TOP OVERNIGHT NEWS
US DHHS NOMINEE (UNDER PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP) RFK JR. IS TO ATTEMPT TO WIN OVER THE SENATE BY PLAYING DOWN THE VACCINE TOPIC AND STICKING TO TRUMP'S MESSAGING: WSJ
NASDAQ ANNOUNCED THAT PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES (PLTR), MICROSTRATEGY (MSTR), AND AXON ENTERPRISE (AXON) WILL BE ADDED TO THE INDEX, WHILE ILLUMINA (ILMN), SUPER MICRO COMPUTER (SMCI), AND MODERNA (MRNA) WILL BE REMOVED AS PART OF THE ANNUAL RECONSTITUTION OF THE NASDAQ-100 INDEX, WHICH WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE PRIOR TO MARKET OPEN ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 23RD: RTRS
WSJ'S TIMIRAOS WRITES, AHEAD OF THIS WEEK'S FOMC, "INVESTORS WIDELY EXPECT A THIRD-IN-A-ROW RATE CUT THIS WEEK. OFFICIALS ARE READY TO SLOW—OR EVEN STOP—LOWERING RATES AFTER THAT."
A SURPRISE RETAIL SLOWDOWN IN CHINA HIGHLIGHTED THE URGENCY FOR BEIJING TO FURTHER BOOST CONSUMER SPENDING. SALES GROWTH SLOWED SHARPLY LAST MONTH, THOUGH INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT IMPROVED. BBG
CHINA’S REGULATORS PLEDGED TO BOOST EFFORTS TO STABILIZE THE HOUSING AND EQUITY MARKETS, AS WELL AS CONDUCT MORE EFFECTIVE FISCAL POLICIES. SEVERAL BRANCHES WEIGHED IN AFTER A MAJOR LEADERSHIP MEETING LAST WEEK ENDED IN CALLS FOR GREATER STIMULUS. BBG
EUROZONE FLASH PMIS FOR DEC ARE MIXED, WITH AN INLINE MANUFACTURING READING (45.2, FLAT VS. NOV AND A TINY BIT BELOW THE CONSENSUS OF 45.3) AND UPSIDE SERVICES NUMBER (51.4, UP FROM 49.5 IN NOV AND ABOVE THE CONSENSUS OF 49.5). S&P
THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO LOWER ITS KEY INTEREST RATE AS THE THREAT OF U.S. TARIFFS CLOUDS ALREADY WEAK GROWTH PROSPECTS, PRESIDENT CHRISTINE LAGARDE SAID MONDAY. WSJ
FRENCH STOCKS STRUGGLED AFTER MOODY’S DOWNGRADED THE COUNTRY’S CREDIT RATING. NEW PM FRANCOIS BAYROU MET WITH MARINE LE PEN, WHO FELT “LISTENED TO” BUT IS UNSURE IF THE TALKS WERE USEFUL. BBG
APPLE PLANS TO INTRODUCE NEW IPHONES (INCLUDING THINNER MODELS AND FOLDABLE ONES AS WELL) AS THE FIRM PREPARES TO OFFER MORE RADICAL DESIGN CHANGES TO HELP ACCELERATE GROWTH. WSJ
SLUMPING OFFICE VALUES ARE PROMPTING SMALLER US BANKS TO MODIFY MORE CRE LOANS, MOODY’S DATA SHOW. ABOUT $500 BILLION OF SUCH MORTGAGES ARE SET TO MATURE IN THE NEXT YEAR AND MANY ARE EXPECTED TO DEFAULT. POTENTIAL LOSSES AND FIRE SALES MAY FURTHER PRESSURE PROPERTY PRICES. BBG ...
RUSSIA DISRUPTING MOBILE, GPS, SHIP TRACKING DATA IN BALTIC, POLISH ADMIRAL SAYS ...
Читать полностью…CANADIAN HOUSE STARTS, ANNUALIZED ACTUAL 262.443K (FORECAST 245.1K, PREVIOUS 240.8K) $MACRO ...
Читать полностью…U.S., OTHER NATIONS CONDEMN INCREASING MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN NORTH KOREA AND RUSSIA -STATEMENT ...
Читать полностью…BALTIC DRY INDEX UP 1.90% AT 1,071
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BALTIC DRY INDEX FELL 0.38% TO 1,051.
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QUANTUM ENERGY FOUNDER VANLOH: US OIL PRODUCERS UNLIKELY TO BOOST OUTPUT GIVEN PRICES. ...
Читать полностью…ISRAELI MILITARY: SIRENS SOUNDED IN NUMBER OF AREAS IN CENTRAL ISRAEL FOLLOWING LAUNCH FROM YEMEN ...
Читать полностью…NATO WILL KEEP ITS ADVANTAGE IN BALTIC SEA EVEN IF RUSSIA BRINGS FRIGATES FROM SYRIA, POLISH ADMIRAL SAYS ...
Читать полностью…CANADA HOUSING STARTS (NOV) ACTUAL: 262.4K VS 240.8K PREVIOUS; EST 245.1K
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HEDGE FUND CIO: "AS AI ADVANCES, IT'LL BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH FACT FROM FICTION" ...
Читать полностью…THE UK TO PUBLISH LATEST OBR ECONOMIC AND FISCAL FORECASTS ON 26 MARCH - GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ...
Читать полностью…THE US AND OTHER NATIONS CONDEMN INCREASING MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN NORTH KOREA AND RUSSIA -STATEMENT. ...
Читать полностью…$MSTR - MICROSTRATEGY ACQUIRES 15,350 BITCOINS FOR $1.5B, TOTAL HOLDINGS NOW 439,000 BITCOINS ...
Читать полностью…$F | US ENERGY DEPARTMENT: IT FINALIZES $9.63B LOW-COST GOVERNMENT LOAN FOR FORD, SK ON JOINT BATTERY VENTURE ...
Читать полностью…USDJPY > 154
USDJPY > 152.
BUT... BUT... BOJ WILL HIKE ANY SECOND NOW - ZEROHEDGE ...
🇨🇳#CHINA'S SAFE: TO EXPAND OPENING OF FINANCIAL MARKETS INSTITUTIONALLY TO SUPPORT MEDIUM- AND LONG-TERM CAPITAL INFLOW.
CHINA'S SAFE: SUPPORTS SHANGHAI AND HONG KONG DEVELOP AS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTERS.
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