Angolan Oil Minister: So far our production has not been affected in any direct way, but if we remain within OPEC this could happen sooner or later.

Angolan Oil Minister: Our role in OPEC is no longer important.

Angolan oil minister: The time has come to leave OPEC.

Fitch: European growth will improve only slightly in 2024.

Fitch: Global macroeconomic growth is expected to slow down in 2024 as U.S. monetary transmission has a greater impact on the real economy.

Fitch: Macro weakness continues global credit stress.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Bezos’ Blue Origin and U.S. private equity firm Cerberus are bidding for United Launch Alliance, a rocket launch joint venture owned by Boeing and Lockheed. Textron has also expressed interest.

The Ukrainian minister said that Ukraine received 5,000 Starlink terminals from Poland.

Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ukraine: The Central Bank of Ukraine believes that there are signs that key interest rates may be lowered in 2024.

US Geological Survey: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred 11 kilometers south-southeast of the city of San Fernando, Peru.

The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, issued a statement saying that it launched a salvo of missiles in the direction of Tel Aviv, Israel.

Market news: Italy’s lower house of parliament voted against European Stability Mechanism (ESM) reform.

The U.S. dollar index DXY fell more than ten points in the short term and is now at 102.09. The euro against the U.S. dollar EUR/USD rose 20 points in the short term and is now at 1.0982.

USD/CHF fell to 0.86, down 0.31% on the day.

Israeli military: Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas, indicating a possible rocket attack.

Fitch: The next move from the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England is expected to be to cut interest rates.

Fitch: Policy rates in the US, Eurozone and UK have remained unchanged since the third quarter of 2023 and have now likely reached the peak of this tightening cycle.