026, following the quarterly earnings reports from the six major Wall Street banks [8] - Goldman Sachs' bond issuance will be structured in six tranches with maturities ranging from 3 to 21 years [9] Group 3 - Major Wall Street banks are expected to return over $140 billion to shareholders in dividends and stock buybacks in 2025, surpassing the previous record set in 2019 [11] - JPMorgan Chase repurchased over $30 billion in stock, setting a record for Wall Street banks, and this amount is more than three times the bank's buyback two years ago [11] Group 4 - Federal Reserve officials emphasize the need for a moderately restrictive monetary policy to further cool inflation, despite a cooling labor market [6] - Chicago Fed President Goolsbee states that the primary focus should be on reducing inflation to 2%, with potential for interest rate cuts if evidence supports a stable job market [13][14] Group 5 - The number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. fell to 198,000, below all expectations, marking the lowest level since November of the previous year [16] - The four-week moving average of new claims also dropped to 205,000, the lowest level in two years, indicating a stable labor market [16]