Southwest Airlines pilots union: Five-year labor contract worth $12 billion.

Volkswagen will implement North American charging standards.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry about Gaza aid and hostage issues.

Brazilian Finance Minister Haddad: Brazil needs to achieve growth above the world average

Google (GOOG.O): Expanded AI coding is available to all tiers of Colab users in 175 countries.

New Zealand Reserve Bank President Orr: The final stage of the inflation war will be difficult.

U.S. White House Press Secretary Jean Pierre: The U.S. government is tracking the Apple Watch case.

The White House said there may be regulatory review of U.S. steel deals, with Biden supporting U.S. steel workers and competition. U.S. Steel (XN) shares fell 3%.

New Zealand Reserve Bank President Orr: The medium-term inflation target gives the Monetary Policy Committee flexibility.

New Zealand Federal Reserve Chairman Orr: The neutral interest rate has now reached 2.5%.

According to Punchbowl: Former U.S. House Speaker McCarthy has resigned from Congress, effective December 31.

Colombian Central Bank Governor Villar: Colombia is not expected to experience a technical recession.

New Zealand Federal Reserve Chairman Orr: Core inflation remains too high and GDP was unexpectedly sluggish in the third quarter.

New Zealand Reserve Bank President Orr: Interest rates limit spending.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 1% in overnight trading, at 16,719 points, with a high of 214 points.

Villar, Governor of the Central Bank of Colombia: There are differences in the interest rate decision, but it is supported by the majority of committee members.

Yemen’s Houthis declare: We firmly support the Palestinian people until Israel ends its offensive and the blockade of the Gaza Strip is lifted.

Yemen’s Houthi armed forces stated: The Houthi armed forces do not pose a threat to any country. We only target Israeli ships or ships heading to Israeli ports.