Jan 23 (Reuters) - China is set to offer domestic-listed, yuan-denominated liquefied natural gas (LNG) futures contracts as soon as next month, people with knowledge of the matter said, reducing importer reliance on the West when hedging against price moves.

U.S. futures and Asian markets were higher, while most European indexes drifted lower following Trump’s about-turn on tariff threats over Greenland.

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U.S. stock futures have been moving lower in recent trade, with futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average recently touching their lowest levels of the morning. S&P 500 futures were off by 13 points,

Trading in fed funds futures hit record levels in 2025 as investors navigated a year of shifting monetary policy expectations, according to data compiled by CME Group Interest Rates.

Oil futures settled higher on renewed market perception of geopolitical risk going into the weekend.

S&P 500 futures are sliding 1.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are down 1.3%. Nasdaq 100 futures are diving 1.6%. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 83 points, or 0.17%, to 49,359,

Tesla, Microsoft, Meta and Apple lead an earnings wave after the stock market weathered whipsaw action from President Trump's moves